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Abstract

This paper presents a method for rapid microwave imaging of traumatic brain injury based on scattering parameters. The algorithm uses the integer order Bessel function and Born approximation, which converts nonlinear inverse scattering problem into linear problem. After truncated singular value decomposition, imaging can be performed without iteration. Simulations and experiments show that the algorithm can not only reduce the amount of calculation for fast imaging, but also accurately image a brain hematoma or foreign body.

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