Portable and Wearable Device for Microwave Head Diagnostic Systems

Abstract

There have been considerable developments in smart wearable devices and unobtrusive monitoring systems. However, these have not been implemented for head diagnostics, where majority of hospitals still rely on MRI or CT scans, which are bulky and expensive. A wearable and portable device is presented that can be used for head diagnostics. Experiments were performed on brain phantoms to verify the performance of the device. Results show that the device was capable of detecting different levels of diseases in the brain. As a result, the proposed device provides a promising non-invasive, wearable, and inexpensive approach for head diagnostics.