Review of microwave imaging algorithms for stroke detection

Med Biol Eng Comput. 2023 Oct;61(10):2497-2510. doi: 10.1007/s11517-023-02848-5. Epub 2023 May 24.

Abstract

Microwave imaging is one of the rapidly developing frontier disciplines in the field of modern medical imaging. The development of microwave imaging algorithms for reconstructing stroke images is discussed in this paper. Compared with traditional stroke detection and diagnosis techniques, microwave imaging has the advantages of low price and no ionizing radiation hazards. The research hotspots of microwave imaging algorithms in the field of stroke are mainly reflected in the design and improvement of microwave tomography, radar imaging, and deep learning imaging. However, the current research lacks the analysis and combing of microwave imaging algorithms. In this paper, the development of common microwave imaging algorithms is reviewed. The concept, research status, current research hotspots and difficulties, and future development trends of microwave imaging algorithms are systematically expounded. The microwave antenna is used to collect scattered signals, and a series of microwave imaging algorithms are used to reconstruct the stroke image. The classification diagram and flow chart of the algorithms are shown in this Figure. (The classification diagram and flow chart are based on the microwave imaging algorithms.).

Keywords: Deep learning; Medical imaging; Microwave tomography; Radar imaging; Stroke.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods
  • Humans
  • Microwave Imaging*
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Stroke* / diagnostic imaging