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- Title
Feasibility of Portable Microwave Imaging Device for Breast Cancer Detection.
- Authors
Adachi, Mio; Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi; Fujioka, Tomoyuki; Mori, Mio; Kubota, Kazunori; Oda, Goshi; Kikkawa, Takamaro
- Abstract
Purpose: Microwave radar-based breast imaging technology utilizes the principle of radar, in which radio waves reflect at the interface between target and normal tissues, which have different permittivities. This study aims to investigate the feasibility and safety of a portable microwave breast imaging device in clinical practice. Materials and methods: We retrospectively collected the imaging data of ten breast cancers in nine women (median age: 66.0 years; range: 37–78 years) who had undergone microwave imaging examination before surgery. All were Japanese and the tumor sizes were from 4 to 10 cm. Using a five-point scale (1 = very poor; 2 = poor; 3 = fair; 4 = good; and 5 = excellent), a radiologist specialized in breast imaging evaluated the ability of microwave imaging to detect breast cancer and delineate its location and size in comparison with conventional mammography and the pathological findings. Results: Microwave imaging detected 10/10 pathologically proven breast cancers, including non-invasive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and micro-invasive carcinoma, whereas mammography failed to detect 2/10 breast cancers due to dense breast tissue. In the five-point evaluation, median score of location and size were 4.5 and 4.0, respectively. Conclusion: The results of the evaluation suggest that the microwave imaging device is a safe examination that can be used repeatedly and has the potential to be useful in detecting breast cancer.
- Subjects
MICROWAVE imaging; MICROWAVE devices; BREAST imaging; EARLY detection of cancer; BREAST cancer; DIGITAL mammography; MAGNETIC resonance mammography
- Publication
Diagnostics (2075-4418), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
2075-4418
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/diagnostics12010027