23rd Annual NeuroTech Convention of SBMT in Los Angeles, 16-19 April 2026
52nd DAGA Acoustic Conference in Dresden, 23-26 March 2026
Internship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Elastography Challenge at the UFFC-JS 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan
About us
Human tissues and organs are not only defined by their anatomy, but also by their mechanical properties - how soft or stiff they are, and how they react to stress and motion. Many diseases, such as liver fibrosis or cancer, alter these properties long before they become visible in standard imaging. If we can measure such subtle changes early, doctors can diagnose illnesses sooner, monitor their progression more accurately, and select better treatment strategies.
We develop new ultrasound-based imaging methods, which will complement existing techniques. By combining these measurements, we can create richer, more reliable maps of tissue mechanics. To achieve this, we design advanced algorithms, test them using computer simulations, laboratory tissue models, and ex vivo samples, and optimize them for clinical relevance. This is accomplished through our current focus areas:
- Tissue characterization and elasticity imaging
- Wave dispersion reconstuction for tissue viscoelasticity estimation
- Estimation of tissue viscoelasticity for a limited field of view (FOV)
- Ultrasound signal and image processing
- Numerical modeling and simulations
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