Transmission-Based Dielectric Probes for Surgical Applications
Paper i proceeding, 2019

We have developed a new type of transmission-based dielectric probe that is idea for certain surgical applications - most notably spinal fusion surgery. It utilizes small-diameter open-ended coaxial cables, but exploits the fact that for the vertebrae surgery, the surgeon has access to both sides of the bone. While the space separation needs to be small (<2 cm), it is sufficiently large to get a signal across. The mathematics is dramatically simplified since it operates in the far field for which a number of simplifications can be employed. The penetration depth is effectively the full span between the two probes which is dramatically larger than that for open-ended coaxial reflection-based probes. Because it operates in the transmission mode, the effects from cable bending and such are minimal and subsequently lends itself to hand held operation which will be critical for a surgical setting.

dielectric probe

transmission

surgery

in vivo

Författare

Paul M Meaney

Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Signalbehandling och medicinsk teknik

Tomas Rydholm

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Signalbehandling och medicinsk teknik

Helena Brisby

Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset

13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2019


978-8-8907-0188-7 (ISBN)

13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
Krakow, Poland,

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Kirurgi

Medicinteknik

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