@article{article_1789667, title={MEANDERLINE BASED MICROSTRIP ANTENNA DESIGN FOR LIVER TUMOR DETECTION}, journal={Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={29}, pages={401–408}, year={2026}, DOI={10.17780/ksujes.1789667}, url={https://izlik.org/JA36JP83EM}, author={Akdoğan, Volkan and Alkurt, Fatih Özkan}, keywords={Meanderline Anten, Mikroşerit Anten, Karaciğer Tümörü Tespiti}, abstract={This study presents the design and analysis of a microstrip antenna based on a meander line structure for potential liver tumor detection applications. The proposed antenna operates at a resonant frequency of 2.986 GHz, a frequency range selected to minimize signal attenuation caused by skin depth effect and to provide EM wave penetration into biological tissues. Important antenna characteristics such as fundamental parameters, resonant bandwidth, and radiation pattern were evaluated by using full wave simulations. To assess the feasibility of the design in biomedical scenarios, three simulation cases were considered, which are free space, healthy liver tissue, and liver tissue with a tumor. The obtained results indicate that the presence of a tumor leads to a measurable frequency shift of approximately 11.3 MHz compared to healthy tissue. This frequency deviation demonstrates the sensitivity of the proposed antenna to tissue composition, which clearly shows its potential as a non-invasive diagnostic tool. Future works will focus on improving the detection accuracy and translating this concept into practical devices for real liver tumor diagnosis.}, number={1}