A Frequency-Dependent FDTD Method for Biological Applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 532-539

  Sullivan, Dennis M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MICROWAVES--MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

BESSEL FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0026837679     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.121729     Document Type: Article

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