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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Review of Microwave Near-Field Sensing and Imaging Devices in Medical Applications.

Cristina Origlia, David O Rodriguez-Duarte, Jorge A Tobon Vasquez, Jean-Charles Bolomey, Francesca Vipiana

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Cristina OrigliaDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8255-6878
David O Rodriguez-DuarteDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0408-9308
Jorge A Tobon VasquezDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4726-5017
Jean-Charles BolomeyUniversité Paris-Saclay, 91190 Paris, France.
Francesca VipianaDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0791-9269

Funding

Agritech National Research Center, funded by the European Union Next-Generation EU Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) - MISSIONE 4 COMPONENTE 2, INVESTIMENTO 1.4 - D.D. 1032 17/06/2022, CN00000022Horizon Europe Framework Programme (GA 101159623) 3BAtwin - Bone, Brain, Breast and Axillary Medical Microwave Imaging TwinningInterreg Central Europe (CE0200670) MedWaveImage - Microwave imaging technology transfer to innovate the medical sectorMinistero dell'Università e della Ricerca PON Research and Innovation "Microwave Imaging and Detection powered by Artificial Intelligence for Medical and Industrial Applications (DM 1062/21)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microwaves can safely and non-destructively illuminate and penetrate dielectric materials, making them an attractive solution for various medical tasks, including detection, diagnosis, classification, and monitoring. Their inherent electromagnetic properties, portability, cost-effectiveness, and the growth in computing capabilities have encouraged the development of numerous microwave sensing and imaging systems in the medical field, with the potential to complement or even replace current gold-standard methods. This review aims to provide a comprehensive update on the latest advances in medical applications of microwaves, particularly focusing on the near-field ones working within the 1-15 GHz frequency range. It specifically examines significant strides in the development of clinical devices for brain stroke diagnosis and classification, breast cancer screening, and continuous blood glucose monitoring. The technical implementation and algorithmic aspects of prototypes and devices are discussed in detail, including the transceiver systems, radiating elements (such as antennas and sensors), and the imaging algorithms. Additionally, it provides an overview of other promising cutting-edge microwave medical applications, such as knee injuries and colon polyps detection, torso scanning and image-based monitoring of thermal therapy intervention. Finally, the review discusses the challenges of achieving clinical engagement with microwave-based technologies and explores future perspectives.

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MicrowavesAlgorithmsHumansStrokebiological tissuesblood glucose monitoringbrain imagingbreast imagingdielectric measurementsimage-guided interventionknee injuriesmedical imagingmicrowave imagingmicrowave sensingstroke diagnosisthermal ablationtorso scanning

Identifiers

PMID39065913
PMCPMC11280878

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