Radio-frequency imaging system for medical and other applications
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1. A radio-frequency imaging system for noninvasively imaging the internal structure of an object, comprising:
- means for generating a first beam comprised of multiple differing simultaneous radio frequency signals, said signals having a particular wavelength, that is to be passed through said object;
means for transmitting said first beam comprised of multiple differing simultaneous radio frequency signals toward said object, said means for transmitting said first beam disposed at a first side of the object;
means for receiving non-reflected portions of said first beam after said non-reflected portions have passed through said object;
means for generating one or more images of at least a portion of said object'"'"'s internal structure based on received non-reflected portions of said first beam; and
means for displaying said one or more images.
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Abstract
An imaging system for medical and other applications in which the internal structures of an overall object must be seen without invading or damaging the object. The system works by transmitting electromagnetic waves of single or a multiplicity of frequencies through the object (for example the human body) and measuring the absorption and scattering of these waves by the various structures and inhomogeneities of the object, using scanning sub-wavelength resolution detectors.
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20 Claims
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1. A radio-frequency imaging system for noninvasively imaging the internal structure of an object, comprising:
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means for generating a first beam comprised of multiple differing simultaneous radio frequency signals, said signals having a particular wavelength, that is to be passed through said object;
means for transmitting said first beam comprised of multiple differing simultaneous radio frequency signals toward said object, said means for transmitting said first beam disposed at a first side of the object;
means for receiving non-reflected portions of said first beam after said non-reflected portions have passed through said object;
means for generating one or more images of at least a portion of said object'"'"'s internal structure based on received non-reflected portions of said first beam; and
means for displaying said one or more images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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11. An imaging system for noninvasively scanning people or objects comprising:
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means for generating a first beam comprised of radio frequency signals of at least one frequency, said signals having a particular wavelength with at least a portion of the signals passing through said person or said object;
first means for transmitting said first beam toward said person or said object;
first means for receiving the portion of the signals of said first beam that are passed through said person or said object;
scanning means for moving said first means for transmitting and said first means for receiving with respect to the position;
means for generating a second beam comprised of radio frequency signals of at least one frequency, said signals having a particular wavelength with at least a portion of the signals passing through said person or said object;
second means for transmitting said second beam toward said person or said object simultaneous with the transmission of said first beam and in a non-parallel travel path with respect to a travel path of said first beam;
second means for receiving the portion of the signals of said second beam that are passed through said person or said object;
scanning means for moving said second means for transmitting and said second means for receiving with respect to the position;
means for generating one or more images of at least a portion of said person or said object'"'"'s internal structure based on the portion of the signals received by said first and second means for receiving; and
means for displaying said one or more images.
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12. A method of noninvasively imaging the internal structure of an object, person or animal, said method comprising the steps of:
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generating a first beam comprised of radio frequency signals with at least a portion of the radio frequency signals to be passed through said object;
transmitting said first beam toward said object;
receiving a non-deflected portion of said first beam after the non-deflected portion of said beam has passed through said object;
generating a second beam comprised of radio frequency signals with at least a portion of the radio frequency signals to be passed through said object;
transmitting said second beam toward said object simultaneous with the transmission of said first beam;
wherein the radio frequency signals of said second beam are transmitted at a different frequency than a transmission frequency of the radio frequency signals of said first beam;
receiving a non-deflected portion of said second beam after the non-deflected portion of said second beam has passed through said object;
generating one or more images of at least a portion of said object'"'"'s internal structure; and
displaying said one or more images. - View Dependent Claims (10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. The method of claim 22 further comprising the step of gathering additional information about RF energy scattered out from a deflection portion of said beams, said step of gathering accomplished via one or more auxiliary detectors situated at predetermined angles in relation to the path of said beams.
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