The PULSE Lab just returned from a rousing and invigorating SPIE Photonics West conference in San Francisco, CA, which took place February 2-7, 2019 (see more details below photos).
Alycen Wiacek 
Alycen Wiacek 
Derek Allman 
Derek Allman 
Eduardo González 
Michelle Graham 
Kelley Kempski
PULSE Lab attendees presented a combined total of six oral and poster presentations:
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Kelley Kempski gave an oral presentation entitled “In vivo demonstration of photoacoustic-guided liver surgery”
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Michelle Graham gave an oral presentation entitled “Simultaneous visualization of nerves and blood vessels with multispectral photoacoustic imaging for intraoperative guidance of neurosurgeries”
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Derek Allman presented his poster “A deep learning-based approach to identify in vivo catheter tips during photoacoustic-guided cardiac interventions”
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Alycen Wiacek presented her poster “Techniques to distinguish the ureter from the uterine artery in photoacoustic-guided hysterectomies”
- Eduardo González presented his poster “Visualization of custom drill bit tips in a human vertebra for photoacoustic-guided spinal fusion surgeries”
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Dr. Bell gave an oral presentation entitled “Deep Learning the Sound of Light to Guide Surgeries” (photo unavailable). She also served as session chair and as a member of the Technical Program Committee of Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XVII.
This work was presented in the following two tracks within the BiOS Conference:
- Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XVII: https://spie.org/PWB/conferencedetails/advanced-biomedical-and-clinical-systems
- Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing: https://spie.org/PWB/conferencedetails/photons-plus-ultrasound
Photonics West BiOS Conference website: https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west/bios