Noninvasive probing of the human body with electromagnetic pulses: Modeling of the signal path

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Thiel, F ^a   Seifert, F ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TISSUE;

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; CONTINUOUS MOTIONS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCIES; HUMAN BODIES; INTRATHORACIC; MYOCARDIAL DEFORMATIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNATURES; SIGNAL PATHS; SIGNAL PROCESSING ALGORITHMS; TISSUE LAYERS; ULTRA-WIDE-BAND RADARS; UWB SIGNALS;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 61449102632     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3077299     Document Type: Article

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