Simulated and experimental investigation of microwave imaging using UWB

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 94, Issue , 2009, Pages 263-280

  Lazaro, A ^a   Girbau, D ^a   Villarino, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IONIZING RADIATION; MICROWAVES; PERMITTIVITY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MALIGNANT TISSUES; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; NONIONIZING RADIATION; RELATIVE DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; SKIN SURFACE CONTOURS; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 69949105410     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09061004     Document Type: Article

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