Numerical characterization and link budget evaluation of wireless implants considering different digital human phantoms

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2605-2613

  Sani, Andrea ^a   Alomainy, Akram ^a   Hao, Yang ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) technique; In body radio channel; Link budget; Medical implants

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNICATION LINKS; COMMUNICATION SERVICE; DIGITAL HUMANS; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) TECHNIQUE; HUMAN PHANTOMS; HUMAN SUBJECTS; HUMAN TISSUES; IN-BODY RADIO CHANNEL; LINK BUDGET; LINK BUDGETS; MEDICAL IMPLANTS; NUMERICAL CHARACTERIZATION; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS; RADIATION PERFORMANCE; RADIO BANDS; SUBJECT SPECIFIC MODELING; TIME-DOMAIN METHODS; WIRELESS IMPLANT;

ANTENNA RADIATION; BASE STATIONS; DIGITAL RADIO; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; METHOD OF MOMENTS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

BUDGET CONTROL;

EID: 70350194751     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2009.2029770     Document Type: Article

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