In-vivo Microwave Dielectric Properties of Healthy and Carcinogenic Rat Nasal Tissues from 500 MHz to 6 GHz

Abstract

Dielectric properties of rat nasal tissue and nasal carcinoma is given in this work between 500 MHz to 6 GHz. Nasal carcinoma is induced by oral administration of single dose 20 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) dissolved in 1 ml olive oil to 47 days old Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. A granular tissue anomaly in one rat along with bleeding is observed after 15 weeks from the administration of the carcinogenic agent. Invivo dielectric properties are collected both from the granular nasal carcinoma tissue and healthy counterpart with open-ended coaxial probe technique. A median dielectric property discrepancy is observed in the whole frequency range between the nasal carcinoma and healthy tissues.