Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE)
TITLE	Microwave Thermography Principles, Methods and Clinical Applications [PDF]
AUTHORS	P.C. Myers, N.L. Sadowsky and A. H. Barrett 1979 14 2 105-116
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Abstract We review the physical principles, method of operation, measurement limitations, and potential medical applications of microwave thermography. We present detailed results of a study of breast cancer detection at 1.3 and 3.3 GHz, including the dependence of detection rates on microwave frequency, time, tumor depth, and tumor size. At 1.3 GHz, microwave thermography detects breast cancer as well as infrared thermography (true-positive rate = 0. 76 when true-negative rate = 0.63). When the two methods are combined, the true-positive rate increases by about 0.1 over that of either method alone.