• DocumentCode
    974326
  • Title

    Frequency optimization for microwave imaging of biological tissues

  • Author

    Lin, James C.

  • Author_Institution
    University of illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Volume
    73
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    374
  • Lastpage
    375
  • Abstract
    Theoretical calculations are provided to show that 2 to 8 GHz represents a frequency region most suited for microwave imaging of biological tissue. The attenuation and spatial resolution are both adequate to yield useful diagnostic information.
  • Keywords
    Attenuation; Biological tissues; Diffraction; Frequency; Microwave imaging; Muscles; Optical imaging; Permittivity; Spatial resolution; X-ray imaging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1985.13151
  • Filename
    1457419