A new methodology based on an iterative multiscaling for microwave imaging

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 4 I, 2003, Pages 1162-1173

  Caorsi, Salvatore ^a   Donelli, Massimo ^b   Franceschini, Davide ^b   Massa, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inverse scattering; Iterative multiscaling method; Microwave imaging

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COSTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ITERATIVE METHODS; PERMITTIVITY;

MICROWAVE IMAGING;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0037397482     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.809677     Document Type: Article

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