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A Line-Source Approach for Simulating MammoWave Microwave Imaging Apparatus for Breast Lesion Detection Open

Navid Ghavami, Sandra Dudley, Mohammad Ghavami, Gianluigi Tiberi · 2025

Here, we propose an analytical approach to simulating MammoWave, a novel apparatus for breast cancer detection using microwave imaging. The approach is built upon the theory of cylindrical waves emitted by line sources. The sample is model…

Safety Assessment of Microwave Breast Imaging: Heating Analysis on Digital Breast Phantoms Open

Alessandra Ronca, Luca Zilberti, O. Bottauscio, Gianluigi Tiberi, Alessandro Arduino · 2025

The impact of breast cancer on public health is serious, and due to risk/benefit assessment, screening programs are usually restricted to women older than 49 years. Microwave imaging devices offer advantages such as non-ionizing radiation,…

A meta-analysis of the effect of ultrasound activation parameters on phase-change nanodroplets in imaging and therapy Open

Maryam Dorvashi, Owen J. Harrison, Hossam H. Sultan, Ge Zhang, Maya Thanou , et al. · 2024

Phase-change nanodroplets (PCNDs) have been used in ultrasound imaging, targeted drug delivery, blood-brain-barrier (BBB) opening, sonothrombolysis and histotripsy for over a decade. For these ultrasound applications, PCNDs provide higher …

AI-based hierarchical approach for optimizing breast cancer detection using MammoWave device Open

Mehran Taghipour‐Gorjikolaie, Navid Ghavami, Lorenzo Papini, Mario Badia, Arianna Fracassini , et al. · 2024

Microwave imaging for breast cancer screening: protocol for an open, multicentric, interventional, prospective, non-randomised clinical investigation to evaluate cancer detection capabilities of MammoWave system on an asymptomatic population across multiple European countries Open

Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, J Martin, Gianluigi Tiberi, Navid Ghavami, Rubén Giovanetti González , et al. · 2024

Introduction Microwave imaging presents several potential advantages including its non-ionising and harmless nature. This open, multicentric, interventional, prospective, non-randomised trial aims to validate MammoWave’s artificial intelli…

Comprehensive Study of Support Vector Machines with Principal Component Analysis and K-Fold Monte Carlo Cross-Validation for Breast Lesion Detection Using Ultra-Wideband Signals Propagation from Mammowave System Open

Attaphongse Taparugssanagorna, Juthatip Wisanmongkol, Gianluigi Tiberi, Daniel Alvarez S ́anchez-Bayuela, Cristina Romero Castellano , et al. · 2024

MammoWave Breast Imaging Device: Prospective Clinical Trial Results and AI Enhancement Open

Navid Ghavami, Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, Mario Badia, Lorenzo Papini, Soumya Prakash Rana , et al. · 2023

Penalised PET image reconstruction algorithms are often accelerated during early iterations with the use of subsets. However, these methods may exhibit limit cycle behaviour at later iterations due to variations between subsets. Desirable …

Integrating clinical research in an operative screening and diagnostic breast imaging department: First experience, results and perspectives using microwave imaging Open

Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, Rubén Giovanetti González, Paul Martín Aguilar Angulo, Lina Marcela Cruz Hernández, María del Pilar Sánchez-Camacho González-Carrato , et al. · 2023

An optimum recruitment strategy was implemented to assess MBI. Future trials may show the clinical usefulness of microwave imaging, which may play an important role in breast screening.

Dielectric Characterization of Breast Biopsied Tissues as Pre-Pathological Aid in Early Cancer Detection: A Blinded Feasibility Study Open

Eliana Canicattì, Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, Cristina Romero Castellano, Paul Martín Aguilar Angulo, Rubén Giovanetti González , et al. · 2023

Dielectric characterization has significant potential in several medical applications, providing valuable insights into the electromagnetic properties of biological tissues for disease diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring of thera…

A multicentric, single arm, prospective, stratified clinical investigation to evaluate MammoWave’s ability in breast lesions detection Open

Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, Navid Ghavami, Gianluigi Tiberi, Lorenzo Sani, Alessandro Vispa , et al. · 2023

Microwave imaging is a safe and promising new technology in breast radiology, avoiding discomfort of breast compression and usage of ionizing radiation. This paper presents the first prospective microwave breast imaging study during which …

A Spiral-like Acquisition Strategy for 3D Huygens' Principle Based Microwave Imaging Open

Bilal Khalid, Banafsheh Khalesi, Navid Ghavami, Giovanni Raspa, Mario Badia , et al. · 2023

This paper focuses on executing a novel methodology to achieve imaging time reduction via 3D imaging algorithm based on Huygens principle using a microwave imaging device\n(MammoWave). Specifically, a three-layer cylindrical phantom with a…

A Multicentric, Single Arm, Prospective, Stratified Clinical Investigation to Confirm MammoWave’s Ability in Breast Lesions Detection Open

Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, Navid Ghavami, Cristina Romero Castellano, Alessandra Bigotti, Mario Badia , et al. · 2023

Novel techniques, such as microwave imaging, have been implemented in different prototypes and are under clinical validation, especially for breast cancer detection, due to their harmless technology and possible clinical advantages over co…

Double-Tuned Birdcage Radio Frequency Coil for 7 T MRI: Optimization, Construction and Workbench Validation Open

Alessandra Retico, Francesca Maggiorelli, Giulio Giovannetti, Eddy Boskamp, Fraser Robb , et al. · 2023

The aim of the present study is the optimization, construction, and workbench validation of a double-tuned 1H- 23Na volume radio frequency (RF) coil suitable for human head imaging at 7 T, based on the birdcage geometry. The birdcage-like …

Radiation-Free Microwave Technology for Breast Lesion Detection Using Supervised Machine Learning Model Open

Soumya Prakash Rana, Maitreyee Dey, Riccardo Loretoni, Michele Duranti, Mohammad Ghavami , et al. · 2023

Mammography is the gold standard technology for breast screening, which has been demonstrated through different randomized controlled trials to reduce breast cancer mortality. However, mammography has limitations and potential harms, such …

Automated breast lesion localisation in microwave imaging employing simplified pulse coupled neural network Open

Maitreyee Dey, Soumya Prakash Rana, Riccardo Loretoni, Michele Duranti, Lorenzo Sani , et al. · 2022

MammoWave is a microwave imaging device for breast lesion detection, employing two antennas which rotate azimuthally (horizontally) around the breast. The antennas operate in the 1-9 GHz band and are set in free space, i.e., pivotally, no …

Dielectric Characterization of Small Breast Biopsy Via Miniaturized Open-Ended Coaxial Probe Open

Eliana Canicattì, Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, Cristina Romero Castellano, Ruben Giovanetti Gonzalez, Lina Marcela Cruz Hernández , et al. · 2022

The classification between normal and malignant tissues based on the use of an open-ended coaxial probe reveals an advantageous rapid support to traditional biopsy. The present work proposes an assessment of small biopsy breast dielectric …

Breast Biopsy Characterization Through Microwave Imaging Using MammoWave<sup>®</sup> Apparatus Open

Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, Cristina Romero Castellano, Ruben Giovanetti Gonzalez, Lina Marcela Cruz Hernández, Paul Martín Aguilar Angulo , et al. · 2022

Nowadays, novel microwave imaging applications in breast cancer screening are being investigated as an alternative technique to traditional mammography and recent tomosynthesis. In this context, MammoWave ® system shows great potential to …

A Microwave Imaging Procedure for Lung Lesion Detection: Preliminary Results on Multilayer Phantoms Open

Banafsheh Khalesi, Bilal Khalid, Navid Ghavami, Giovanni Raspa, Mohammad Ghavami , et al. · 2022

In this work, a feasibility study for lung lesion detection through microwave imaging based on Huygens’ principle (HP) has been performed using multilayer oval shaped phantoms mimicking human torso having a cylindrically shaped inclusion s…

Magnetic Resonance Wire Coil Losses Estimation with Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method Open

Giulio Giovannetti, Yong Wang, Naveen Kumar Tumkur Jayakumar, Jeff Barney, Gianluigi Tiberi · 2022

Radiofrequency (RF) coils are used to transmit and receive signals in magnetic resonance (MR) systems. Optimized RF coil design has to take into account strategies to maximize the coil performance by choosing coil sizes and geometry for ac…

Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Systems in Biomedical Sensing Open

Gianluigi Tiberi, Mohammad Ghavami · 2022

The extremely low power transmission levels of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, alongside its advantageously large bandwidth, make it a prime candidate for being used in numerous healthcare scenarios, which require short-range high-data-ra…

3D Huygens Principle Based Microwave Imaging Through MammoWave Device: Validation Through Phantoms Open

Bilal Khalid, Banafsheh Khalesi, Navid Ghavami, Lorenzo Sani, Alessandro Vispa , et al. · 2022

This work focuses on developing a 3D microwave imaging (MWI) algorithm based on the Huygens principle (HP). Specifically, a novel, fast MWI device (MammoWave) has been presented and exploited for its capabilities of extending image reconst…

Magnetic resonance thermometry implementation for safety assessment in ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging Open

Laura Biagi, V. Gagliardi, Giacomo Aringhieri, Massimo Marletta, Gianluigi Tiberi , et al. · 2021

Microwave Imaging for Lung Covid-19 Infection Detection through Huygens Principle Open

Banafsheh Khalesi, Bilal Khalid, Navid Ghavami, Sandra Dudley, Mohammad Ghavami , et al. · 2021

This paper aims to show the capability of the Huygens Principle-based microwave imaging for use in Lung COVID-19 infection detection. Frequency-domain measurements have been performed in an anechoic chamber using two Microstrip antennas op…

An Analytically Based Approach for Evaluating the Impact of the Noise on the Microwave Imaging Detection Open

Behnaz Sohani, Adam Degaichia Abdallah, Gianluigi Tiberi, Navid Ghavami, Mohammad Ghavami , et al. · 2021

In a realistic scenario, it is inevitable to have noise on the images due to the noise from the system’s hardware, which results in producing inaccurate images. This paper presents an investigation on the impact of adding noises into the s…

3D Microwave Imaging Using Huygens Principle: A Phantom-based Validation Open

Bilal Khalid, Banafsheh Khalesi, Navid Ghavami, Sandra Dudley, Mohammad Ghavami , et al. · 2021

The main aim of this paper is to upgrade MammoWave acquisition and appropriately extend the Huygens Principle (HP) algorithm for allowing a 3D imaging reconstruction.\nThe MammoWave device contains a cylindrical hub and two antennas, which…

MammoWave Breast Imaging Device: A Procedure for Device’s Characterization Via Phantom Measurements and Subsequent Clinical Trials’ Preliminary Results Open

Lorenzo Sani, Alessandro Vispa, Navid Ghavami, Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, Mario Badia , et al. · 2021

The use of microwave imaging for breast cancer detection has witnessed growing attention from researchers around the globe. In the past decade, a number of microwave imaging prototypes have completed the preliminary experimental stages and…

Radial Basis Function for Breast Lesion Detection from MammoWave Clinical Data Open

Soumya Prakash Rana, Maitreyee Dey, Riccardo Loretoni, Michele Duranti, Lorenzo Sani , et al. · 2021

Recently, a novel microwave apparatus for breast lesion detection (MammoWave), uniquely able to function in air with 2 antennas rotating in the azimuth plane and operating within the band 1–9 GHz has been developed. Machine learning (ML) h…

Breast lesion detection through MammoWave device: Empirical detection capability assessment of microwave images’ parameters Open

Lorenzo Sani, Alessandro Vispa, Riccardo Loretoni, Michele Duranti, Navid Ghavami , et al. · 2021

MammoWave is a microwave imaging device for breast lesions detection, which operates using two (azimuthally rotating) antennas without any matching liquid. Images, subsequently obtained by resorting to Huygens Principle, are intensity maps…

Empirical Assessment of Breast Lesion Detection Capability Through an Innovative Microwave Imaging Device Open

Lorenzo Sani, Alessandro Vispa, Navid Ghavami, Riccardo Loretoni, Michele Duranti , et al. · 2021

This paper investigates the effect of conductivity weighting on microwave images obtained through a dedicated imaging device. MammoWave is a microwave imaging device for detection of breast lesions, operating using only two azimuthally rot…

Automated breast lesion localisation in microwave imaging employing simplified pulse coupled neural network Open

Maitreyee Dey, Soumya Prakash Rana, Riccardo Loretoni, Michele Duranti, Lorenzo Sani , et al. · 2021

MammoWave is a microwave imaging device for breast lesion detection, employing two antennas that rotate azimuthally (horizontally) around the breast. The antennas operate in the 1-9 GHz band and are set in free space, i.e., pivotally, no m…

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