Bilal Amin b.amin2@nuigalway.ie STSM
The purpose of this STSM was to perform an initial feasibility and design analysis for developing a microwave tomography based imaging system for measuring in vivo dielectric properties of bone. The in vivo dielectric properties of the bone will help in development of medical technologies that will aid in the treatment of bone tumor by employing microwave hyperthermia and monitoring osteoporosis via microwave imaging. This imaging device will be a significant outcome for the scientific community working in the area of medical applications of EM-fields.
More in detail, the STSM was designed to foster collaboration in the field of Microwave Tomography (MWT) between National University of Ireland Galway and IREA – Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment, Naples, Italy. The STSM helped to gain expertise on imaging tools, design methodologies of electromagnetic modelling of human calcaneus bone and reconstruction methods for MWT. This learning will definitely help in the development of microwave imaging device for measuring in vivo dielectric properties of human calcaneus bone. The results will be of interest for the MyWAVE community as they will both deliver information on the in vivo properties of human bones and provide the basis for the development of a new generation of microwave medical devices.
