An electromagnetic imaging method for electromagnetically measuring physical parameters of a
pipe CJ, CC by means of a plurality of measuring arrangement ZMA, MCMA, MonMa, ImMA comprising a plurality of
transmitter coil ZTX, LFTX, DTX and a plurality of
receiver coil ZRX1, ZR2, MRX, MC, PRX1, PRX2, PRX3, PRX4, PRX5, PRX6, PRX7, PRX8, PRX9, PRX10, PRX11, PRX12, PRX13, PRX14, PRX15, PRX16, PRX17, PRX18, the
transmitter coils and
receiver coils being associated so as to form the plurality of measuring arrangement, the plurality of measuring arrangement being adapted to be positioned into the
pipe and displaced through the
pipe, the physical parameters being measured for a plurality of position along the pipe, the method comprising the steps of:a) determining a first value of an average ratio of magnetic permeability to electrical
conductivity and a first value of an average inner
diameter of the pipe Z-MES,b) determining an average electromagnetic thickness of the pipe MC-MES,c) determining a second value of the average ratio of magnetic permeability to electrical
conductivity and a second value of the average inner
diameter of the pipe Mon-MES according to excitation frequencies which are substantially lower than the excitation frequencies used to determine the first values Z-MES,d) determining a first image EMTIM of the pipe electromagnetic thickness and the pipe defects Im-MES,e) discriminating the defects at an inside perimeter of the pipe from the defects at an outside perimeter of the pipe Dis-MES, andf) forming a corrected first image IOFIM of the pipe taking into account a position of the defects.