A double constrained robust capon beamforming based imaging method for early breast cancer detection

作者：Xiao Xia^*; Xu Li; Li Qin Wei

来源：Chinese Physics B, 2013, 22(9): 094101.

DOI：10.1088/1674-1056/22/9/094101

• ultra wideband
• early breast cancer detection
• double constrained robust capon beamforming algorithm
• antenna array

Ultra-wideband (UWB) microwave images are proposed for detecting small malignant breast tumors based on the large contrast of electric parameters between a malignant tumor and normal breast tissue. In this study, an antenna array composed of 9 antennas is applied to the detection. The double constrained robust capon beamforming (DCRCB) algorithm is used for reconstructing the breast image due to its better stability and high signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR). The successful detection of a tumor of 2 mm in diameter shown in the reconstruction demonstrates the robustness of the DCRCB beamforming algorithm. This study verifies the feasibility of detecting small breast tumors by using the DCRCB imaging algorithm.

• 出版日期2013-9
• 单位天津大学