Non-invasive microwave radiometric system for intracranial applications: A study using the conformal L-notch microstrip patch antenna

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 117, Issue , 2011, Pages 83-101

  Asimakis, N P ^a   Karanasiou, I S ^a   Uzunoglu, N K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; MOBILE ANTENNAS; RADIOMETRY; SLOT ANTENNAS;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS; MICRO-STRIP PATCH ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY; MONITORING APPLICATIONS; MULTI-BAND OPERATIONS; TEMPERATURE RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 79959607420     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER10122208     Document Type: Article

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