Imaging system and method using spatially separated radiated fields

摘要

Methods and systems for use in imaging an imaging domain that spatially separate a scattered field and reconstruct an image based on the spatially separated scattered field (e.g., for use in microwave imaging applications including tumor detection in human tissue, etc.).

主权项

1. A method for use in imaging an imaging domain comprising:
providing an incident field to interrogate an image domain resulting in a scattered field emanating from the image domain; spatially separating the scattered field emanating from the image domain by directing radiated fields produced by a plurality of individualized regions of the image domain, wherein spatially separating the scattered field comprises using separation apparatus to direct the radiated fields produced by the plurality of individualized regions of the image domain, and further wherein spatially separating the scattered field results in a radiated field corresponding to each of the plurality of individualized regions of the image domain; sampling the radiated fields at each of a plurality of observation locations corresponding to each of the plurality of individualized regions of the image domain; and reconstructing an image corresponding to the image domain based on the sampled radiated fields.