Gregg E. Trahey

Robert Plonsey Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering

My laboratory develops and evaluates novel ultrasonic imaging methods. Current projects involve high resolutioon imaging of the breast and mechanical characterization of the breast and cardiovascular system. We conduct phantom, animal, ex vivo and in vivo trials. Current clinical trials involve imaging of soft and hard vascular plaques and mecahnical imaging of breast lesions.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Robert Plonsey Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Professor in Radiology
  • Bass Fellow

Contact Information

  • Office Location: 275 Engineering Annex, Durham, NC 27708
  • Office Phone: (919) 660-5169
  • Email Address: gregg.trahey@duke.edu
  • Websites:

Education

  • B.S. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1975
  • M.S. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1979
  • Ph.D. Duke University, 1985

Research Interests

Medical ultrasound, image guided surgery, adaptive imaging, imaging of tissue's mechanical properties, and radiation force imaging.

Courses Taught

  • BME 354L: Introduction to Medical Instrumentation
  • BME 494: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
  • BME 542: Principles of Ultrasound Imaging (GE, IM)
  • BME 844: Advanced Ultrasonic Imaging
  • BME 848L: Radiology in Practice
  • MEDPHY 738: Radiology in Practice

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Long, James, Gregg Trahey, and Nick Bottenus. “Spatial Coherence in Medical Ultrasound: A Review.” Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 48, no. 6 (June 2022): 975–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.01.009.
  • Ahmed, Rifat, Nick Bottenus, James Long, and Gregg E. Trahey. “Reverberation Clutter Suppression Using 2-D Spatial Coherence Analysis.” Ieee Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 69, no. 1 (January 2022): 84–97. https://doi.org/10.1109/tuffc.2021.3108059.
  • Offerdahl, Katelyn, Matthew Huber, Will Long, Nick Bottenus, Rendon Nelson, and Gregg Trahey. “Occult Regions of Suppressed Coherence in Liver B-Mode Images.” Ultrasound Med Biol 48, no. 1 (January 2022): 47–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.09.007.
  • Long, James, Nick Bottenus, and Gregg E. Trahey. “Frequency-Dependent Spatial Coherence in Conventional and Chirp Transmissions.” Ieee Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 68, no. 5 (May 2021): 1707–20. https://doi.org/10.1109/tuffc.2021.3050120.
  • Bottenus, Nick, Melissa LeFevre, Jayne Cleve, Anna Lisa Crowley, and Gregg Trahey. “Resolution and Speckle Reduction in Cardiac Imaging.” Ieee Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 68, no. 4 (April 2021): 1131–43. https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2020.3034518.