Ultrasound Imaging and Therapeutic Ultrasound (US)

Session Chair(s)

• PS

  Pengfei Song, PhD

  Duke University
  Durham, North Carolina, United States

Track Chair(s)

• SL

  Stephen LaConte

  Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Roanoke, VA, United States
• 

  Junjie Yao, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Duke University
  Durham, North Carolina, United States

Presentations:

• 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM PDT

  Towards a Fully-Automated System for Patent Ductus Arteriosus Detection by Echocardiography in Preterm Infants
  

  Presenting Author: Dane Hudson Smith, PhD – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Xiaofeng Yang – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Anjali Mohan – Medical University of South Carolina

  Co-Author: Addison Gearhart – Seattle Children's Hospital

  Co-Author: George Baker – Medical University of South Carolina
• 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

  In Vivo Performance of Airway and Lung Ultrasound Enhanced via Inhalable Contrast Agents
  

  Presenting Author: Andrew Weitz – UNC Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Phillip W. Clapp, Ph.D. – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Phillip Durham – UNC Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: David B. Hill – UNC - Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: James Tsuruta – UNC Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Yueh Z. Lee, MD, PhD – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Paul A. Dayton, Ph.D. – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

  Last Author: Melissa Caughey – Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Melissa Caughey – Johns Hopkins University
• 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT

  Twinkling Peptide Nanoemulsions for Precision Ultrasound Detection of Atherosclerotic Plaques
  

  Presenting Author: Inhye Kim, PhD – The Penn State University

  Co-Author: Jacob Elliott – The Penn State University

  Co-Author: Atip Lawanprasert – University of California, Berkeley

  Co-Author: Julianna Simon – The Penn State University

  Primary Investigator: Scott Medina – The Penn State University

  Co-Author: Anthony Koehle III

  Co-Author: Grace Wood

  Co-Author: Rita Castro
• 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

  Applying Ultrasound to Mechanically and Noninvasively Sensitize Prostate Tumors to TRAIL-Mediated Apoptosis in Vivo
  

  Presenting Author: Abigail Fabiano – Vanderbilt University

  Co-Author: Malachy Newman – Vanderbilt University

  Co-Author: Jenna Dombroski – Vanderbilt University

  Co-Author: Samantha Knoblauch – Vanderbilt University

  Co-Author: Katherine Gibson-Corley – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Benjamin Kaufman – Rice University

  Co-Author: Liqin Ren, PhD – Rice University

  Co-Author: Charles Caskey – Vanderbilt University/ Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  Last Author: Michael King – Rice University

  Primary Investigator: Michael King – Rice University
• 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT

  Characterizing Temperature-dependent Properties of Fat for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapies
  

  Presenting Author: Brian Easthope – Brigham Young University

  Co-Author: Ben Jackson – Brigham Young University

  Co-Author: Brianne Geiger – Brigham Young University

  Co-Author: Amelia Martin – Brigham Young University

  Last Author: Christopher Dillon, PhD – Brigham Young University

  Primary Investigator: Christopher Dillon, PhD – Brigham Young University
• 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT

  Beyond Linear Elasticity Imaging with Acoustic Radiation Force Ultrasound Shearwave Elastography
  

  Presenting Author: Stephen McAleavey – University of Rochester

  Co-Author: Siladitya Khan – University of Rochester

  Co-Author: Fan Feng – University of Rochester

  Co-Author: Zimeng Gao – University of Rochester Medical Center

  Co-Author: Stefanie Hollenbach – University of Rochester Medical Center

  Co-Author: Marvin Doyley – University of Rochester

  Last Author: Stephen McAleavey – University of Rochester