Elise Fear, University of Calgary

Research

microwave imaging ultra-wideband antennas near-field radar imaging bioelectromagnetics biomedical applications of electromagnetic fields dielectric property estimation prototype systems

Latest papers

Feasibility of tumor detection with a transmission-based microwave imaging system.
Medical physics · 2025 · senior author
Microwave imaging for monitoring breast cancer treatment: A pilot study.
Medical physics · 2023 · senior author
Breast tissue mimicking phantoms for combined ultrasound and microwave imaging.
Physics in medicine and biology · 2021

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Portable and Accurate Material Characterization for RF/microwave Sensing and Imaging
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$126,493
Integrating sensing systems for ongoing monitoring of individual and population health
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Development of a Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test Strip for at Home Diagnosis of COVID-19_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$50,000

All 13 grants and awards

13 publications.

01

Feasibility of tumor detection with a transmission-based microwave imaging system.

Mojabi P, Tsang RY, Docktor B, Deutscher D, Garland A, Mahsin M, Bourqui J, Fear E

Medical physics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mp.18080 PMID: 40940299

02

Microwave imaging for monitoring breast cancer treatment: A pilot study.

Smith K, Bourqui J, Wang Z, Besler B, Lesiuk M, Roumeliotis M, Quirk S, Grendarova P, Pinilla J, Price S, Docktor B, Fear E

Medical physics2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mp.16756 PMID: 37800880

03

Breast tissue mimicking phantoms for combined ultrasound and microwave imaging.

Li S, Fear E, Curiel L

Physics in medicine and biology2021

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac3d18 PMID: 34818636

04

Evaluating Performance of Microwave Image Reconstruction Algorithms: Extracting Tissue Types with Segmentation Using Machine Learning.

Kurrant D, Omer M, Abdollahi N, Mojabi P, Fear E, LoVetri J

Journal of imaging2021

DOI: 10.3390/jimaging7010005 PMID: 34460576

05

Anthropomorphic breast model repository for research and development of microwave breast imaging technologies.

Omer M, Fear E

Scientific data2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.257 PMID: 30457568

06

Erratum: "Integrating prior information into microwave tomography part 2: Impact of errors in prior information on microwave tomography image quality" [Med. Phys. Vol. 44, pages 6482-6503 (2017)].

Kurrant D, Baran A, LoVetri J, Fear E

Medical physics2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mp.12782 PMID: 29663472

07

Integrating prior information into microwave tomography part 2: Impact of errors in prior information on microwave tomography image quality.

Kurrant D, Fear E, Baran A, LoVetri J

Medical physics2017

DOI: 10.1002/mp.12584 PMID: 28921588

08

Integrating prior information into microwave tomography Part 1: Impact of detail on image quality.

Kurrant D, Baran A, LoVetri J, Fear E

Medical physics2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mp.12585 PMID: 28921580

09

Surface Estimation for Microwave Imaging.

Kurrant D, Bourqui J, Fear E

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2017Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/s17071658 PMID: 28753914

10

Using x-ray mammograms to assist in microwave breast image interpretation.

Curtis C, Frayne R, Fear E

International journal of biomedical imaging2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1155/2012/235380 PMID: 22536208

Portable and Accurate Material Characterization for RF/microwave Sensing and Imaging

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Abbasi, Zahra

$126,493

Integrating sensing systems for ongoing monitoring of individual and population health

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Fear, Elise

$100,000

Development of a Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test Strip for at Home Diagnosis of COVID-19_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Trifkovic, Milana

$50,000

Microwave imaging and sensing for biomedical applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Fear, Elise

$120,000

Microwave imaging and sensing for biomedical applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fear, Elise

Keywords: microwave imaging; ultra-wideband antennas; near-field radar imaging; bioelectromagnetics; biomedical applications of electromagnetic fields; dielectric property estimation; prototype systems

$360,500

Electromagnetic Sensor Array for Imaging and Sensing Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Fear, Elise

$25,000

NSERC CREATE International and industrial Imaging Training (I3T) Program

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Frayne, Richard

$1,550,000

Tools and techniques for microwave imaging and sensing

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fear, Elise

$125,000

Characterizing the microwave frequency properties of lymph nodes for the purpose of non-invasive lymph node cancer detection

SupervisorCIHR2009Master's Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Cameron, Trevor R

Keywords: Cancer Detection; Dielectric Spectroscopy; Electromagnetic Properties; Metastasis; Microwave Imaging; Ultra-Wideband (Uwb)

$17,500

Prototype system for microwave breast imaging

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Fear, Elise

$185,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Radiology

Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Joe LoVetri

Electrical and Computer Engineering

4 shared papers, latest 2021

Richard Frayne

Radiology

2 shared papers, latest 2012

Laura Curiel

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: microwave imaging Dear Professor Fear, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Feasibility of tumor detection with a transmission-based microwave imaging system." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Integrating sensing systems for ongoing monitoring of individual and population health" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]