Richard R. Bouchard, Ph.D.
Department of Imaging Physics, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Richard R. Bouchard
Today’s healthcare climate calls for medical technology that provides a safe, inexpensive, patient-specific, and point-of care diagnostic solution. Ultrasound-mediated imaging technologies, such as photoacoustic (PA), contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), or elasticity imaging, allow clinicians to probe a patient’s specific molecular composition, permit assessment of tissue viscoelasticity, or afford unprecedented contrast for real-time image-guided therapy. Ultrasound-mediated imaging solutions can be provided at a price point, convenience, and operating ease that permits bedside utilization or straightforward intraoperative integration. Consequently, Dr. Bouchard has focused his research program on clinically translatable photoacoustic-ultrasonic (PAUS), CEUS, and acoustic radiation force (ARF)-based elasticity imaging technologies. Specifically, Dr. Bouchard is investigating novel uses of these platforms in the detection, assessment, and treatment-monitoring of cancer and cardiac disease. To this end, Dr. Bouchard has invested considerable effort in development of quantitative imaging approaches for both endogenous (e.g., hemoglobin) and exogenous (e.g., molecularly targeted nanoparticles or phase-changing nanodroplets) in both tissue-mimicking phantom and preclinical (e.g., murine) models.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Imaging Physics - Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Regular Member, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2010 | Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering, Durham, North Carolina, US, Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D |
| 2004 | Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering, Durham, North Carolina, US, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Cultural Anthropology, BSE |
Postgraduate Training
| 2011-2012 | Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas |
| 2006-2007 | Whitaker International Fellow, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam |
| 2004-2010 | Research Assistant (NSF Graduate Research Fellow), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Imaging Physics - Research, Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2025
Assistant Professor, Imaging Physics - Research, Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2019
Instructor, Imaging Physics - Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2013
Visiting Scholar, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2011 - 2013
Postdoctoral Fellow, Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2012
NSF Application Mentor, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2007 - 2008
Whitaker International Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 2006 - 2007
Research Assistant, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2004 - 2010
Undergraduate Researcher, Hindu Mandal Hospital, Dar es Salaam, 2004
Pratt Undergraduate Fellow, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2002 - 2004
NSF-REU Undergraduate Fellow, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 2002
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Co-Director, Medical Physics Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2022 - Present
Other Professional Positions
Consultant, 3D Systems, Inc, 2022 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2011 | Odyssey Fellowship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2006 | International Fellowship, Whitaker Foundation |
| 2004 | James B. Duke Graduate Fellowship, Duke University |
| 2004 | Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation |
| 2004 | Pratt-Gardner Fellowship, Duke University |
| 2004 | Magna Cum Laude with Distinction, Duke University |
| 2004 | Howard G. Clark Award, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University |
| 2003 | Honor Society Member, Phi Beta Kappa Society |
| 2003 | Honor Society Member, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society |
| 2003 | 3rd Place Overall, AUVSI International Underwater Robotics Competition |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2025. Bismuth Nanoparticle-Infused Bioresorbable Graft Enables Multimodal Computed Tomography and Photoacoustic Imaging-Based Monitoring and Promotes Vascular Regeneration. Conference. American Heart Association's 2025 Resuscitation Science Symposium, US.
- 2025. Automated quantification of small animal liver tumor volume in longitudinal MR imaging using deep learning. Poster. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2025. Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Imaging: Translational Potential and Pitfalls,” IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging. Invited. IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging. Houston, TX, US.
- 2025. Photoacoustic-Ultrasound Assessment of Myocardial Ablations in a Large-Animal Model. Invited. Preclinical Imaging Consortium Annual Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
- 2025. Rapid automatic segmentation of murine lung volumes from micro-CT images using deep learning to reduce analysis burden. Poster. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2024. A 3D-printed Ultrasound Transducer Adaptor to Mitigate Cardiac Motion for Epicardial Imaging. Conference. The George and Angelina Kostas Research Center for Cardiovascular Nanomedicine Symposium and 8thAnnual Cardiovascular Engineering Symposium, US.
- 2024. Discriminating between Viable and Injured Myocardium with Quantitative Photoacoustic Imaging. Conference. The George and Angelina Kostas Research Center for Cardiovascular Nanomedicine Symposium and 8th Annual Cardiovascular Engineering Symposium, US.
- 2023. Rosuvastatin-eluting Gold-nanoparticle-loaded Perivascular Wrap For Enhanced Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation In A Murine Model. Conference. American Heart Association Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Meeting, US.
- 2023. Effect of Lipid Composition on Activation Potential of Phase-Shift Ultrasound Contrast Agents,. Conference. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 65th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, US.
- 2023. Translational Opportunities for Photoacoustic and Ultrasound-Mediated Imaging. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 65th Annual Meeting and Exhibition.
- 2022. Comprehensive Evaluation of Molecular Specificity of ICGJ-encapsulating Agents for Clinically Translatable Molecular Photoacoustic Imaging. Conference. BMES National Conference, US.
- 2021. Advances in Quantification of Photoacoustic Imaging in vivo. Invited. NCI Co-Clinical Imaging Research Resources Program Annual Meeting, US.
- 2020. Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy Monitoring with Ultrasound-mediated Imaging. Invited. SPIE Medical Imaging, US.
- 2019. Nonlinear Ultrasound Imaging of Phase-Change Perfluorocarbon Nanodroplets Activated by High-Frequency Ultrasound in a Tissue-Mimicking Environment. Conference. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61st Annual Meeting and Exhibition, US.
- 2019. Advanced Ultrasonography. Invited. 7th Intraoperative Imaging Society Meeting, US.
- 2019. Molecular Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Imaging for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy Monitoring. Invited. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Convention, US.
- 2019. Photoacoustic Standardisation Consortium (IPASC): overview. Invited. SPIE Photonics West, US.
- 2019. Quantitative Photoacoustic Imaging for Assessment of Targeted Lipo-JICG in a Preclincal Model. Invited. Optoacoustic Imaging Symposium.
- 2019. Advanced Ultrasonography. Invited. 7th Intraoperative Imaging Society Meeting.
- 2019. Molecular Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Imaging for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy Monitoring. Invited. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Convention.
- 2019. Preclinical Development of Quantitative Photoacoustic Imaging for Improved Cancer Diagnostics. Invited. SPIE Medical Imaging, US.
- 2019. Quantitative Photoacoustic Imaging for the Assessment of Targeted LipoJICG in a Preclinical Model. Conference. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, US.
- 2018. Removing Noise Bias in Photoacoustic-Based SO2 Estimates: A Simple Empirical SNR-Adaptive Thresholding Approach. Conference. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 60th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, US.
- 2018. MiR-873 functions as a potential tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer by targeting KRAS. Conference. ACCR Annual Meeting, US.
- 2018. Optimization of a Spectroscopic Photoacoustic Imaging Technique to Noninvasively Assess Oxygen Saturation in Murine Femoral Bone Marrow. Conference. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 60th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, US.
- 2018. Ultrasound Activatable Nanodroplets Targeted to EGFR for Molecular Imaging with High-Frequency Ultrasound. Conference. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 60th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, US.
- 2017. Real-time monitoring of tumor-specific indocyanine green hepatic photothermal ablation using photoacoustic imaging. Conference. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting, US.
- 2017. MSOT-based SO2 assessment of femoral bone marrow in a murine model of leukemia. Invited. iThera MSOT North American Symposium, US.
- 2017. Quantitative Assessment of Ultrasound Backscatter in 3D Printed Phantoms. Conference. BMES National Conference, US.
- 2016. Clinical Opportunities for Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Imaging. Conference. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention, US.
- 2016. Ultrasound Imaging of Absorbable Inferior Vena Cava Filters for Proper Placement. Conference. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 58th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, US.
- 2016. Multi-wavelength photoacoustic imaging of liposome-encapsulated dyes. Invited. iThera MSOT North American Symposium, US.
- 2016. Clinical Opportunities for Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Imaging. Invited. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention, US.
- 2015. Preclinical Applications of Photoacoustic and Mircobubble-Contrast Imaging. Invited. Preclinical Imaging Workshop at Columbia University Medical Center. New York, NY, US.
- 2015. Ratiometric cellular sensor based on J-aggregate trapping in liposomes. Conference. SPIE Photonics West, US.
- 2015. Use of multi-wavelength photoacoustic imaging to distinguish HIFU ablation lesions. Conference. SPIE Photonics West, US.
- 2015. Photoacoustic Ultrasound-Guided Real-Time Imaging of Thermochemical Ablation in Ex Vivo Porcine Liver. Conference. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, US.
- 2014. Development of a Thermally Stable Phantom for Photoacoustic and Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging. Conference. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 56th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, US.
- 2014. Development and Characterization of a Temporally Stable Tissue-Mimicking Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Phantom. Conference. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 56th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, US.
- 2014. Characterization of myocardial ablation lesions using multi-wavelength photoacoustic imaging. Conference. SPIE Photonics West, US.
- 2014. Ultrasound Elasticity. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 56th Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Austin, TX, US.
- 2014. Three-dimensional in vivo photoacoustic tracking of targeted nanoparticles in a pancreatic cancer model. Conference. American Association for Cancer Research, US.
- 2013. Fluorinated graphene oxide (F-GO) – a new multimodal material for biological applications. Conference. 16th Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, US.
- 2013. In vitro and in vivo mapping of drug release after laser ablation thermal therapy with Doxorubicin-loaded hollow gold nanoshells using fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging. Conference. 38th Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, US.
- 2012. Photoacoustic imaging of RF ablations in cardiac tissue. Conference. SPIE Photonics West, US.
- 2012. Tissue-mimicking phantoms for photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging. Conference. SPIE Photonics West, US.
- 2009. Optical Tracking of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse-Induced Dynamics in a Tissue-Mimicking Phantom. Conference. 157th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, US.
International Presentations
- 2025. Enhanced Molecular Visualization of Gas Vesicles through Dynamic Temporal Signature-Based Optimization of ‘BURST’ Ultrasound Imaging in Vitro and Vivo. Conference. World Molecular Imaging Congress. Anchorage, US.
- 2025. Activation Optimization of Phase-Change Nanodroplets for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging. Conference. World Molecular Imaging Congress. Anchorage, US.
- 2025. Molecular Ultrasound Imaging with Nanoscale Agents. Invited. World Molecular Imaging Congress. Anchorage, US.
- 2025. Dynamic Response-Based Optimization of Burst Imaging for Enhanced Contrast and Segmentation of Gas Vesicles. Conference. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. Rotterdam, NL.
- 2025. pH-Sensitive Polymersomes Targeting Trop-2 as Photoacoustic Nanosensors for ADC Monitoring. Conference. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. Rotterdam, NL.
- 2025. Optimizing Ultrasound Imaging of Phase-Change Nanodroplets. Poster. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. Rotterdam, NL.
- 2025. Targeted, polymersome-encapsulated indocyanine green J-aggregates for clinically translatable molecular imaging. Conference. SPIE Photonics West. San Francisco, US.
- 2025. Optimization of nanosized contrast agents for ultrasound imaging. Conference. SPIE Photonics West. San Francisco, US.
- 2025. Photoacoustic Imaging to Identify Chromophore Spectra Emission Changes in Cardiac Tissue. Conference. IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging. Houston, US.
- 2025. In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging Can Accurately Determine Transmural Tissue Characterization. Poster. Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting. San Diego, US.
- 2025. Antibody-targeted, liposomes encapsulated indocyanine green dye J-aggregates as contrast agents for molecular photoacoustic imaging. Conference. SPIE Photonics West. San Francisco, US.
- 2024. Photoacoustic-based assessment of PAtrace biodistribution, stability, and clearance with cryofluorescence tomography validation. Conference. World Molecular Imaging Congress.
- 2024. Discriminating between Viable and Injured Myocardium with Quantitative Photoacoustic Imaging. Conference. The George and Angelina Kostas Research Center for Cardiovascular Nanomedicine Symposium and 8th Annual Cardiovascular Engineering Symposium.
- 2024. In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging Accurately Characterizes Radiofrequencty Ablation Lesions. Poster. Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting, US.
- 2024. Accurate Photoacoustic Visualization of RF Ablation Lesions in a Large Animal Model. Conference. Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2024. Monitoring of liposome-encapsulated ICG biodistribution and stability with multi-wavelength PA imaging and cryofluorescence tomography. Conference. Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2024. Optimized and Adaptive High Frame-Rate Ultrasound Imaging of Perfluorocarbon Nanodroplet Activation and Recondensation. Conference. Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2024. A 3D-printed Ultrasound Transducer Adaptor to Mitigate Cardiac Motion for Epicardial Imaging. Conference. The George and Angelina Kostas Research Center for Cardiovascular Nanomedicine Symposium and 8thAnnual Cardiovascular Engineering Symposium.
- 2024. Photoacoustic-based PAtrace biodistribution assessment with independent cryofluorescence tomography validation. Conference. 48th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2024. An Adaptive Ultrasound Sequence for Activation and Monitoring of Phase-Changing Nanodroplets. Conference. 48th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2024. Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Imaging: Translational Potential and Pitfalls. Invited. SPIE Translational Biophotonics + Additive Manufacturing for Photonics.
- 2023. Comparison of Photoacoustic-Based PAtrace Biodistribution Assessment with Independent Validation. Conference. 47th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2023. Iterative Sound Speed Tomography for Distributed Aberration Correction. Conference. Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2023. Distributed aberration correction in handheld ultrasound based on tomographic estimates of the speed of sound. Conference. SPIE Medical Imaging.
- 2023. Translational Opportunities and Challenges for Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Imaging. Invited. World Molecular Imaging Congress.
- 2023. Photoacoustic-Based Quantitation of Targeted PAtrace in a Preclinical Model of Ovarian Cancer. Conference. Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2023. Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Induces Targeted Subcortical Online Blood Oxygen-Level Dependent Activation in Humans. Conference. Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting.
- 2022. Intraprocedural Planning of tFUS-Based Neuromodulation in Humans. Conference. 46th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2022. Noninvasive Quantitation of EGFR-Targeted PAtrace with Photoacoustic Imaging to Assess Treatment Response in a Preclinical Model of Breast Cancer. Conference. Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2022. Effect of perfluorocarbon composition on activation of phase-changing ultrasound contrast agents. Conference. Artimino Medical Ultrasound Technology Conference.
- 2022. Quantitative Photoacoustic Imaging with PAtrace to Assess Treatment Response in a Preclinical Model of Breast Cancer. Conference. 46th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2022. Adaptive Intraprocedural MRI-Based Planning of tFUS for Neuromodulation in Human Subject. Conference. Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2021. Development of Quantitative Molecular Photoacoustic Imaging. Invited. Seminars of the Graduate Program in Physics Applied to Medicine and Biology of the Physics Department of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto.
- 2021. In Vivo Imaging and Activation of Perfluorohexane Nanodroplets with High-Frequency Ultrasound. Conference. Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2021. Effects of Blood Oxygen Content on Longitudinal Relaxation of Hyperpolarized 13C Agents at 7 Tesla. Conference. ISMRM & SMRT Annual Meeting.
- 2020. Optimization of High-Frequency-Ultrasound Imaging and Activation of High Boiling Point Activatable Perfluorocarbon Nanodroplets in a Tissue-Mimicking Phantom. Conference. Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2020. Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy Monitoring with Ultrasound-mediated Imaging. Invited. SPIE Medical Imaging.
- 2020. Beamforming Design for High-Resolution Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation. Conference. Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing.
- 2020. High-frequency ultrasound imaging of targeted, acoustically activated high-contrast Perfluorocarbon Nanodroplets. Conference. SPIE Medical Imaging.
- 2020. Molecularly targeted Lipo-JICG for in vivo quantitative photoacoustic imaging. Conference. SPIE Medical Imaging.
- 2020. In vivo quantitative photoacoustic imaging with PAtrace in TNBC model. Conference. Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2019. In vivo quantitative photoacoustic imaging of targeted Lipo-JICG. Conference. Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2019. Preclinical Development of Quantitative Photoacoustic Imaging for Improved Cancer Diagnostics. Invited. SPIE Medical Imaging.
- 2019. Liposome-encapsulated ICG dye J-aggregates for molecular photoacoustic imaging of ovarian cancer. Conference. World Molecular Imaging Congress.
- 2018. Imaging biomarker development based on microbubble perfusion and oxygen saturation in a rat model of liver cancer. Conference. SPIE Medical Imaging.
- 2018. High-frequency molecular ultrasound imaging using targeted phase-change nanodroplets. Conference. Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2018. Assessment of blood oxygen saturation using spectroscopic photoacoustic imaging as a biomarker for disease progression in a small-animal leukemia model. Conference. SPIE Medical Imaging.
- 2017. Biodegradable nanoclusters for molecular cancer imaging and therapy. Conference. Cancer Nanotechnology Gordon Research Conference.
- 2017. SO2 quantification of rat HCC tumors using fluence-corrected photoacoustic imaging. Conference. Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2017. Photoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging biomarkers for treatment-response assessment of sorafenib in a rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Conference. Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2017. Interaction of Leukemia and Bone Marrow Microenvironment in Mouse ALL Model is Associated with Disorganized Vasculature and Progressive Hypoxia. Conference. Proceedings of the Society of Hematologic Oncology Annual Meeting.
- 2017. Quantitative 3D assessment of flow in a printed hydrogel vascular phantom. Conference. 42nd International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2017. Ultra-small Plasmonic NanoSensors for Cancer Theranostics. Conference. Cancer Nanotechnology Gordon Research Conference.
- 2017. Photoacoustic-based SO2 assessment of femoral bone marrow in a murine model of leukemia. Conference. World Molecular Imaging Congress.
- 2016. Photoacoustic SO2 estimation with fluence correction in an interstitially irradiated excised prostate. Conference. Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2016. Assessment of photoacoustic-based sO2 estimation in an excised prostate. Conference. 41st International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2015. Ultrasonic-based tissue oxygen saturation and perfusion assessment in a rat orthotopic liver tumor model. Conference. 40th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2015. Environmentally-sensitive contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging of cancer cells. Conference. 40th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2015. Ratiometric Photoacoustic Imaging of Acidic pH. Conference. Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2015. Photoacoustic assessment of spatially and temporally varying oxygen saturation and perfusion in an orthotopic rat model of human hepatocellular carcinoma. Conference. Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2015. Magnetic resonance and photoacoustic imaging for treatment planning of brain tumor mediated by mesenchymal stem cell-labeled with multifunctional nanoparticle. Conference. 4th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials.
- 2015. Cardiac Ablation Monitoring by Photoacoustic Imaging. Invited. Optics in Cardiology, NL.
- 2015. Clinical Opportunities for Photoacoustic-Ultrasonic Imaging. Invited. Medical Physics Lecture Series at the German Cancer Research Center, DE.
- 2014. Increasing the penetration depth of clinical photoacoustic imaging with interstitial irradiation. Conference. 39th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization, US.
- 2014. Coregistered photoacoustic perfusion assessment and targeted nanoparticle tracking in a prostate cancer model. Conference. 39th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2014. Assessment of HIFU-induced tissue damage using multi-wavelength photoacoustic imaging. Conference. Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2014. Expanding the clinical role of photoacoustic imaging: thermography and spectroscopy for guiding thermal ablation. Conference. 39th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2013. Nanoparticle-mediated photothermal tumor therapy monitored with photoacoustic and magnetic resonance thermometry. Conference. Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2013. Transrectal photoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging for cancer diagnosis and therapy guidance in the prostate. Conference. 38th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2013. Transrectal photoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging enhancement through interstitial irradiation and targeted nanoparticles. Conference. Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2013. 3-D Assessment of Myocardial Ablation Lesions using Ultrasound-guided Multi-wavelength Photoacoustic Imaging. Conference. 34th Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Meeting.
- 2012. Modification of metallic surfaces for photoacoustic signal enhancement. Conference. Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2011. Rapid acquisition of ARFI-induced shear-wave velocity estimates using temporally-interleaved displacement tracking. Conference. 36th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2011. Quantitative Assessment of Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging of Prostate Brachytherapy Seeds. Conference. Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2010. Acoustic radiation force-driven assessment of myocardial elasticity. Conference. 35rd International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2010. In vivo and in vitro investigation of shear wave velocity anisotropy in myocardial tissue. Conference. 35rd International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2010. Elasticity measurements through the cardiac cycle using acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) on an intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) transducer. Conference. 35rd International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2010. Intracardiac Measurements of Elasticity using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging: Temporal and Spatial Stability. Conference. Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium: 682-685.
- 2010. Parametric pressure-volume analysis and acoustic radiation force impulse imaging of left ventricular function. Conference. Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2010. ARF-Driven Assessment of In Vivo Myocardial Cyclic Stiffness Variation. Conference. 9th International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity.
- 2009. Quantifying Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse-Induced Dynamics through Optical Methods: Experimental and Simulation Results. Conference. 8th International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, US.
- 2009. Acoustic Radiation Force-Induced Shear Wave Propagation in Cardiac Tissue. Conference. Proceedings of SPIE: 726512-1-8, US.
- 2009. Optical Quantification of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse-Induced Dynamics in a Translucent Phantom. Conference. Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium: 1942-1945.
- 2009. Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging of Cardiovascular Imaging. Conference. Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium: 163-168, US.
- 2009. On the Characterization of Left Ventricular Function with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging. Conference. Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium: 1942-1945.
- 2009. Temporal and Spatial Stability of Acoustic Radiation Force-Driven Shear Wave Velocimetry in Myocardial Tissue In Vivo. Conference. 8th International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, US.
- 2008. Combined Optical and Ultrasound-Based Tracking of an Acoustic Radiation Force-Induced Excitation. Conference. BMES Annual Fall Meeting, US.
- 2008. A Combined ARFI Sequence for 2D Displacement Imaging and Shear Wave Velocity Mapping. Conference. Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium: 2013-2016, US.
- 2008. Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging of Myocardial Performance, Initial In Vivo Results. Conference. 7th International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity.
- 2008. Advanced Pulse Sequences for ARFI Imaging. Conference. 33rd International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2008. In Vivo Investigation of Radiation Force-Induced Shear Wave Propagation in Myocardial Tissue. Conference. 7th International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity.
- 2008. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging: optimization for clinical applications. Conference. 33rd International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2007. Robust intravascular optical coherence elastography driven by acoustic radiation pressure. Conference. Proceedings of SPIE: 66270E-1-10.
- 2007. Combined Optical and Ultrasound-Based Tracking of an Acoustic Radiation Force-Induced Excitation. Conference. Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium: 444-447.
- 2006. Image quality, tissue heating and frame-rate trade-offs in ARFI imaging. Conference. 31st International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2006. In vivo Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging of the Cardiac Cycle. Conference. Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium: 756-759.
- 2006. A finite element model of an integrated indenter/acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging system. Conference. 31st International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2006. Preliminary Investigations into Realtime Cardiac Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging. Conference. 31st International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2006. Parallel Tracking and Other Methods for Real-Time ARFI Imaging Systems. Conference. Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium: 1005-1008.
- 2005. A combined indenter/ARFI imaging system. Conference. IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium.
- 2005. Issues in real-time acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. Conference. 4th International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity.
- 2003. Measuring and modeling relaxation in viscoelastic phantoms with ARFI imaging. Conference. 28th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2003. Optimization of imaging parameters for acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. Conference. 28th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization.
- 2003. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging: a parametric analysis of factors affecting image quality. Conference. Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE Ultrasonic Symposium.
Formal Peers
- 2013. Biomedical Photoacoustics: From Bench to Bedside. Invited. Prague, CZ.
- 2012. Photoacoustic Imaging and Sensing. Invited. Dresden, DE.
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