ARTIFACT REMOVAL FOR THE DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER

Microwave imaging is a new technology which has potential applications in the field of diagnostic medicine. Microwaves imaging can be used effectively for the detection of tumor at an early curable stage. A critical component of any microwave imaging system for breast cancer detection is the early-stage artifact removal. The artifact is due to the incident and skin-breast backscattered signal in such an imaging system. If the artifact is not removed effectively, it could easily mask tumors present within the breast. Many artifact removal algorithms are based on simplifying assumptions about the degree of commonality in the artifact across all channels.