A 3-GHz microwave imaging system based on a modulated scattering technique and on a modified born approximation

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 395-403

  Azaro, Renzo ^a   Caorsi, Salvatore ^b   Pastorino, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

MICROWAVE IMAGING SYSTEMS;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031631649     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1998)9:5<395::AID-IMA10>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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