The Device
BMI screening device defines a new rapid and cost-effective approach for diagnostic imaging on human/animal body that uses the ability of tissue and related embedded anomaly to absorption of RF energy in certain frequency band – quantum emission bands – as a means of determining its presence. It is an extremely low-power portable medical screening device with the capability to reconstruct 3-D (volumetric) images from anomalies or use the absorbed energy to differentiate between healthy and diseased tissue. BMI can swiftly and safely interrogate human/animal body, locate and characterize anomalies with higher resolution than other available devices. Screening is done by moving the sensor head (antennae) at a standoff (20-cm) over portion of the body to be interrogated. Speed of movement is controlled at rates of about 1- to 30-mm/sec depending on the size of the suspected anomaly.
Technical
- Patented Forced-Resonance (FR) Electromagnetic technique
- Low-power operation (6 to 10 dBm)
- Operationally safe with no hazardous radiation effects
- Portable (can be battery operated) with ease of transportation
- No harmful by-products
- MHz Operating frequency band with high dynamic range
- No contact with patient under interrogation
- Post processing Time for results few seconds to 15 minutes
- User friendly – minimum training – easy to read operating manual – almost maintenance free
- Default mode deployment for most cases
- High resolution (±1-mm) for volumetric (3-D) imaging of embedded anomaly
- Operating cost extremely low with trained user
- Applications include but not limited to: cardiology – oncology – orthopedic – neurology
Standard Equipment
- Proprietary designed “forced-resonance” transmit-receive antennae
- Low-noise transmission line
- Vector network analyzer (VNA)
- Laser unit incorporated with antennae assembly for location identification
- Gridded aluminum frame to control antennae movement in X-Y plane
- Laptop computer for control, data acquisition, and results display
Profile of Inventor
Khosrow Bakhtar, ARSM, PE, Ph.D. President and Chief Scientist
Education
Ph.D. Engineering, University of Utah, 1985
Ph.D. Candidate, Material Science and Mineral Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, 1981‑1982
M.Sc. Structures and Mechanics, Princeton University, 1981
M.Sc. Geomechanics, Pennsylvania State University, 1979
B.Sc. (Hon.) Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology
and Medicine, University of London, England, 1976.
G.C.E. – GCE (A-level G.C.E) – Oxfordshire Public School, Oxford, England, 1971.
Experience
Dr. Khosrow Bakhtar is the inventor of the technical approach of absorption of energy at the quantum emission bands and forced-resonance imaging as a concept for medical imaging applicable to human/animal screening. He initiated the “near-field” radar research, in early 1990, developed the “emission spectral band detection” concept for transmission of electromagnetic energy at powers well below cellular telephone for detection of embedded anomalies and narrow band detection for human screening. Dr. Bakhtar experience is in applied science and electronic instrumentation, with emphasis on low-power RF sensor design and development. He managed more than 25 major projects for the United States Department of Defense through US Air Force, Navy and Defense Threat Reduction Agency within the last thirty-two years as the Program Manager and Principal Investigator. He has published more than 200 papers and technical reports in the field of applied science and electromagnetic. Dr. Bakhtar is supported by a team of scientists and medical specialists at Bakhtar Technologies.
Comparison with X-Ray Machine Using Phantom
Phantom is used to calibrate the X-Ray machines. Slides shown above illustrate the comparison of images obtained from a phantom using X-Ray and BMI device. It clearly demonstrates superiority of the detected image using the BMI by several magnitudes. Further investigations at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute Facility revealed resolution of BMI to be at least several times higher than any available medical screening devices.
