Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas for Biomedical Applications: (Healthcare Technologies)

Electromagnetic waves have long been used in medical settings for diagnostic purposes, such as for the detection of cancerous tissues, stroke events or cardiovascular risk, as the behaviour of the waves upon meeting their target gives pertinent information for diagnostic and imaging purposes. This edited book presents advances in the use of electromagnetic waves and antennas in healthcare settings, both as diagnostic tools (such as radar-based imaging, holographic microwave imaging, thermoacoustic imaging systems), and therapeutic interventions (such as microwave ablation therapies for cancer). Written by an international team of biomedical engineering researchers, it discusses all aspects related to the design and modelling of electromagnetic imaging techniques, electromagnetic devices, wireless implants, wearable systems and wireless sensor networks and in vitro and in vivo testing. Design issues for wearable antennas, wearable sensors, magnetic coils and coil array issues are explored and biomedical applications such as cancer detection, stoke event detection, GI diagnostics, and cardiovascular risk prediction are discussed. The book also explores scattering problems of electromagnetic waves between different tissues, and how these complex scattering problems can be resolved. This book will be of interest to researchers and engineers in the electromagnetic wave community, those in antenna research, biomedical engineering and related fields.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Point-spread functions in inverse scattering and image reconstruction with microwaves and millimeter waves Chapter 2: Solving inverse scattering problems in biomedical imaging with contraction integral equation models Chapter 3: Electromagnetic sources for THz imaging and DNP NMR spectroscopy Chapter 4: UWB antennas for medical imaging applications Chapter 5: Antennas and wearable sensors for biomedical diagnostics and therapeutic applications Chapter 6: Review of practical antennas for microwave and millimetre-wave medical imaging Chapter 7: Long-term condition monitoring using wearable sensors and IoT-based applications Chapter 8: Magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia for cancer treatment Chapter 9: Hyperpolarized 3He MRI in lung Chapter 10: Acoustic imaging and treatments methods in biomedical

About the Author :
Lulu Wang is currently a Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Shenzhen Technology University in China. She received the M.E. (First class Hons.) and Ph.D. degrees from the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, in 2009 and 2013, respectively. From 2013 to 2015, she was a Research Fellow with the Institute of Biomedical Technologies, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. In June 2015, Dr Wang became an Associate Professor of biomedical engineering with the Hefei University of Technology. In June 2019, she became a Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Shenzhen Technology University. In 2020 May, she became the director of the Biomedical Device Innovation Center at Shenzhen Technology University. Her research interests include medical devices, electromagnetic sensing and imaging, and computational mechanics. Over the past five years, Dr Wang has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, 2 ASME books, 6 book chapters, and 4 issued patents. Dr Wang is a member of ASME, IEEE, MRSNZ, AAAS, PSNZ, and IPENZ. She is an active reviewer of numerous journals, books, and conferences. She has edited three books and two special issues of international journals. She has received multiple National and International Awards from various professional societies and organizations. She is an active topic/track organizer of several international conferences include ASME IMECE, ICCES.