Conference paper
Stepped frequency continuous wave software defined radar for medical imaging
2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI)
2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI) (Memphis, TN, 06/07/2014–11/07/2014)
2014
Abstract
Software defined radar (SDRadar) is investigated as a possible transceiver for microwave-based medical imaging applications. In radar-based microwave imaging, wideband pulses are synthetically created using a stepped frequency continuous wave (SFCW) varying over the entire wideband frequency range. Although the resolution is typically low compared with other tools, such as X-ray, microwave imaging is gaining popularity due to low health risk, and low-cost compared to conventional medical imaging systems. Recent works show the feasibility of this technique by employing commercial vector network analysers (VNA); however, using VNA results in a rigid, bulky and expensive system. To realize a mass screening diagnostic tool, a low-cost portable system based on SDRadar as a transceiver is proposed. The SFCW-SDRadar prototype is implemented using both open source software and hardware. The software part of the radar is realized using GNU Radio, whilst the hardware part is implemented using bladeRF.
Details
- Title
- Stepped frequency continuous wave software defined radar for medical imaging
- Authors/Creators
- J. Marimuthu (Author/Creator)K.S. Bialkowski (Author/Creator)A.M. Abbosh (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- 2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI)
- Conference
- 2014 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI) (Memphis, TN, 06/07/2014–11/07/2014)
- Identifiers
- 991005542765507891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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