A BIM-Based Algorithm for Quantitative Monitoring of Temperature Distribution During Breast Hyperthermia Treatments

Microwave hyperthermia (MH) treatment for breast cancer is a research interest due to its capability to initiate cell necrosis in malignant tumor or to enhance the effect of other treatment modalities such as chemotherapy. The goal of MH treatment is to increase temperature of malignant tumor up to...

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Main Authors: Hulusi Onal, Tuba Yilmaz, Mehmet Nuri Akinci
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Published: IEEE 2023-01-01
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description Microwave hyperthermia (MH) treatment for breast cancer is a research interest due to its capability to initiate cell necrosis in malignant tumor or to enhance the effect of other treatment modalities such as chemotherapy. The goal of MH treatment is to increase temperature of malignant tumor up to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$45^{\circ} \text{C}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> based on the treatment plan; however, microwave energy focusing is a challenging problem and may cause unwanted hotspots on healthy tissues; therefore, there is a need to monitor the temperature. In this paper, an iterative differential microwave imaging algorithm for temperature monitoring is presented. The algorithm is based on Born iterative method (BIM) and Tikhonov regularization. Feasibility of the algorithm is shown by a large computational study using realistic digital breast phantoms via TMz polarized 2-D scattered fields. Also, some results are given for calibrated scattering parameters, which are obtained from both a 3-D electromagnetic simulation program and a simple measurement setup. An approach for selection of matching medium in hyperthermia monitoring applications is also presented. The reconstructions are performed with scattered field data collected at 11 discrete frequency points uniformly taken from the 0.5-1.5 GHz range. For a specific heating scenario in 2-D problem, reconstruction error is lower than 0.3&#x0025; with &#x00B1;10&#x0025; noise on reference dielectric property distribution and 40 dB signal to noise ratio (SNR). The results show that the proposed approach provides up to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3^{\circ} \text{C}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.1^{\circ} \text{C}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> resolution in temperature estimation with &#x00B1;10&#x0025; noise on reference dielectric property distribution for 30 dB and 60 dB SNR values, respectively.
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spelling doaj.art-c1e0124b22a34b8abc7afdee11239a452023-04-24T23:00:33ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362023-01-0111386803869510.1109/ACCESS.2023.325348210061201A BIM-Based Algorithm for Quantitative Monitoring of Temperature Distribution During Breast Hyperthermia TreatmentsHulusi Onal0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-5815Tuba Yilmaz1Mehmet Nuri Akinci2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0550-5799Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, T&#x00FC;rkiyeDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, T&#x00FC;rkiyeDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, T&#x00FC;rkiyeMicrowave hyperthermia (MH) treatment for breast cancer is a research interest due to its capability to initiate cell necrosis in malignant tumor or to enhance the effect of other treatment modalities such as chemotherapy. The goal of MH treatment is to increase temperature of malignant tumor up to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$45^{\circ} \text{C}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> based on the treatment plan; however, microwave energy focusing is a challenging problem and may cause unwanted hotspots on healthy tissues; therefore, there is a need to monitor the temperature. In this paper, an iterative differential microwave imaging algorithm for temperature monitoring is presented. The algorithm is based on Born iterative method (BIM) and Tikhonov regularization. Feasibility of the algorithm is shown by a large computational study using realistic digital breast phantoms via TMz polarized 2-D scattered fields. Also, some results are given for calibrated scattering parameters, which are obtained from both a 3-D electromagnetic simulation program and a simple measurement setup. An approach for selection of matching medium in hyperthermia monitoring applications is also presented. The reconstructions are performed with scattered field data collected at 11 discrete frequency points uniformly taken from the 0.5-1.5 GHz range. For a specific heating scenario in 2-D problem, reconstruction error is lower than 0.3&#x0025; with &#x00B1;10&#x0025; noise on reference dielectric property distribution and 40 dB signal to noise ratio (SNR). The results show that the proposed approach provides up to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3^{\circ} \text{C}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.1^{\circ} \text{C}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> resolution in temperature estimation with &#x00B1;10&#x0025; noise on reference dielectric property distribution for 30 dB and 60 dB SNR values, respectively.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10061201/Breast imaginghyperthermiaelectromagnetic inverse scatteringmicrowave imagingtemperature monitoring
spellingShingle Hulusi Onal
Tuba Yilmaz
Mehmet Nuri Akinci
A BIM-Based Algorithm for Quantitative Monitoring of Temperature Distribution During Breast Hyperthermia Treatments
IEEE Access
Breast imaging
hyperthermia
electromagnetic inverse scattering
microwave imaging
temperature monitoring
title A BIM-Based Algorithm for Quantitative Monitoring of Temperature Distribution During Breast Hyperthermia Treatments
title_full A BIM-Based Algorithm for Quantitative Monitoring of Temperature Distribution During Breast Hyperthermia Treatments
title_fullStr A BIM-Based Algorithm for Quantitative Monitoring of Temperature Distribution During Breast Hyperthermia Treatments
title_full_unstemmed A BIM-Based Algorithm for Quantitative Monitoring of Temperature Distribution During Breast Hyperthermia Treatments
title_short A BIM-Based Algorithm for Quantitative Monitoring of Temperature Distribution During Breast Hyperthermia Treatments
title_sort bim based algorithm for quantitative monitoring of temperature distribution during breast hyperthermia treatments
topic Breast imaging
hyperthermia
electromagnetic inverse scattering
microwave imaging
temperature monitoring
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10061201/
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