Mark L. Palmeri

Research Themes

Biomedical & Health Data Sciences, Biomedical Imaging & Biophotonics, Biosensors & Bioinstrumentation

Research Interests

Ultrasonic imaging, specifically using acoustic radiation force to characterize the mechanical properties of tissue, and finite element analysis of soft tissue response to impulsive radiation force excitation. Other research interests include ultrasonic bioeffects and mechanical testing of soft tissues.

Bio

Mark L. Palmeri received his B.S. degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Duke University, Durham, NC, in 2000.  He was a James B. Duke graduate fellow and received his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 2005 and his M.D. degree from the Duke University School of Medicine in 2007.  He is currently a Professor of the Practice in Biomedical Engineering and Anesthesiology at Duke University.  He is an Associate Editor for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology  and he serves as a member of the RSNA Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance (QIBA) committee for ultrasound shear wave speed imaging. His research interests include acoustic radiation force shear wave elasticity imaging, ultrasonic imaging, finite element analysis of soft tissue response to acoustic radiation force excitation, medical image processing, deep learning and medical instrumentation design.

Education

• B.S.E. Duke University, 2000
• Ph.D. Duke University, 2005
• M.D. Duke University, 2007

Positions

• Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Assistant Research Professor of Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Lois and John L. Imhoff Distinguished Teaching Award. Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. 2017
• Certificate for Excellence in Teaching. Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. 2015
• Lois and John L. Imhoff Distinguished Teaching Award. Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. 2012
• James B. Duke Graduate Fellowship. Duke University Graduate School. 2002

Courses Taught

• BME 791: Graduate Independent Study
• BME 590L: Special Topics with Lab
• BME 494: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
• BME 493: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
• BME 474L: Medical Device Design II
• BME 473L: Medical Device Design I
• BME 290L: Intermediate Topics with Lab (GE)

Publications

• Chan DY, Morris DC, Moavenzadeh SR, Lye TH, Polascik TJ, Palmeri ML, et al. Multiparametric Ultrasound Imaging of Prostate Cancer Using Deep Neural Networks. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2024 Nov;50(11):1716–23.
• Huang O, Shi Z, Garg N, Jensen C, Palmeri ML. Automated Spontaneous Echo Contrast Detection Using a Multisequence Attention Convolutional Neural Network. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2024 Jun;50(6):788–96.
• Paley CT, Knight AE, Jin FQ, Moavenzadeh SR, Rouze NC, Pietrosimone LS, et al. Rotational 3D shear wave elasticity imaging: Effect of knee flexion on 3D shear wave propagation in in vivo vastus lateralis. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2024 Feb;150:106302.
• Huang O, Palmeri ML. TPU Based Deep Learning Image Enhancement for Real-Time Point-of-Care Ultrasound. IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging. 2024 Jan 1;10:461–8.
• Jin FQ, Huang O, Kleindienst Robler S, Morton S, Platt A, Egger JR, et al. A Hybrid Deep Learning Approach to Identify Preventable Childhood Hearing Loss. Ear and hearing. 2023 Sep;44(5):1262–70.
• Chan DY, Morris DC, Polascik TJ, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Combined ARFI and Shear Wave Imaging of Prostate Cancer: Optimizing Beam Sequences and Parameter Reconstruction Approaches. Ultrason Imaging. 2023 Jul;45(4):175–86.
• Paley CT, Knight AE, Jin FQ, Moavenzadeh SR, Pietrosimone LS, Hobson-Webb LD, et al. Repeatability of Rotational 3-D Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging Measurements in Skeletal Muscle. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2023 Mar;49(3):750–60.
• Jin FQ, Rouze NC, Paley CT, Nightingale KR, Palmeri ML. Physics-informed neural networks for modeling acoustic radiation force-induced shear wave propagation and the reconstruction of material parameters from observations. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2023.
• Knight AE, Jin FQ, Paley CT, Rouze NC, Moavenzadeh SR, Pietrosimone LS, et al. Parametric Analysis of SV Mode Shear Waves in Transversely Isotropic Materials Using Ultrasonic Rotational 3-D SWEI. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2022 Nov;69(11):3145–54.
• Moavenzadeh S, Palmeri ML, Ferraioli G, Barr RG. Liver stiffness measurement techniques: Basics. In: Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease: A Practical Approach. 2022. p. 25–34.
• Moavenzadeh S, Palmeri ML, Ferraioli G, Barr RG. Artifacts in liver stiffness evaluation. In: Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease: A Practical Approach. 2022. p. 81–94.
• Knight AE, Trutna CA, Rouze NC, Hobson-Webb LD, Caenen A, Jin FQ, et al. Full Characterization of in vivo Muscle as an Elastic, Incompressible, Transversely Isotropic Material Using Ultrasonic Rotational 3D Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2022 Jan;41(1):133–44.
• Jin FQ, Knight AE, Paley CT, Pietrosimone LS, Hobson-Webb LD, Nightingale KR, et al. An Open-Source Radon-Transform Shear Wave Speed Estimator with Masking Functionality to Isolate Different Shear-Wave Modes. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2022.
• Chan DY, Moavenzadeh SR, Polascik TJ, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Screening and Image-Guided Targeted Biopsy of Prostate Cancer Using 3D Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2022.
• Paley CT, Knight AE, Jin FQ, Moavenzadeh S, Rouze NC, Pietrosimone LS, et al. On the correlation between knee flexion and 3D shear wave speed and amplitude in in vivo vastus lateralis. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2022.
• Jin FQ, Rouze NC, Knight AE, Nightingale KR, Palmeri ML. Modeling Shear Wave Propagation in an Incompressible, Transversely Isotropic Material Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2022.
• Chan DY, Morris DC, Polascik TJ, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Displacement Estimation in ARFI Imaging. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2021 Jul;68(7):2472–81.
• Jin FQ, Knight AE, Cardones AR, Nightingale KR, Palmeri ML. Semi-automated weak annotation for deep neural network skin thickness measurement. Ultrason Imaging. 2021 Jul;43(4):167–74.
• Morris DC, Chan DY, Palmeri ML, Polascik TJ, Foo W-C, Nightingale KR. Prostate Cancer Detection Using 3-D Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2021 Jul;47(7):1670–80.
• Cardones AR, Hall RP, Sullivan KM, Hooten J, Lee SY, Liu B, et al. Quantifying Skin Stiffness in Graft-Versus-Host Disease, Morphea, and Systemic Sclerosis Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography. J Invest Dermatol. 2021 Apr;141(4):924-927.e2.
• Palmeri ML, Milkowski A, Barr R, Carson P, Couade M, Chen J, et al. Radiological Society of North America/Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance Shear Wave Speed Bias Quantification in Elastic and Viscoelastic Phantoms. Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2021 Mar;40(3):569–81.
• Torres A, Palmeri ML, Feltovich H, Hall TJ, Rosado-Mendez IM. Shear wave dispersion as a potential biomarker for cervical remodeling during pregnancy: evidence from a non-human primate model. Frontiers in physics. 2021 Feb;8:606664.
• Trutna CA, Knight AE, Jin FQ, Rouze NC, Pietrosimone LS, Toth AP, et al. Group Shear Wave Speed Viscoelastic Analysis using 3D Rotational Volumetric Shear Wave Imaging in Relaxed and Contracted in vivo Muscle. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2021.
• Chan DY, Morris DC, Lye T, Polascik TJ, Palmeri ML, Mamou J, et al. Deep neural network for multiparametric ultrasound imaging of prostate cancer. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2021.
• Knight AE, Trutna CA, Jin FQ, Rouze NC, Pietrosimone LS, Hobson-Webb LD, et al. Factors Affecting in vivo SH and SV Mode Wave Propagation in vastus lateralis Muscle at Varying Knee Flexion Angles Using Ultrasonic Rotational 3D SWEI. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2021.
• Jin FQ, Carlson LC, Hall TJ, Feltovich H, Palmeri ML. Deep Learning Based Quantitative Uncertainty Estimation for Ultrasound Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2021.
• Jin FQ, Trutna CA, Knight AE, Hobson-Webb LD, Nightingale KR, Palmeri ML. Quantification of Skeletal Muscle Fiber Orientation in 3D Ultrasound B-Modes. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2021.
• Morris DC, Chan DY, Lye TH, Chen H, Palmeri ML, Polascik TJ, et al. Multiparametric Ultrasound for Targeting Prostate Cancer: Combining ARFI, SWEI, QUS and B-Mode. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020 Dec;46(12):3426–39.
• Jin FQ, Palmeri ML. Does Ultrasonic Data Format Matter for Deep Neural Networks? In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2020.
• Huang O, Long J, Long W, Pinton G, Trahey GE, Palmeri ML. UltraNet: Deep Learning Tools for Modeling Acoustic Wall Clutter. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2020.
• Trutna CA, Knight AE, Rouze NC, Hobson-Webb LD, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Viscoelastic Characterization in Muscle using Group Speed Analysis and Volumetric Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2020.
• Chan DY, Morris DC, Lye T, Polascik TJ, Palmeri ML, Mamou J, et al. Evaluating Image Quality Improvement in Multiparametric Ultrasound Imaging of Prostate Cancer by Combining ARFI, SWEI, B-mode, and QUS. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2020.
• Knight AE, Trutna CA, Rouze NC, Hobson-Webb LD, Palmeri ML, Caenen A, et al. Demonstration of Complex Shear Wave Patterns in Skeletal Muscle in vivo Using 3D SWEI. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2020.
• Huang O, Long W, Bottenus N, Lerendegui M, Trahey GE, Farsiu S, et al. MimickNet, Mimicking Clinical Image Post- Processing Under Black-Box Constraints. IEEE transactions on medical imaging. 2020 Jun;39(6):2277–86.
• Trutna CA, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Measurement of Viscoelastic Material Model Parameters Using Fractional Derivative Group Shear Wave Speeds in Simulation and Phantom Data. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2020 Feb;67(2):286–95.
• Palmeri ML. Characterizing liver stiffness with acoustic radiation force. In: Liver Elastography: Clinical Use and Interpretation. 2020. p. 41–9.
• Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Tractable calculation of the Green's tensor for shear wave propagation in an incompressible, transversely isotropic material. Physics in medicine and biology. 2020 Jan;65(1):015014.
• Palmeri M. Verasonics Processing Test Data. 2019.
• Morris DC, Chan DY, Chen H, Palmeri ML, Polascik TJ, Foo WC, et al. Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Targeting of Prostate Cancer using ARFI, SWEI, B-mode, and QUS. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2019. p. 880–3.
• Trutna CA, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Robust Model-Based Viscoelastic Characterization of QIBA Phantoms through Fractional Derivative Group Shear Wave Speeds. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2019. p. 1391–4.
• Chan DY, Morris DC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. A Fully Convolutional Neural Network for Rapid Displacement Estimation in ARFI Imaging. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2019. p. 111–4.
• Knight AE, Pely AB, Jin FQ, Cardones AR, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Analysis of Factors Affecting Shear Wave Speed in in vivo Skin. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2019. p. 970–3.
• Jin FQ, Postiglione M, Knight AE, Cardones AR, Nightingale KR, Palmeri ML. Comparison of Deep Learning and Classical Image Processing for Skin Segmentation. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2019. p. 1152–5.
• Trutna CA, Lipman SL, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Large Field-Of-View Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging with Combined On- and Off-Axis Stiffness Estimation for High Frame Rate Hepatic HCC Screening. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2019. p. 1368–71.
• Chan DY, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Bayesian Shear Wave Speed Reconstruction with an On-Axis ARFI Prior. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2019. p. 213–6.
• Huang O, Long W, Bottenus N, Trahey GE, Farsiu S, Palmeri ML. MimickNet, Matching Clinical Post-Processing under Realistic Black-Box Constraints. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2019. p. 1145–51.
• Torres A, Palmeri ML, Feltovich H, Hall TJ, Rosado-Mendez IM. Evaluation of sensitivity of ultrasound imaging biomarkers of cervical viscosity based on shear wave elasticity imaging: A simulation study. In: AIP Conference Proceedings. 2019.
• Selzo MR, Moore CJ, Hossain MM, Palmeri ML, Gallippi CM. Corrections to "On the Quantitative Potential of Viscoelastic Response (VisR) Ultrasound Using the One-Dimensional Mass-Spring-Damper Model". IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2019 Jan;66(1):251.
• Caenen A, Hollender P, Bottenus N, Segers P, Trahey G, Palmeri M. Investigating the Degree of Shear Wave Speed Anisotropy as a Function of Studied Ventricular Zone. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2018.
• Walsh K, Palmeri M, Byram B. On-Axis Acoustic Radiation Force-Based Elasticity Measurement in Homogeneous and Layered, Skin-Mimicking Phantoms. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2018.
• Palmeri M, Chen S, Urban MW, Qiang B. QIBA Ultrasound Shear Wave Speed Digital Phantoms. 2018.
• Rouze NC, Deng Y, Trutna CA, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Characterization of Viscoelastic Materials Using Group Shear Wave Speeds. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2018 May;65(5):780–94.
• Rosado-Mendez IM, Carlson LC, Woo KM, Santoso AP, Guerrero QW, Palmeri ML, et al. Quantitative assessment of cervical softening during pregnancy in the Rhesus macaque with shear wave elasticity imaging. Physics in medicine and biology. 2018 Apr;63(8):085016.
• Lipman SL, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Impact of Acoustic Radiation Force Excitation Geometry on Shear Wave Dispersion and Attenuation Estimates. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2018 Apr;44(4):897–908.
• Carlson LC, Hall TJ, Rosado-Mendez IM, Palmeri ML, Feltovich H. Detection of Changes in Cervical Softness Using Shear Wave Speed in Early versus Late Pregnancy: An in Vivo Cross-Sectional Study. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2018 Mar;44(3):515–21.
• Deng Y, Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Haystead CM, Nightingale KR. Evaluating the Benefit of Elevated Acoustic Output in Harmonic Motion Estimation in Ultrasonic Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2018 Feb;44(2):303–10.
• Lipman SL, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Large Field-of-View Shear Wave Imaging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2018.
• Hollender P, Knight A, Caenen A, Shashikumar N, Lee I, Palmeri M, et al. Anisotropic Constructive Shearwave Interference Measurement of Transversely Anisotropic Materials. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2018.
• Cody Morris D, Chan DY, Palmeri ML, Glass TJ, McCormick MM, Jack Tay K, et al. Correlation Between 3D ARFI and Quantitative Imaging Metrics from SWEI and Multi-Parametric MRI in Vivo in Normal and Cancerous Prostate Tissue. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2018.
• Chan DY, Lipman SL, Palmeri ML, Morris DC, Polascik TJ, Rouze NC, et al. Prostate Shear Wave Elastography: Multiresolution Reconstruction Dependence on Push Beam Spacing. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2018.
• Knight A, Hollender P, Shashikumar N, Nightingale K, Palmeri M. Constructive shearwave interference (CSI): Concept and feasibility. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Morris DC, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Group shear wave based viscoelastic parameter estimation in SWEI: Analysis of sources of bias. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Rouze NC, Trutna CA, Deng Y, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Notice of Removal: Comparison of methods for measuring the frequency dependent phase velocity and attenuation in viscoelastic materials. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Rosado-Mendez IM, Drehfal LC, Santoso AP, Guerrero QW, Palmeri ML, Feltovich H, et al. Notice of Removal: Biological factors affecting shear wave speed measurements in the Rhesus macaque non-pregnant cervix. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Rosado-Mendez IM, Drehfal LC, Santoso AP, Guerrero QW, Woo KM, Palmeri ML, et al. Notice of Removal: Biological and experimental factors affecting the assessment of cervical softening during pregnancy with shear wave elasticity imaging. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Palmeri M. Notice of Removal: Shear wave speed: Becoming a clinically valuable biomarker. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Rouze NC, Trutna CA, Deng Y, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Comparison of SWEI methods for measuring the frequency dependent phase velocity and attenuation in viscoelastic materials. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Morris DC, Rouze N, Palmeri M, Nightingale K. Group-shearwave based viscoelastic parameter estimation: Analysis of sources of bias. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Deng Y, Palmeri M, Rouze N, Haystead C, Nightingale K. Notice of Removal: Investigating the impact of elevated acoustic output in B-mode harmonic imaging and harmonic motion tracking. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Knight A, Hollender P, Nightingale K, Palmeri M. Constructive shearwave imaging: Feasibility and improvements in SNR. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Kakkad V, Hollender P, Palmeri M, Trahey G. Notice of Removal: Parameters impacting accuracy of ARFI-derived stiffness ratios: A simulation study with implications on measurement of dynamic myocardial stiffness. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2017.
• Deng Y, Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Trahey GE, Haystead CM, Nightingale KR. Quantifying Image Quality Improvement Using Elevated Acoustic Output in B-Mode Harmonic Imaging. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2017 Oct;43(10):2416–25.
• Rouze NC, Deng Y, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Accounting for the Spatial Observation Window in the 2-D Fourier Transform Analysis of Shear Wave Attenuation. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2017 Oct;43(10):2500–6.
• Rosado-Mendez IM, Palmeri ML, Drehfal LC, Guerrero QW, Simmons H, Feltovich H, et al. Assessment of Structural Heterogeneity and Viscosity in the Cervix Using Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging: Initial Results from a Rhesus Macaque Model. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2017 Apr;43(4):790–803.
• Palmeri ML, Qiang B, Chen S, Urban MW. Guidelines for Finite-Element Modeling of Acoustic Radiation Force-Induced Shear Wave Propagation in Tissue-Mimicking Media. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2017 Jan;64(1):78–92.
• Deng Y, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Ultrasonic Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging Sequencing and Data Processing Using a Verasonics Research Scanner. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2017 Jan;64(1):164–76.
• Pely A, Nightingale KR, Palmeri ML. Dispersion analysis in skin using FEM: Characterizing the effects of the lower boundary material on the propagation of shear waves. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2016.
• Walsh K, Palmeri M, Byram B. On-axis acoustic radiation force-based stiffness estimation in phantoms. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2016.
• Lipman SL, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. On the feasibility of estimating ultrasonic shear wave attenuation using amplitude-based methods. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2016.
• Hollender P, Palmeri M, Trahey G. Single track location Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging of the liver with reduced propagation windows. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2016.
• Palmeri M, Glass T, Gupta R, McCormick M, Brown A, Polascik T, et al. Comparison between 3D ARFI imaging and mpMRI in detecting clinically-significant prostate cancer lesions. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2016.
• Rouze NC, Deng Y, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Robust characterization of viscoelastic materials from measurements of group shear wave speeds. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2016.
• Selzo MR, Moore CJ, Hossain MM, Palmeri ML, Gallippi CM. On the Quantitative Potential of Viscoelastic Response (VisR) Ultrasound Using the One-Dimensional Mass-Spring-Damper Model. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2016 Sep;63(9):1276–87.
• Huang B, Drehfal LC, Rosado-Mendez IM, Guerrero QW, Palmeri ML, Simmons HA, et al. Estimation of Shear Wave Speed in the Rhesus Macaques' Uterine Cervix. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2016 Sep;63(9):1243–52.
• Lipman SL, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Evaluating the Improvement in Shear Wave Speed Image Quality Using Multidimensional Directional Filters in the Presence of Reflection Artifacts. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2016 Aug;63(8):1049–63.
• Rosado-Mendez IM, Guerrero QW, Drehfal LC, Santoso AP, Subramanian S, Kohn S, et al. Changes in cervical stiffness during pregnancy: Preliminary assessment with shear wave elasticity imaging in the rhesus macaque. In: AIP Conference Proceedings. 2016.
• Palmeri ML, Glass TJ, Miller ZA, Rosenzweig SJ, Buck A, Polascik TJ, et al. Identifying Clinically Significant Prostate Cancers using 3-D In Vivo Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging with Whole-Mount Histology Validation. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2016 Jun;42(6):1251–62.
• Barr RG, Ferraioli G, Palmeri ML, Goodman ZD, Garcia-Tsao G, Rubin J, et al. Elastography Assessment of Liver Fibrosis: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Statement. Ultrasound quarterly. 2016 Jun;32(2):94–107.
• Rosado-Mendez IM, Drehfal LC, Huang B, Guerrero QW, Palmeri ML, Simmons HA, et al. Cervical Viscoelasticity Assessed Through Shear Wave Elasticity: Comparison of Rhesus Macaques and Humans. In: REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES. SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC; 2016. p. 297A-298A.
• Deng Y, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. On System-Dependent Sources of Uncertainty and Bias in Ultrasonic Quantitative Shear-Wave Imaging. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2016 Mar;63(3):381–93.
• O’Hare JK, Ade KK, Sukharnikova T, Van Hooser SD, Palmeri ML, Yin HH, et al. Pathway-Specific Striatal Substrates for Habitual Behavior. Neuron. 2016 Feb 3;89(3):472–9.
• Deng Y, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. System dependent sources of error in time-of-flight shear wave speed measurements. In: 2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2015. 2015.
• Deng Y, Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Haysteady CM, Nightingale KR. Quantifying the benefit of elevated acoustic output in harmonic imaging. In: 2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2015. 2015.
• Lee SY, Cardones AR, Nightingale K, Palmeri M. Characterizing sclerotic skin stiffness with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) and Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging (SWEI). In: 2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2015. 2015.
• Palmeri M, Nightingale K, Fielding S, Rouze N, Deng Y, Lynch T, et al. RSNA QIBA ultrasound shear wave speed Phase II phantom study in viscoelastic media. In: 2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2015. 2015.
• Herickhoff CD, Dahl JJ, Palmeri ML. Intravascular acoustic radiation force imaging. In: 2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2015. 2015.
• Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Measurement of the frequency dependent phase velocity and attenuation from the Fourier description of shear wave propagation: Addressing geometric spreading arising from spatially asymmetric Gaussian excitations. In: 2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2015. 2015.
• Walsh K, Dumont D, Palmeri M, Byram B. On-axis radiation-force-based quantitative stiffness estimation with a Bayesian displacement estimator. In: 2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2015. 2015.
• Lee SY, Cardones AR, Doherty J, Nightingale K, Palmeri M. Preliminary Results on the Feasibility of Using ARFI/SWEI to Assess Cutaneous Sclerotic Diseases. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2015 Nov;41(11):2806–19.
• Barr RG, Ferraioli G, Palmeri ML, Goodman ZD, Garcia-Tsao G, Rubin J, et al. Elastography Assessment of Liver Fibrosis: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Statement. Radiology. 2015 Sep;276(3):845–61.
• Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. An analytic, Fourier domain description of shear wave propagation in a viscoelastic medium using asymmetric Gaussian sources. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2015 Aug;138(2):1012–22.
• Gupta RT, Kauffman CR, Garcia-Reyes K, Palmeri ML, Madden JF, Polascik TJ, et al. Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values of the Benign Central Zone of the Prostate: Comparison With Low- and High-Grade Prostate Cancer. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Aug;205(2):331–6.
• Deng Y, Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Rosenzweig SJ, Abdelmalek MF, Nightingale KR. Analyzing the Impact of Increasing Mechanical Index and Energy Deposition on Shear Wave Speed Reconstruction in Human Liver. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2015 Jul;41(7):1948–57.
• Carlson LC, Romero ST, Palmeri ML, Muñoz Del Rio A, Esplin SM, Rotemberg VM, et al. Changes in shear wave speed pre- and post-induction of labor: a feasibility study. Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015 Jul;46(1):93–8.
• Barr RG, Nakashima K, Amy D, Cosgrove D, Farrokh A, Schafer F, et al. WFUMB guidelines and recommendations for clinical use of ultrasound elastography: Part 2: breast. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2015 May;41(5):1148–60.
• Ferraioli G, Filice C, Castera L, Choi BI, Sporea I, Wilson SR, et al. WFUMB guidelines and recommendations for clinical use of ultrasound elastography: Part 3: liver. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2015 May;41(5):1161–79.
• Shiina T, Nightingale KR, Palmeri ML, Hall TJ, Bamber JC, Barr RG, et al. WFUMB guidelines and recommendations for clinical use of ultrasound elastography: Part 1: basic principles and terminology. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2015 May;41(5):1126–47.
• Huang B, Carlson LC, Guerrero QW, Rosado-Mendez IM, Palmeri ML, Hall TJ, et al. Quantifying Rhesus Monkey Cervical Softness With Shear Wave Speed Estimation. REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES. 2015 Mar 1;22:328A-328A.
• Urbanczyk CA, Palmeri ML, Bass CR. Material characterization of in vivo and in vitro porcine brain using shear wave elasticity. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2015 Mar;41(3):713–23.
• Rosenzweig S, Palmeri M, Nightingale K. Analysis of rapid multi-focal-zone ARFI imaging. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2015 Feb;62(2):280–9.
• Garcia-Reyes K, Passoni NM, Palmeri ML, Kauffman CR, Choudhury KR, Polascik TJ, et al. Detection of prostate cancer with multiparametric MRI (mpMRI): effect of dedicated reader education on accuracy and confidence of index and anterior cancer diagnosis. Abdom Imaging. 2015 Jan;40(1):134–42.
• Doherty JR, Palmeri ML, Trahey GE, Nightingale KR. Acoustic Radiation Force-Based Elasticity Imaging. In: Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy. 2015. p. 229–59.
• Palmeri ML, Miller ZA, Glass TJ, Garcia-Reyes K, Gupta RT, Rosenzweig SJ, et al. B-mode and acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging of prostate zonal anatomy: comparison with 3T T2-weighted MR imaging. Ultrason Imaging. 2015 Jan;37(1):22–41.
• Nightingale KR, Rouze NC, Rosenzweig SJ, Wang MH, Abdelmalek MF, Guy CD, et al. Derivation and analysis of viscoelastic properties in human liver: impact of frequency on fibrosis and steatosis staging. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2015 Jan;62(1):165–75.
• Deng Y, Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Rosenzweig SJ, Abdelmalek MF, Nightingale KR. Analyzing the impact of increasing Mechanical Index (MI) and energy deposition on shear wave speed (SWS) reconstruction in human liver. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2014. p. 719–22.
• Palmeri ML, Deng Y, Rouze NC, Nightingale KR. Dependence of shear wave spectral content on acoustic radiation force excitation duration and spatial beamwidth. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2014. p. 1105–8.
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• Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Estimation of model parameters characterizing dispersion in ARFI induced shear waves in in vivo human liver. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2014. p. 983–6.
• Dumont D, Palmeri M, Eyerly S, Wolf P, Byram B. Feasibility of using a generalized-Gaussian Markov random field prior for Bayesian speckle tracking of small displacements. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2014 Oct 20;1845–8.
• Lipman SL, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Improving the accuracy of shear wave speed reconstructions using 4D directional filters in the presence of reflection artifacts. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2014. p. 2312–5.
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• Carlson LC, Feltovich H, Palmeri ML, del Rio AM, Hall TJ. Statistical analysis of shear wave speed in the uterine cervix. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2014 Oct;61(10):1651–60.
• Carlson LC, Feltovich H, Palmeri ML, Dahl JJ, Munoz del Rio A, Hall TJ. Estimation of shear wave speed in the human uterine cervix. Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014 Apr;43(4):452–8.
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• Urbanczyk C, Palmeri M, Bass CR. Material characterization of in vivo and in vitro porcine brain using shear wave elasticity. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2013 Dec 1;21–4.
• Carlson LC, Feltovich H, Palmeri MM, Del Rio AM, Wang MH, Hall TJ. Detecting cervical softness with shear wave speed estimation. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2013 Dec 1;80–3.
• Carlson LC, Feltovich H, Palmeri MM, Munoz Del Rio A, Wang MH, Hall TJ. Spatial variability of shear wave speed estimation in the non-pregnant cervix. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2013 Dec 1;84–7.
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• Rouze NC, Wang MH, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Finite element modeling of impulsive excitation and shear wave propagation in an incompressible, transversely isotropic medium. Journal of biomechanics. 2013 Nov;46(16):2761–8.
• Palmeri ML, Feltovich H, Homyk AD, Carlson LC, Hall TJ. Evaluating the feasibility of acoustic radiation force impulse shear wave elasticity imaging of the uterine cervix with an intracavity array: a simulation study. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2013 Oct;60(10):2053–64.
• Wang M, Byram B, Palmeri M, Rouze N, Nightingale K. Imaging transverse isotropic properties of muscle by monitoring acoustic radiation force induced shear waves using a 2-D matrix ultrasound array. IEEE transactions on medical imaging. 2013 Sep;32(9):1671–84.
• Rotemberg V, Byram B, Palmeri M, Wang M, Nightingale K. Ultrasonic characterization of the nonlinear properties of canine livers by measuring shear wave speed and axial strain with increasing portal venous pressure. Journal of biomechanics. 2013 Jul;46(11):1875–81.
• Doherty JR, Trahey GE, Nightingale KR, Palmeri ML. Acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging in diagnostic ultrasound. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2013 Apr;60(4):685–701.
• Wang M, Byram B, Palmeri M, Rouze N, Nightingale K. On the precision of time-of-flight shear wave speed estimation in homogeneous soft solids: initial results using a matrix array transducer. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2013 Apr;60(4):758–70.
• Hsu CML, Palmeri ML, Segars WP, Veress AI, Dobbins JT. Generation of a suite of 3D computer-generated breast phantoms from a limited set of human subject data. Med Phys. 2013 Apr;40(4):043703.
• Byram B, Trahey GE, Palmeri M. Bayesian speckle tracking. Part I: an implementable perturbation to the likelihood function for ultrasound displacement estimation. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2013 Jan;60(1):132–43.
• Patel V, Light E, Herickhoff C, Grant G, Britz G, Wilson C, et al. Intracranial dual-mode IVUS and hyperthermia using circular arrays: preliminary experiments. Ultrason Imaging. 2013 Jan;35(1):17–29.
• Byram B, Trahey GE, Palmeri M. Bayesian speckle tracking. Part II: biased ultrasound displacement estimation. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2013 Jan;60(1):144–57.
• Doherty JR, Dumont DM, Trahey GE, Palmeri ML. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging of vulnerable plaques: a finite element method parametric analysis. Journal of biomechanics. 2013 Jan;46(1):83–90.
• Rosenzweig S, Palmeri M, Rouze N, Lipman S, Kulbacki E, Madden J, et al. Comparison of concurrently acquired in vivo 3D ARFI and SWEI images of the prostate. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2012. p. 97–100.
• Wang MH, Byram BC, Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Nightingale KR. 3D shear wave imaging of anisotropic mechanical properties of muscle using a 2D matrix array transducer. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2012. p. 5–8.
• Rotemberg V, Byram B, Wang M, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Characterizing expansion and stiffening of the canine liver with increasing hepatic pressure. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2012. p. 101–4.
• Rouze NC, Wang MH, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Parameters affecting the resolution and accuracy of 2-D quantitative shear wave images. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2012 Aug;59(8):1729–40.
• Palmeri ML, Abdelmalek MF, Nightingale KR. Reply to: The use of acoustic radiation force-based shear stiffness in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Hepatology. 2012 Apr 1;56(4):996.
• Byram BC, Trahey GE, Palmeri ML. Effect of prior probability quality on biased time-delay estimation. Ultrasonic imaging. 2012 Apr;34(2):65–80.
• Rotemberg V, Palmeri M, Nightingale R, Rouze N, Nightingale K. The impact of hepatic pressurization on liver shear wave speed estimates in constrained versus unconstrained conditions. Physics in medicine and biology. 2012 Jan;57(2):329–41.
• Zhai L, Polascik TJ, Foo W-C, Rosenzweig S, Palmeri ML, Madden J, et al. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging of human prostates: initial in vivo demonstration. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2012 Jan;38(1):50–61.
• Nightingale K, Wang M, Rosenzweig S, Rotemberg V, Rouze N, Palmeri M. TH‐C‐217BCD‐06: Acoustic Radiation Force Based Imaging: An Overview. In: Medical Physics. 2012. p. 4004.
• Patel V, Light E, Herickhoff C, Palmeri M, Grant G, Britz G, et al. Intracranial dual-mode IVUS and hyperthermia using circular arrays. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2011. p. 2185–8.
• Hsu CML, Polascik TJ, Davenport MS, Kauffman C, Gupta RT, Kulbacki E, et al. Methodology to register prostate B-mode and ARFI images to MR and histology. In: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2011. p. 1866–9.
• Rotemberg V, Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Nightingale R, Nightingale KR. Comparison between Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI)-based hepatic stiffness quantification in deformed and undeformed pressurized canine livers. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2011 Dec 1;2090–3.
• Wang MH, Byram BC, Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Nightingale KR. Improving shear wave speed estimation precision in homogeneous media by tracking shear wave propagation in 3D using a real-time volumetric imaging transducer. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2011 Dec 1;1262–5.
• Reusch LM, Feltovich H, Carlson L, Palmeri M, Dahl J, Hall TJ. Comparison of ultrasonic measurements of nulliparous versus multiparous cervices. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2011 Dec 1;1349–52.
• Byram B, Trahey G, Palmeri M. Generalized Bayesian speckle tracking applied to strain and ARFI displacements. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS. 2011 Dec 1;1152–5.
• Nightingale KR, Rouze NC, Wang MH, Zhai L, Palmeri ML. Comparison of qualitative and quantitative acoustic radiation force based elasticity imaging methods. In: Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging. 2011. p. 1606–9.
• Bing KF, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML, Rotemberg VM, Nightingale KR. Combined ultrasonic thermal ablation with interleaved ARFI image monitoring using a single diagnostic curvilinear array: a feasibility study. Ultrasonic imaging. 2011 Oct;33(4):217–32.
• Hsu CML, Palmeri ML, Segars WP, Veress AI, Dobbins JT. An analysis of the mechanical parameters used for finite element compression of a high-resolution 3D breast phantom. Med Phys. 2011 Oct;38(10):5756–70.
• Herickhoff CD, Wilson CM, Grant GA, Britz GW, Light ED, Palmeri ML, et al. Dual-mode IVUS transducer for image-guided brain therapy: preliminary experiments. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2011 Oct;37(10):1667–76.
• Palmeri ML, Wang MH, Rouze NC, Abdelmalek MF, Guy CD, Moser B, et al. Noninvasive evaluation of hepatic fibrosis using acoustic radiation force-based shear stiffness in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Hepatol. 2011 Sep;55(3):666–72.
• Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. What challenges must be overcome before ultrasound elasticity imaging is ready for the clinic? Imaging in medicine. 2011 Aug;3(4):433–44.
• Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Acoustic radiation force-based elasticity imaging methods. Interface focus. 2011 Aug;1(4):553–64.
• Bouchard RR, Hsu SJ, Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Nightingale KR, Trahey GE. Acoustic radiation force-driven assessment of myocardial elasticity using the displacement ratio rate (DRR) method. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2011 Jul;37(7):1087–100.
• Anderson PG, Rouze NC, Palmeri ML. Effect of graphite concentration on shear-wave speed in gelatin-based tissue-mimicking phantoms. Ultrasonic imaging. 2011 Apr;33(2):134–42.
• Rosenzweig S, Palmeri M, Nightingale K. GPU-based real-time small displacement estimation with ultrasound. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2011 Feb;58(2):399–405.
• Rotemberg V, Palmeri M, Rosenzweig S, Grant S, Macleod D, Nightingale K. Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging-based needle visualization. Ultrason Imaging. 2011 Jan;33(1):1–16.
• Nightingale K, Palmeri M, Rouze N, Rosenzweig S, Wang M, Trahey G. TU‐G‐220‐01: Quantitative Elasticity Imaging with Acoustic Radiation Force Induced Shear Waves. In: Medical Physics. 2011. p. 3788–9.
• Rouze NC, Wang MH, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Robust estimation of time-of-flight shear wave speed using a Radon sum transformation. Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2010 Dec 1;21–4.
• Palmeri ML, Rouze NC, Wang MH, Ding X, Nightingale KR. Quantifying the impact of shear wavelength and kernel size on shear wave speed estimation. In: Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2010. p. 13–6.
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• Rouze NC, Wang MH, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Robust estimation of time-of-flight shear wave speed using a radon sum transformation. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2010 Dec;57(12):2662–70.
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• Wang MH, Palmeri ML, Rotemberg VM, Rouze NC, Nightingale KR. Improving the robustness of time-of-flight based shear wave speed reconstruction methods using RANSAC in human liver in vivo. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2010 May;36(5):802–13.
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• Palmeri ML, Xu D, Wang M, Nightingale K. Quantitative images of elastic modulus using tissue dynamics in the region of impulsive acoustic radiation force excitation. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings. 2010 Jan 1;2:487–91.
• Bouchard RR, Palmeri ML, Pinton GF, Trahey GE, Streeter JE, Dayton PA. Optical tracking of acoustic radiation force impulse-induced dynamics in a tissue-mimicking phantom. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2009 Nov;126(5):2733–45.
• Hancock HA, Smith LH, Cuesta J, Durrani AK, Angstadt M, Palmeri ML, et al. Investigations into pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound-enhanced delivery: preliminary evidence for a novel mechanism. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2009 Oct;35(10):1722–36.
• Wang MH, Palmeri ML, Guy CD, Yang L, Hedlund LW, Diehl AM, et al. In vivo quantification of liver stiffness in a rat model of hepatic fibrosis with acoustic radiation force. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2009 Oct;35(10):1709–21.
• Bing KF, Howles GP, Qi Y, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption using a diagnostic ultrasound scanner and Definity in Mice. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2009 Aug;35(8):1298–308.
• Palmeri ML, Dahl JJ, MacLeod DB, Grant SA, Nightingale KR. On the feasibility of imaging peripheral nerves using acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. Ultrason Imaging. 2009 Jul;31(3):172–82.
• Bouchard RR, Palmeri ML, Streeter JE, Dayton PA. Optical quantification of acoustic radiation force impulse-induced dynamics in a translucent phantom. Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2009 Jan 1;1868–70.
• Bouchard RR, Dahl JJ, Hsu SJ, Palmeri ML, Trahey GE. Image quality, tissue heating, and frame rate trade-offs in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2009 Jan;56(1):63–76.
• Bing KF, Rotemberg VM, Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Concurrent ARFI imaging and HIFU ablation using a diagnostic transducer array and ultrasound system with custom beam sequences. In: Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2009. p. 65–8.
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• Wang M, Palmeri M, Rouze N, Nightingale K, Hobson M. Investigating the effects of viscosity on focused, impulsive, acoustic radiation force induced shear wave morphology. In: Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2008. p. 647–50.
• Palmeri ML, Wang MH, Dahl JJ, Frinkley KD, Nightingale KR. Quantifying hepatic shear modulus in vivo using acoustic radiation force. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2008 Apr;34(4):546–58.
• Zhai L, Palmeri ML, Bouchard RR, Nightingale RW, Nightingale KR. An integrated indenter-ARFI imaging system for tissue stiffness quantification. Ultrasonic imaging. 2008 Apr;30(2):95–111.
• Zhai L, Dahl J, Madden J, Mouraviev V, Polascik T, Palmeri M, et al. Three-dimensional acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging of human prostates in vivo. In: Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2008. p. 540–3.
• Wang MH, Hedlund LW, Palmeri ML, Guy CD, Yang L, Diehl AM, et al. In-vivo staging of liver fibrosis in a rat model using acoustic radiation force. Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2007 Dec 1;562–5.
• Palmeri ML, Wang MH, Frinkley KD, Nightingale KR, Abdelmalek MF, Diehl AM. Dependence of in vivo, radiation force derived hepatic shear modulus estimates on imaging approach: Intercostal vs. subcostal. Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2007 Dec 1;566–9.
• Nightingale K, Fahey B, Hsu S, Frinkley K, Dahl J, Palmeri M, et al. On the potential for guidance of ablation therapy using acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. 2007 4th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro - Proceedings. 2007 Nov 27;1116–9.
• Trahey GE, Palmeri M, Nightingale K, Dahl J. Radiation force imaging: Challenges and opportunities. In: Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2007.
• Fahey BJ, Palmeri ML, Trahey GE. The impact of physiological motion on tissue tracking during radiation force imaging. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2007 Jul;33(7):1149–66.
• Dahl JJ, Pinton GF, Palmeri ML, Agrawal V, Nightingale KR, Trahey GE. A parallel tracking method for acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control (USA). 2007;54(2):301–12.
• Palmeri M, Frinkley K, Oldenburg K, Nightingale K. Characterizing acoustic attenuation using focused impulsive acoustic radiation force. In: Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2006. p. 1680–5.
• Dahl JJ, Bouchard RR, Palmeri ML, Agrawal V, Trahey GE. Parallel tracking and other methods for real-time ARFI imaging systems. Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2006 Dec 1;1:1005–8.
• Nightingale KR, Zhai L, Dahl JJ, Frinkley KD, Palmeri ML. Shear wave velocity estimation using acoustic radiation force impulsive excitation in liver In Vivo. Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2006 Dec 1;1:1156–60.
• Palmeri ML, McAleavey SA, Fong KL, Trahey GE, Nightingale KR. Dynamic mechanical response of elastic spherical inclusions to impulsive acoustic radiation force excitation. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2006 Nov;53(11):2065–79.
• Fahey BJ, Palmeri ML, Trahey GE. Frame rate considerations for real-time abdominal acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. Ultrasonic imaging. 2006 Oct;28(4):193–210.
• Palmeri ML, McAleavey SA, Trahey GE, Nightingale KR. Ultrasonic tracking of acoustic radiation force-induced displacements in homogeneous media. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2006 Jul;53(7):1300–13.
• Palmeri ML, Frinkley KD, Oldenburg KG, Nightingale KR. Characterizing acoustic attenuation of homogeneous media using focused impulsive acoustic radiation force. Ultrasonic imaging. 2006 Apr;28(2):114–28.
• Nightingale K, Palmeri M, Trahey G. Analysis of contrast in images generated with transient acoustic radiation force. Ultrasound in medicine & biology. 2006 Jan;32(1):61–72.
• Zhai L, Palmeri M, Nightingale R, Gottfried M, Ludwig K, Nightingale K. A combined indenter/ARFI imaging system. Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2005 Dec 1;1:609–12.
• Frinkley K, Palmeri M, Nightingale K. Controlled spatio-temporal heating patterns using a commercial, diagnostic ultrasound system. In: Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2005. p. 1130–4.
• Palmeri ML, Sharma AC, Bouchard RR, Nightingale RW, Nightingale KR. A finite-element method model of soft tissue response to impulsive acoustic radiation force. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2005 Oct;52(10):1699–712.
• Gentry KL, Palmeri ML, Sachedina N, Smith SW. Finite-element analysis of temperature rise and lesion formation from catheter ultrasound ablation transducers. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2005 Oct;52(10):1713–21.
• Sharma A, Trahey G, Frinkley K, Soo MS, Palmeri M, Nightingale K. Image processing and data acquisition optimization for Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse imaging of in vivo breast masses. In: Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2005. p. 205–15.
• Fahey BJ, Nightingale KR, Nelson RC, Palmeri ML, Trahey GE. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging of the abdomen: demonstration of feasibility and utility. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2005 Sep;31(9):1185–98.
• Palmeri ML, Frinkley KD, Zhai L, Gottfried M, Bentley RC, Ludwig K, et al. Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging of the gastrointestinal tract. Ultrason Imaging. 2005 Apr;27(2):75–88.
• Fahey BJ, Nightingale KR, McAleavey SA, Palmeri ML, Wolf PD, Trahey GE. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging of myocardial radiofrequency ablation: initial in vivo results. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2005 Apr;52(4):631–41.
• Nightingale K, Palmeri M, Frinkley K, Sharma A, Zhai L, Trahey G. Ultrasonic imaging of the mechanical properties of tissues using localized, transient acoustic radiation FORCE. In: ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings. 2005. p. 981–4.
• Gentry KL, Palmeri ML, Sachedina N, Smith SW. Finite element analysis of temperature rise from an integrated 3-D intracardiac echo and ultrasound ablation transducer. Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2004 Dec 1;1:122–5.
• Trahey GE, Palmeri ML, Bentley RC, Nightingale KR. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging of the mechanical properties of arteries: in vivo and ex vivo results. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2004 Sep;30(9):1163–71.
• Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. On the thermal effects associated with radiation force imaging of soft tissue. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2004 May 1;51(5):551–65.
• Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. On the thermal effects associated with radiation force imaging of soft tissue. IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. 2004 May;51(5):551–65.
• Palmeri ML, Frinkley KD, Nightingale KR. Experimental studies of the thermal effects associated with radiation force imaging of soft tissue. Ultrasonic imaging. 2004 Apr;26(2):100–14.
• Nightingale K, Soo MS, Palmeri M, Congdon A, Frinkley K, Trahey G. Imaging tissue mechanical properties using impulsive acoustic radiation force. 2004 2nd IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: Macro to Nano. 2004 Jan 1;1:41–4.
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• Nightingale K, Palmeri M, Bouchard R, Trahey G. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging: A parametric analysis of factors affecting image quality. Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2003 Dec 1;1:548–53.
• Pinton GF, Palmeri ML, McAleavey SA, Nightingale KR, Trahey GE. ARFI imaging of the cardiovascular system. Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2003 Dec 1;1:228–31.
• Palmeri ML, Nightingale KR. Thermal effects associated with acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. In: Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2003. p. 232–7.
• McAleavey SA, Palmeri M, Gracewski S, Trahey GE. Ferromagnetic brachytherapy seed motion in soft tissue: Models, measurements and ultrasound detection. Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2002 Dec 1;2:1575–9.
• Nightingale K, Soo MS, Nightingale R, Bentley R, Stutz D, Palmeri M, et al. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging: Remote palpation of the mechanical properties of tissue. Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2002;2:1821–30.
• Nightingale KR, Palmeri ML, Nightingale RW, Trahey GE. On the feasibility of remote palpation using acoustic radiation force. J Acoust Soc Am. 2001 Jul;110(1):625–34.
• Nightingale K, Palmeri M, Nightingale R, Trahey G. Acoustic remote palpation: Initial in vivo results. In: Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2000. p. 1553–8.
• Nightingale KR, Nightingale RW, Palmeri ML, Trahey GE. A finite element model of remote palpation of breast lesions using radiation force: factors affecting tissue displacement. Ultrasonic imaging. 2000 Jan;22(1):35–54.
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