Patent ID: 8938284
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A measuring device, comprising: a support surface configured to support an object under investigation; a microwave antenna positioned below the support surface and an object under investigation when supported by the support surface; a microwave transmitter coupled to the microwave antenna, wherein the microwave transmitter is configured to transmit a microwave signal into the object under investigation, the object under investigation capable of scattering the microwave signal; a contrast medium capable of being introduced into the object under investigation, wherein the contrast medium is configured to: (1) scatter the microwave signal transmitted into the object under investigation; and (2) change a polarization of the microwave signal transmitted into the object under investigation; a microwave receiver coupled to the microwave antenna, wherein the microwave receiver is configured to receive the microwave signal scattered by at least the object under investigation and changed in its polarization; and a control device connected to the microwave transmitter and the microwave receiver in such a manner that it controls the microwave transmitter and the microwave receiver, wherein the control device is configured to generate a microwave tomography from the received microwave signal, and wherein the microwave transmitter and the microwave receiver are configured to focus successively on several locations within the object under investigation.