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Abstract

Microwave tomography deserves attention in biomedical imaging, owing to its potential capability of providing a morphological and functional assessment of the inspected tissues. However, such a goal requires the not trivial task of solving a non linear inverse scattering problem. In this paper, the factors affecting the complexity of the inverse problem are exploited to trace guidelines aimed at setting the matching fluid, the frequency range and the number of probes in such a way that the dielectric parameters of female breast tissues can be reliably retrieved. Examples, concerning 2D realistic numerical phantoms obtained by NMR images, are given to asses a osteriori the effectiveness of the proposed guidelines.

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Dr. Ilaria Catapano

Dr. Loreto Di Donato

Dr. Lorenzo Crocco

Professor Ovidio Mario Bucci

Prof. Andrea Francesco Morabito

Prof. Tommaso Isernia

Prof. Rita Massa