A numerical approach to microwave imaging based on genetic algorithm optimization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6177, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Noghanian, Sima ^a   Sabouni, Abas ^a,b   Pistorius, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Inverse scattering; Microwave imaging

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD); MICROWAVE IMAGING; NON-DESTRUCTIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUE;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROWAVES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33749582982     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.658572     Document Type: Conference Paper

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