This page lists citations to our Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings.

More details about our recent publications are available here.

Our recent Review and Perspective Articles include:

  1. Photoacoustic imaging for surgical guidance: Principles, applications, and outlook, Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 [pdf]
  2. Photoacoustic-guided surgery from head to toe, Biomedical Optics Express, 2021 [pdf]
  3. Deep learning in biomedical optics, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2021 [pdf]
  4. A review of deep learning applications in lung ultrasound imaging of COVID-19 patients, BME Frontiers, 2022 [pdf]
  5. Photoacoustic Imaging and Characterization of Bone in Medicine: Overview, Applications, and Outlook, Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 2023 [pdf]

 

Journal Articles

(last updated October 13, 2024)

2024

  • Rasquina R, Gubbi MR, Bell MAL, Impact of skin tone on target size detectability in photoacoustic breast imaging, Biophotonics Discovery (accepted September 24, 2024) 
  • Ashikuzzaman M, Sharma A, Venkatayogi N, Oluyemi E, Myers K, Ambinder E, Rivaz H, Bell MAL, MixTURE: L1-Norm-Based Mixed Second-Order Continuity in Strain Tensor Ultrasound Elastography, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control (accepted August 13, 2024) [pdf]
  • Arroyo J, Sharma A, Zhang J, Bell MAL, Predictive model for laser-induced tissue necrosis with immunohistochemistry validation, Biophotonics Discovery 1(2):025003, 2024 [pdf] [featured on cover]
  • Zhao L, Huang J, Bell MAL, Raghavan P,  Measuring myofascial shear strain in chronic shoulder pain with ultrasound shear strain imaging: a case report, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 25, 412, 2024 [pdf]
  • Zhao L, Fong TC, Bell MAL, Detection of COVID-19 features in lung ultrasound images using deep neural networks, Nature Communications Medicine 4, 41, 2024 [pdf]
  • Feng Z, Sun E, China D, Huang X, Hooshangnejad H, Gonzalez EA, Bell MAL, Ding K. Enhancing Image-Guided Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Utilizing Aligned Peak Response Beamforming in Flexible Array Transducers. Cancers, 16(7):1244, 2024 [pdf]
  • China D, Feng Z, Hooshangnejad H, Sforza D, Vagdargi P, Bell MAL, Uneri A, Sisniega A, Ding K, FLEX: FLexible transducer with EXternal tracking for ultrasound imaging with patient-specific geometry estimation, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 71(4):1298-1307, 2024 [pdf]
  • Gubbi M, Assis F, Chrispin J, Bell MAL, Deep Learning In Vivo Catheter Tip Locations for Photoacoustic-Guided Cardiac Interventions, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 29(S1):S11505, 2024 [pdf]
  • Sharma A, Oluyemi E, Myers K, Ambinder E, Bell MAL, Spatial coherence approaches to distinguish suspicious mass contents in fundamental and harmonic breast ultrasound images, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 71(1):70-84, 2024 [pdf]

2023

  • Fernandes GSP, Uliana JH, Bachmann L, Carneiro AAO, Bell MAL, Pavan TZ, Mitigating skin tone bias in linear array in vivo photoacoustic imaging with short-lag spatial coherence beamforming. Photoacoustics, 33:100555, 2023 [pdf]
  • Graham MT, Sharma A, Padovano WM, Suresh V, Chiu A, Thon SM, Tuffaha S, Bell MAL, Optical absorption spectra and corresponding in vivo photoacoustic visualization of exposed peripheral nerves, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 28(9):097001, 2023 [pdf]
  • Zhang J, Wiacek A, Feng Z, Ding K, Bell MAL, Flexible array transducer for photoacoustic-guided interventions: phantom and ex vivo demonstrations. Biomedical Optics Express, 14(8):4349-4368, 2023 [pdf]
  • Huang X, Hooshangnejad H, China D, Feng Z, Lee J, Bell MAL, Ding K, Ultrasound Imaging with Flexible Array Transducer for Pancreatic Cancer Radiation Therapy, Cancers, 15(13):3294, 2023 [pdf]
  • González EA, Bell MAL, Photoacoustic Imaging and Characterization of Bone in Medicine: Overview, Applications, and Outlook, Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 25:207-232, 2023 [Invited Review] [pdf]
  • Wiacek A, Oluyemi E, Myers K, Ambinder E, Bell MAL, Coherence Metrics for Reader-Independent Differentiation of Cystic from Solid Breast Masses in Ultrasound Images, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 49(1):256-268, 2023 [pdf]

2022

  • Ji T, Feng Z, Sun E, Ng SK, Su L, Zhang Y, Han D, Han-Oh S, Iordachita I, Lee J, Kazanzides P, Bell MAL, Wong J, Ding K, A phantom-based analysis for tracking intra-fraction pancreatic tumor motion by ultrasound imaging during radiation therapy, Frontiers in Oncology, section Radiation Oncology, 12, 2022 [pdf]
  • González EA, Bell MAL, Dual-wavelength photoacoustic atlas method to estimate fractional methylene blue and hemoglobin contents, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 27(9):096002, 2022 [pdf]
  • Gubbi MR, Gonzalez EA, Bell MAL, Theoretical Framework to Predict Generalized Contrast-to-Noise Ratios of Photoacoustic Images With Applications to Computer Vision, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 69(6):2098-2114, 2022 [pdf]
  • Zhao L, Bell MAL, A review of deep learning applications in lung ultrasound imaging of COVID-19 patients, BME Frontiers, 2022 [Invited Review] [pdf]

2021

  • Wiacek A, Wang KC, Wu H, Bell MAL, Photoacoustic-guided laparoscopic and open hysterectomy procedures demonstrated with human cadavers, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 40(12):3279-3292, 2021 [pdf]
  • Hyun D, Wiacek A, Goudarzi S, Rothlübbers S, Asif A, Eickel K, Eldar YC, Huang J, Mischi M, Rivaz H, Sinden D, R.J.G. van Sloun, H. Strohm, Bell MAL, Deep Learning for Ultrasound Image Formation: CUBDL Evaluation Framework & Open Datasets, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 68(12):3466-3483, 2021 [pdf | datasets | code]
  • Matrone G, Bell MAL, Ramalli A, Spatial Coherence Beamforming with Multi-Line Transmission to Enhance the Contrast of Coherent Structures in Ultrasound Images Degraded by Acoustic Clutter, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 68(12):3570-3582, 2021 [pdf]
  • González E, Graham C, Bell MAL, Acoustic frequency-based approach for identification of photoacoustic surgical biomarkers, Frontiers in Photonics, 2, 2021 [pdf]
  • Feng Z, Hooshangnejad H, Shin EJ, Narang A, Bell MAL, Ding K, The feasibility of Haar feature-based endoscopic ultrasound probe tracking for implanting hydrogel spacer in radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer, Frontiers in Oncology, 11, 2021 [pdf]
  • Huang X, Bell MAL, Ding K, Deep Learning for Ultrasound Beamforming in Flexible Array Transducer, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 40(11): 3178-3189, 2021 [pdf]
  • González E, Jain A, Bell MAL, Combined ultrasound and photoacoustic image guidance of spinal pedicle cannulation demonstrated with intact ex vivo specimens, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 68(8):2479-2489, 2021 [pdf]
  • Graham MT, Dunne R, Bell MAL, Comparison of compressional and elastic wave simulations for patient-specific planning prior to transcranial photoacoustic-guided neurosurgery, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 26(7):076006, 2021 [featured on cover] [pdf] 
  • Xia J, Bell MAL, Laufer J, Yao J, Translational Photoacoustic Imaging for Disease Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Surgical Guidance: Introduction to Feature Issue, Biomedical Optics Express, 12(7): 4115–4118, 2021 [pdf]
  • Tian L, Hunt B, Bell MAL, Yi J, Smith JT, Ochoa M, Intes X, Durr NJ, Deep learning in biomedical optics, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 53: 748-775, 2021 [Invited Review] [pdf]
  • Wiacek A, Bell MAL, Photoacoustic-guided surgery from head to toe, Biomedical Optics Express, 12(4), 2079-2117, 2021 [Invited Review] [pdf]
  • Huang J, Wiacek A,Kempski KM, Palmer T, Izzi J, Beck S, Bell MAL, Empirical Assessment of Laser Safety for Photoacoustic-Guided Liver Surgeries, Biomedical Optics Express, 12, 1205-1216, 2021 [pdf]
  • Stevens KR, Masters KS, Imoukhuede PI, Haynes KA, Setton LA, Cosgriff-Hernandez E, Bell MAL, Rangamani P, Sakiyama-Elbert SE, Finley SD, Willits RK, Koppes AN, Chesler NC, Christman KL, Allen JB, Wong JY, El-Samad H, Desai TA, Eniola-Adefeso O, Fund Black scientists, Cell, 184(3):561-565, 2021 [Commentary] [pdf]

2020

  • Mischi M, Bell MAL, van Sloun RJG, Eldar YC, Deep Learning in Medical Ultrasound — From Image Formation to Image Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 67(12): 2477-2480, 2020 [pdf]
  • Wiacek A, González E, Bell MAL, CohereNet: A Deep Learning Architecture for Ultrasound Spatial Correlation Estimation and Coherence-Based Beamforming, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 67(12):2574-2583, 2020 [featured on journal cover] [pdf]
  • Nair AA, Washington K, Tran T, Reiter A, Bell MAL, Deep learning to obtain simultaneous ultrasound image and segmentation outputs from a single input of raw channel data, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 67(12):2493-2509, 2020 [pdf]
  • Bell MAL, Photoacoustic imaging for surgical guidance: Principles, applications, and outlook, Journal of Applied Physics, 128(6):060904, 2020 [pdf | Invited Perspective*]
    *According to the journal’s website: “Perspective articles present an expert viewpoint on topics currently generating a lot of interest in the research community. While perspectives generally provide a brief overview of the topic, their main purpose is to provide a forward looking view on where progress in a particular research area is heading.”
  • Graham MT, Bell MAL, Photoacoustic Spatial Coherence Theory and Applications to Coherence-Based Image Contrast and Resolution, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 67(10):2069-2084, 2020 [pdf]
  • Graham MT, Huang J, Creighton F, Bell MAL, Simulations and human cadaver head studies to identify optimal acoustic receiver locations for minimally invasive photoacoustic-guided neurosurgery, Photoacoustics, 19:100183, 2020 [pdf]
  • González E, Bell MAL, GPU implementation of photoacoustic short-lag spatial coherence imaging for improved image-guided interventions, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 25(7):077002, 2020 [pdf]
  • Kempski KM, Graham MT, Gubbi MR, Palmer T, Bell MAL, Application of the generalized contrast-to-noise ratio to assess photoacoustic image quality, Biomedical Optics Express, 11(7), 3684-3698, 2020 [pdf]
  • Wiacek A, Oluyemi E, Myers K, Mullen L, Bell MAL, Coherence-based beamforming increases the diagnostic certainty of distinguishing fluid from solid masses in breast ultrasound exams, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 46(6):1380-1394, 2020 [pdf]
  • Graham M, Assis F, Allman D, Wiacek A, González E, Gubbi M, Dong J, Hou H, Beck S, Chrispin J, Bell MAL, In vivo demonstration of photoacoustic image guidance and robotic visual servoing for cardiac catheter-based interventions, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 39(4):1015-1029, 2020 [pdf]
  • Rodriguez-Molares A, Rindal OMH, D’hooge J, Måsøy, S, Austeng A, Bell MAL, Torp Hans, The generalized contrast-to-noise ratio: a formal definition for lesion detectability, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 67(4):745-759, 2020 [pdf]

2019

  • Wiacek A, Rindal OMH, Falomo E, Myers K, Fabrega-Foster K, Harvey S, Bell MAL, Robust Short-Lag Spatial Coherence Imaging of Breast Ultrasound Data: Initial Clinical Results, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 66(3):527-540, 2019 [pdf]
  • Kempski K, Wiacek A, Graham M, González E, Goodson B, Allman D, Palmer J, Hou H, Beck S, He J, Bell MAL, In vivo photoacoustic imaging of major blood vessels in the pancreas and liver during surgery, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 24(12):121905, 2019 [pdf]
  • Huang P, Su L, Chen S, Cao K, Song Q, Kazanzides P, Iordachita I, Bell MAL, Wong J, Li D, Ding K, 2D Ultrasound Imaging Based Intra-fraction Respiratory Motion Tracking for Abdominal Radiation Therapy Using Machine Learning, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 64(18), 185006, 2019 [pdf]

2018

  • Bell MAL, Shubert J, Photoacoustic-based visual servoing of a needle tip, Scientific Reports, 8:15519, 2018 [pdf]
  • Stephanian B, Graham MT, Hou H, Bell MAL, Additive noise models for photoacoustic spatial coherence theory, Biomedical Optics Express,9(11):5566-5582, 2018 [pdf]
  • Shubert J, Bell MAL, Photoacoustic imaging of a human vertebra: Implications for guiding spinal fusion surgeries, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 63(14), 144001, 2018 [pdf]
  • Allman D, Reiter A, Bell MAL, Photoacoustic source detection and reflection artifact removal enabled by deep learning, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 37(6):1464-1477, 2018 [pdf | datasets | code]
  • Allard M, Shubert J, Bell MAL, Feasibility of photoacoustic guided teleoperated hysterectomies, Journal of Medical Imaging: Special Issue on Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 5(2), 021213, 2018 [pdf] [featured in Health Data Management News]
  • Nair AA, Tran T, Bell MAL, Robust Short-Lag Spatial Coherence Imaging, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 65(3):366-377, 2018 [pdf]
  • De Luca V, Banerjee J, Hallack A, Kondo S, Makhinya M, Nouri D, Royer L, Cifor A, Dardenne G, Goksel O,Gooding M, Klink C, Krupa A, Le Bras A, Marchal M, Moelker A, Niessen W, Papiez B, Rothberg A, Schnabel J, van Walsum T, Harris E, Bell MAL, Tanner C, Evaluation of 2D and 3D ultrasound tracking algorithms and impact on ultrasound-guided liver radiotherapy margins, Medical Physics, 45(11): 4986-5003, 2018 [pdf]

2017

  • Gandhi N, Allard M, Kim S, Kazanzides P, Bell MAL, Photoacoustic-based approach to surgical guidance performed with and without a da Vinci robot, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 22(12), 121606, 2017 [pdf] [featured in BioOptics World]
  • Eddins B and Bell MAL, Design of a multifiber light delivery system for photoacoustic-guided surgery, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 22(4),041011, 2017 [pdf] [featured in SPIE Newsroom]
  • Su L, Iordachita I, Zhang, Y, Lee J, Ng SK, Jackson J, Hooker T, Wong J, Herman JM, Sen HT, Kazanzides P,  Bell MAL, Yang C, Ding K, Feasibility study of ultrasound imaging for stereotactic body radiation therapy with active breathing coordinator in pancreatic cancer. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 2017 [html]
  • Sen HT, Bell MAL, Zhang Y, Ding K, Boctor EM, Wong J, Iordachita I, Kazanzides P, System integration and in-vivo testing of a robot for ultrasound guidance and monitoring during radiotherapy, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 64(7):1608-1618, 2017 [featured on journal homepage] [pdf]

2016

  • Zhang H, Bell MAL, Guo X, Kang HJ, Boctor EM. Synthetic-aperture based photoacoustic re-beamforming (SPARE) approach using beamformed ultrasound data, Biomedical Optics Express, 7(8):3056-3068, 2016. [pdf]
  • Kang HJ, Bell MAL, Guo X, Boctor EM. Spatial angular compounding of photoacoustic images, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 35(8):1845-1855, 2016 [pdf]
  • Bell MAL, Kumar S, Kuo L, Sen HT, Iordachita I, Kazanzides P. Toward standardized ultrasound-based elasticity measurements with robotic force control, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 63(7):1517-24. 2016. [pdf]

2015

  • Bell MAL, Dahl JJ, Trahey GE. Resolution and contrast characteristics of short-lag spatial coherence images, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 62(7):1265, 2015 [featured on cover] [pdf]
  • Bell MAL, Ostrowski AK, Li K, Kazanzides P, Boctor EM. Localization of transcranial targets for photoacoustic-guided endonasal surgeries, Photoacoustics, 3(2):78-87, 2015 [pdf]
  • De Luca V, Benz T, Kondo S, Koenig L, Luebke D, Rothluebbers S, Somphone O, Allaire S, Bell MAL, Chung D, Cifor A, Grozea C, Guenther M, Jenne J, Kipshagen T, Kowarschik M, Navab N, Ruehaak J, Schwaab J, Tanner C. The 2014 liver ultrasound tracking benchmark, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 60(14):557, 2015 [pdf]
  • Bell MAL, Guo X, Song DY, Boctor EM. Transurethral light delivery for prostate photoacoustic imaging, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20(3):036002, 2015 [pdf]

2014

  • Bell MAL, Kuo N, Song DY, Kang J, Boctor EM. In vivo visualization of prostate brachytherapy seeds with photoacoustic imaging, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 19(12):126011, 2014. [pdf]
  • Bell MAL, Sen HT, Iordachita I, Kazanzides P, Wong J. In vivo reproducibility of robotic probe placement for a novel ultrasound-guided radiation therapy system, Journal of Medical Imaging, 1(2):025001, 2014. [pdf]

2013

  • Bell MAL, Kuo N, Song DY, Boctor EM. Short-lag spatial coherence beamforming of photoacoustic images for enhanced visualization of prostate brachytherapy seeds, Biomedical Optics Express, 4(10): 1964-1977, 2013. [pdf]
  • Bell MAL, Goswami R, Kisslo JA, Dahl JJ, Trahey GE. Short-lag spatial coherence (SLSC) imaging of cardiac ultrasound data: Initial clinical results, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 39(10):1861–74. 2013. [pdf]

2012

  • Bell MAL, Byram BC, Harris EJ, Evans PM, Bamber JC. In vivo liver tracking with a high volume rate 4D ultrasound scanner and a 2D matrix array probe, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 57(5):1359-74. 2012. [pdf]

2011

  • Dahl JJ, Hyun D, Lediju MA, Trahey GE. Lesion detectability in diagnostic ultrasound with short-lag spatial coherence imaging. Ultrasonic Imaging 33(2):119-133. 2011. [pdf]
  • Lediju MA, Trahey GE, Byram BC, Dahl JJ. Spatial coherence of backscattered echoes: Imaging characteristics, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 58(7):1377-88. 2011. [pdf]

2009

  • Lediju MA, Pihl MJ, Hsu SJ, Dahl JJ, Gallippi CM, Trahey GE. A motion-based approach to abdominal clutter reduction. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 56(11):2437-49. 2009. [featured on cover] [pdf]

2008

  • Lediju MA, Pihl MJ, Hsu SJ, Dahl JJ, Trahey GE. Quantitative assessment of the magnitude, impact, and spatial extent of ultrasonic clutter. Ultrasonic Imaging 30(3):151-168. 2008 [pdf]

 

Conference Proceedings

(last updated October 6, 2024)

  1. Ashikuzzaman M, Bell MAL, L1-Norm-Regularized Particle Motion Estimation in Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography, 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS), Taipei, Taiwan, September 22-26, 2024 (to appear)
  2. Zhang J, Ding K, Bell MAL, Impact of Photoacoustic Source Location on Flexible Array Curvature Estimation with a Maximum Lag-One Spatial Coherence Metric, 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS), Taipei, Taiwan, September 22-26, 2024
  3. Kakkar M, Gholijafari M, Bell MAL, Evaluation of Harmonic SLSC Beamforming Theory, 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS), Taipei, Taiwan, September 22-26, 2024 (to appear)
  4. Kakkar M, Bell MAL, SLSC Beamforming with Filtered Cross-Correlation-Induced Harmonics to Improve Spatial Resolution, 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS), Taipei, Taiwan, September 22-26, 2024 (to appear)
  5. Zhang J, Zhu Y, Bell MAL, Coherence-Based Optimization Using Cumulative Spatial Lags to Estimate Sound Speed in Plane Wave Images of Coherent and Incoherent Targets, 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS), Taipei, Taiwan, September 22-26, 2024 (to appear)
  6. Zhang J, Arroyo J, Bell MAL, Multispectral Photoacoustic Imaging of Breast Cancer Tissue, 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium (UFFC-JS), Taipei, Taiwan, September 22-26, 2024 (to appear)
  7. Ashikuzzaman M, Huang J, Bonwit S, Etemadimanesh A, Raghavan P, Bell MAL, Deep Learning-Based Displacement Tracking for Post-Stroke Myofascial Shear Strain Quantification,2024 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Athens, Greece, May 27-30, 2024 [pdf]
  8. Ashikuzzaman M, Rivaz H, Bell MAL, Two-dimensional displacement estimation using mixed second-order regularization in total variation-based ultrasound elastography, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 18-22, 2024 [pdf]
  9. Ashikuzzaman M, Huang J, Bonwit S, Etemadimanesh A, Raghavan P, Bell MAL, Displacement tracking reliability in muscle shear strain quantification, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 18-22, 2024 [pdf]
  10. Zhang J, Ding K, Bell MAL, Flexible array curvature and sound speed estimations with a maximum spatial lag-one coherence metric, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 25-30, 2024 [pdf]
  11. Sharma A, Gonzalez E, Ambinder E,  Myers K, Oluyemi E, Bell MAL, Real-time coherence imaging of suspicious breast masses recommended for aspiration or biopsy, Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, September 3-8, 2023 [pdf]
  12. Timana J, Fernandes GSP, Pavan TZ, Bell MAL, Application of CohereNet to photoacoustic data for non-invasive, in vivo, subcutaneous imaging, Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, September 3-8, 2023 [pdf]
  13. Fernandes GSP, Pavan TZ, Bell MAL, In silico demonstrations of the impact of wavelength and skin tone on photoacoustic breast imaging, Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, September 3-8, 2023 [pdf]
  14. Kokumo K, Sharma A, Myers K, Ambinder E, Oluyemi E, Bell MAL, Theoretical basis and experimental validation of harmonic coherence-based ultrasound imaging for breast mass diagnosis, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 19-23, 2023 [pdf]
  15. Kumar A, Kerensky M, Gonzalez E, Bell MAL, Theodore N, Thakor N, Manbachi A, Computational modeling approaches for placement of wearable and implantable ultrasound devices: visualization of beam propagation through patient-specific anatomy, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 19-23, 2023 [pdf]
  16. China D, Feng Z, Hooshangnejad H, Sforza D, Vagdargi P, Bell MAL, Uneri A, Ding K, Real-time element position tracking of flexible array transducer for ultrasound beamforming, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 19-23, 2023 [pdf]
  17. Zhang J, Wiacek A, Feng Z, Ding K, Bell MAL, Comparison of flexible array with laparoscopic transducer for photoacoustic-guided surgery, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 28-February 2, 2023 [pdf]
  18. Graham MT, Bell MAL, PhocoSpace: An open-source simulation package to implement photoaocustic spatial coherence theory, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, October 10-13, 2022 [pdf]
  19. Gubbi MR, Bell MAL, Predicting Generalized Contrast-to-Noise Ratios in Frame-Averaged Photoacoustic Images, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, October 10-13, 2022 [pdf]
  20. Fernandes GSP, Uliana JH, Bachmann L, Carneiro AAO, Bell MAL, Pavan TZ, Impact of skin pigmentation on photoacoustic imaging using linear array transducer: a pilot in vivo study, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, October 10-13, 2022 [pdf]
  21. Zhang J, Wiacek A, Bell MAL, Binary and Random Inputs to Rapidly Identify Overfitting of Deep Neural Networks Trained to Output Ultrasound Images, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, October 10-13, 2022 [pdf]
  22. Zhang J, Wiacek A, González E, Feng Z, Ding K, Bell MAL, A Flexible Array Transducer for Photoacoustic-Guided Surgery, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, October 10-13, 2022 [pdf]
  23. Zhao L, Fong TC, Bell MAL, COVID-19 feature detection with deep neural networks trained on simulated lung ultrasound B-mode images, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, October 10-13, 2022 [pdf]
  24. Sharma A, Wiacek A, Oluyemi E, Myers K, Ambinder E, Bell MAL, Distinguishing fluid and solid breast masses with fundamental and harmonic amplitude- and coherence-based ultrasound beamforming, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, October 10-13, 2022 [pdf]
  25. Bell MAL, Applications of Ultrasound Image Formation in the Deep Learning Age, Proceedings of SPIE Optics + Photonics, San Diego, CA, August 21-25, 2022 [Invited] [pdf]
  26. Frey B, Zhao L, Fong T, Bell MAL, Multi-stage investigation of deep neural networks for COVID-19 B-line feature detection in simulated and in vivo lung ultrasound images, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 20-24, 2022 [pdf]
  27. Graham M, von Guionneau N, Tuffaha S, Bell MAL, Design and optimization of simulated light delivery systems for photoacoustic assessment of peripheral nerve injury, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2022 [pdf]
  28. González E, Graham CA, Bell MAL, Optimization of a dual wavelength atlas technique to differentiate methylene blue from hemoglobin in photoacoustic signals, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2022 [pdf]
  29. González E, Assis F, Chrispin J, Bell MAL, A Beamformer-Independent Method to Predict Photoacoustic Visual Servoing System Failure from a Single Image Frame, Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 11-16, 2021 [pdf]
  30. Wiacek A, Oluyemi E, Myers K, Ambinder E, Bell MAL, Quantifying the Impact of Breast Density on the Lag-One Coherence of Hypoechoic Masses, Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 11-16, 2021 [pdf]
  31. Kempski KM, Gubbi MR, Bell MAL, A Method to Estimate the Spatial Coherence of Photoacoustic Channel Data Without Access to Channel Data, Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 11-16, 2021 [pdf]
  32. Wiacek A, Dehak N, Bell MAL, Extending CohereNet to Retain Physical Features When Classifying Benign or Malignant Breast Masses, Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 11-16, 2021 [pdf]
  33. Gubbi MR, Bell MAL, Deep Learning-Based Photoacoustic Visual Servoing: Using Outputs from Raw Sensor Data as Inputs to a Robot Controller, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Xi’an, China, May 30 – June 5, 2021 [pdf]
  34. Nair A, Rangamani A, Nguyen L, Bell MAL, Tran T, Spectral Gap Extrapolation and Radio Frequency Interference Suppression Using 1D UNets, IEEE Radar Conference, May 10-14, 2021 [pdf]
  35. Graham M, Dunne R, Bell MAL, Investigating the effects of compressional and elastic photoacoustic waves to predict transcranial photoacoustic image quality for guidance of minimally invasive neurosurgeries, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, March 6-11, 2021 [pdf]
  36. Graham M, Creighton F, Bell MAL, Validation of eyelids as acoustic receiver locations for photoacoustic-guided neurosurgery, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, March 6-11, 2021 [pdf]
  37. Wiacek A, Wang KC, Wu H, Bell MAL, Parking sensor-inspired approach to photoacoustic-guided hysterectomy demonstrated with human cadavers, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, March 6-11, 2021 [pdf]
  38. González E, Jain A, Bell MAL, Photoacoustic differentiation of cortical from cancellous bone in the lumbar vertebrae of an intact human cadaver to prevent bone breaches during spinal fusion surgeries, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, March 6-11, 2021 [pdf]
  39. Kempski KM, Graham MT, Wiacek A, Gubbi MR, Bell MAL, Generalized contrast-to-noise ratio as a metric of photoacoustic image quality, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, March 6-11, 2021 [pdf]
  40. Bell MAL, Listening to the Sound of Light to Guide Surgeries, in Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science, Lee, C. Mazzali, K. Corwin, and R. Jason Jones, eds., OSA Technical Digest, paper FW1E.1, 2020 [Invited]
  41. Bell MAL, Photoacoustic Vision for Surgical Guidance (Invited Paper), Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 6-11, 2020 [pdf]
  42. Bell MAL, Huang J, Hyun D, Eldar YC, van Sloun R, Mischi M, Challenge on ultrasound beamforming with deep learning (CUBDL), Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, USA, September 6-11, 2020 [pdf]
  43. Gubbi MR, Bell MAL, Theoretical predictions of generalized contrast-to-noise ratios for photoacoustic images, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 6-11, 2020 [pdf]
  44. Graham M, Creighton F, Bell MAL, Investigation of acoustic windows for photoacoustic imaging of intracranial blood vessels, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 6-11, 2020 [pdf]
  45. González E, Bell MAL, Acoustic frequency-based differentiation of photoacoustic signals from surgical biomarkers, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 6-11, 2020 [pdf]
  46. Wiacek A, Oluyemi E, Myers K, Mullen L, Bell MAL, Coherence-based beamforming improves the diagnostic certainty of breast ultrasound exams, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 6-11, 2020 [pdf]
  47. Bhatt M, Nair A, Kempski KM, Bell MAL, Multi-task learning for ultrasound image formation and segmentation directly from raw in vivo data, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 6-11, 2020 [pdf]
  48. Matrone G, Bell MAL, Ramalli A, Enhancing the detectability of highly coherent targets in short-lag spatial coherence images with multi-line transmission, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual, September 6-11, 2020 [pdf]
  49. Wang Y, Kempski K, Kang JU, Bell MAL, A conditional adversarial network for single plane wave beamforming, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, 2020 [pdf]
  50. Li Z, Wiacek A, Bell MAL, Beamforming with deep learning from single plane wave RF data, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, 2020 [pdf]
  51. González E, Bell MAL, A GPU approach to real-time coherence-based photoacoustic imaging and its application to photoacoustic visual servoing, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 1-6, 2020 [pdf]
  52. Wiacek A, Wang KC, Bell MAL, Dual-wavelength photoacoustic imaging for guidance of hysterectomy procedures, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 1-6, 2020 [pdf]
  53. Graham M, Assis F, Allman D, Wiacek A, González E, Gubbi M, Hou H, Dong J, Beck S, Chrispin J, Bell MAL, Photoacoustic image guidance and robotic visual servoing to mitigate fluoroscopy during cardiac catheter interventions, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 1-6, 2020 [pdf]
  54. Wiacek A, González E, Dehak N, Bell MAL, CohereNet: A deep learning approach to coherence-based beamforming, Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland, October 6-9, 2019 [pdf]
  55. González E, Gubbi M, Bell MAL, GPU implementation of coherence-based photoacoustic beamforming for autonomous visual servoing, Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland, October 6-9, 2019 [pdf]
  56. Nair AA, Tran TD, Reiter A, Bell MAL, One-Step Deep Learning Approach to Ultrasound Image Formation and Image Segmentation with a Fully Convolutional Neural Network, Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland, October 6-9, 2019 [pdf]
  57. Nair AA, Tran TD, Reiter A, Bell MAL, A Generative Adversarial Neural Network for Beamforming Ultrasound Images, 53rd Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Baltimore, MD, March 20-22, 2019 [Invited Presentation] [pdf] 
  58. Allman D, Assis F, Chrispin J, Bell MAL, Deep Learning to Detect Catheter Tips in Vivo During Photoacoustic-Guided Catheter Interventions, 53rd Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Baltimore, MD, March 20-22, 2019 [Invited Presentation] [pdf]
  59. Bell MAL, Deep learning the sound of light to guide surgeries, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 2-7, 2019 [pdf]
  60. Graham M, Guo J, Bell MAL, Simultaneous visualization of nerves and blood vessels with multispectral photoacoustic imaging for intraoperative guidance of neurosurgeries, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 2-7, 2019 [pdf]
  61. Wiacek A, Wang K, Bell MAL, Techniques to distinguish the ureter from the uterine artery in photoacoustic-guided hysterectomies, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 2-7, 2019 [pdf]
  62. González E, Wiacek A, Bell MAL, Visualization of custom drill bit tips in a human vertebra for photoacoustic-guided spinal fusion surgeries, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 2-7, 2019 [pdf]
  63. Kempski K, Wiacek A, Palmer J, Graham M, González E, Goodson B, Allman D, Hou H, Beck S, He J, Bell MAL, In vivo demonstration of photoacoustic-guided liver surgery, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 2-7, 2019 [pdf]
  64. Allman D, Assis F, Chrispin J, Bell MAL, A deep learning-based approach to identify in vivo catheter tips for photoacoustic-guided cardiac interventions, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 2-7, 2019 [pdf]
  65. Nair A, Liu L, Rangamani A, Chin A, Bell MAL, Tran T, Reconstruction-free deep convolutional neural networks for partially observed images, 6th IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Anaheim, CA, November 26–29, 2018 [pdf]
  66. Wiacek A, Myers K, Falomo E, Rindal OMH, Fabrega-Foster K, Harvey S, Bell MAL, Clinical feasibility of coherence-based beamforming to distinguish solid from fluid hypoechoic breast masses, Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Kobe, Japan, October 22-25, 2018 [pdf]
  67. Nair AA, Gubbi M, Tran TD, Reiter A, Bell MAL, A fully convolutional neural network for beamforming ultrasound images, Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Kobe, Japan, October 22-25, 2018 [pdf]
  68. Allman D, Assis F, Chrispin J, Bell MAL, Deep neural networks to remove photoacoustic reflection artifacts in ex vivo and in vivo tissue, Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Kobe, Japan, October 22-25, 2018 [pdf]
  69. Gonzalez E, Bell MAL, Segmenting bone structures in ultrasound images with Locally Weighted SLSC (LW-SLSC) beamforming, Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Kobe, Japan, October 22-25, 2018 [pdf]
  70. Nair AA, Tran T, Reiter A, Bell MAL, A deep learning based alternative to beamforming ultrasound images, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 15-20, 2018 [pdf]
  71. Allard M, J Shubert, Bell MAL, Technical Note: Feasibility of photoacoustic guided hysterectomies with the da Vinci robot, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, Houston, TX, February 10-15, 2018 [pdf]
  72. Graham M, Bell MAL, Development and validation of a short-lag spatial coherence theory for photoacoustic imaging, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 28-31, 2018 [pdf]
  73. Shubert J, Bell MAL, A novel drill design for photoacoustic guided surgeries, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 28-31, 2018 [pdf]
  74. Allman D, A Reiter, Bell MAL, Exploring the effects of transducer models when training convolutional neural networks to eliminate reflection artifacts in experimental photoacoustic images, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 28-31, 2018 [pdf]
  75. M Graham, MAL Bell, Theoretical Application of Short-Lag Spatial Coherence to Photoacoustic Imaging, Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Washington, DC, September 6-9, 2017 [pdf]
  76. J Shubert, MAL Bell, Photoacoustic Based Visual Servoing of Needle Tips to Improve Biopsy on Obese Patients, Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Washington, DC, September 6-9, 2017 [pdf]
  77. D Allman, A Reiter, MAL Bell, A Machine Learning Method to Identify and Remove Reflection Artifacts in Photoacoustic Channel Data, Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Washington, DC, September 6-9, 2017 [pdf]
  78. Jeremy Dahl, Dongwoon Hyun, You Li, Marko Jakovljevic, Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell, Will Long, Nick Bottenus, Vaibhav Kakkad, Gregg Trahey, Coherence Beamforming and its Applications to the Difficult-to-Image Patient, Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Washington, DC, September 6-9, 2017 [pdf]
  79. Alfonso Rodriguez-Molares, Ole Marius Hoel Rindal, Olivier Bernard, Arun Nair, Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell, Herve Liebgott, Andreas Austeng, Lasse Lovstakken, TheUltraSound Toolbox, Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Washington, DC, September 6-9, 2017 [pdf]
  80. Kim S, Bell MAL, Kazanzides P, Feasibility of a photoacoustic image guided telerobotic system for skull base surgery, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), Jeju, South Korea, June 28-July 1, 2017
  81. Kim S, Gandhi N, Bell MAL, Kazanzides P, Improving the Safety of Telerobotic Drilling of the Skull Base Via Photoacoustic Sensing of the Carotid Arteries, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Singapore, May 29-June 3, 2017. [pdf]
  82. Reiter A and Bell MAL, A machine learning approach to detect point sources in photoacoustic data, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 28 – February 2, 2017 [pdf]
  83. Eddins B and Bell MAL, Optimizing light delivery for a photoacoustic surgical system, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 28 – February 2, 2017 [pdf]
  84. Gandhi N, Kim S, Kazanzides P, Bell MAL, Accuracy of a novel photoacoustic-based approach to surgical guidance performed with and without a teleoperated da Vinci robot, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 28 – February 2, 2017 [pdf]
  85. Kim S, Tan Y, Kazanzides P, Bell MAL. Feasibility of photoacoustic image guidance for telerobotic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery, Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, University Town, Singapore, June 26-29, 2016 [pdf]
  86. Bell MAL, Dagle AB, Kazanzides P, Boctor EM. Experimental Assessment of Energy Requirements and Tool Tip Visibility for Photoacoustic-Guided Endonasal Surgery, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 13-17, 2016. [pdf]
  87. Sen HT, Bell MAL, Zhang Y, Ding K, Wong J, Iordachita I, Kazanzides P, System integration and preliminary in-vivo experiments of a robot for ultrasound guidance and monitoring during radiotherapy, Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE 17th International Conference on Advanced Robotics, Istanbul, Turkey, July 27-31, 2015. [this paper received 2nd place for Best Paper Award — i.e., Honorable Mention] [pdf]
  88. Kim S, Kang HJ, Cheng A, Bell MAL, Boctor EM, Kazanzides P. Photoacoustic image guidance for robot-assisted skull base surgery, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Seattle, WA, May 26-30, 2015. [pdf]
  89. Bell MAL, Ostrowski AK, Li K, Kazanzides P, Boctor EM. Quantifying bone thickness, light transmission, and contrast interrelationships in transcranial photoacoustic imaging, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 7-12, 2015. [pdf]
  90. Bell MAL, Guo X, Kang HJ, Boctor EM. Improved contrast in laser-diode-based photoacoustic images with short-lag spatial coherence beamforming, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Chicago, IL, September 3-6, 2014. [pdf]
  91. Bell MAL, Sen HT, Iordachita I, Kazanzides P. Force-controlled ultrasound robot for consistent tissue pre-loading: Implications for acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, São Paulo, Brazil, August 12-15, 2014.
  92. Bell MAL, Sen HT, Iordachita I, Kazanzides P, Wong J. In vivo reproducibility of robotic probe placement for an integrated US-CT image-guided radiotherapy system, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 16-20, 2014.
  93. Bell MAL, Ostrowski AK, Kazanzides P, Boctor EM. Feasibility of transcranial photoacoustic imaging for interventional guidance of endonasal surgeries, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 1-6, 2014. [pdf]
  94. Bell MAL, Song DY, Boctor EM. Coherence-based photoacoustic imaging of brachytherapy seeds implanted in a canine prostate, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 16-20, 2014.
  95. Bell MAL, Kuo N, Kang J, Song DY, Boctor EM. In vivo photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 1-6, 2014.
  96. Bell MAL, Guo X, Song DY, Boctor EM. Photoacoustic imaging of brachytherapy seeds in an ex vivo prostate with transurethral light delivery, Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 1-6, 2014.
  97. Kang HJ, Bell MAL, Guo X, Taylor RH, Boctor EM. Freehand spatial-angular compounding of photoacoustic images, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 16-20, 2014.
  98. Sen HT, Bell MAL, Iordachita I, Wong J, Kazanzides P, A Cooperatively Controlled Robot for Ultrasound Monitoring of Radiation Therapy, Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Tokoyo, Japan, November 3-8, 2013.
  99. Dahl JJ, Bottenus N, Bell MAL, Cook M, Coherent Flow Imaging: A Power Doppler Imaging Technique Based on Backscatter Spatial Coherence, Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Joint UFFC, EFTF, PFM Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, July 21-25, 2013. [pdf]
  100. Bell MAL, Goswami R, Dahl JJ, Trahey GE. Improved Visualization of Endocardial Borders with Short-Lag Spatial Coherence (SLSC) Imaging of Fundamental and Harmonic Ultrasound Data, Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Dresden, Germany, October 7-10, 2012. [pdf]
  101. Bell MAL, Goswami R, Trahey GE. Clutter Reduction in Echocardiography with Short-Lag Spatial Coherence (SLSC) Imaging, Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, Barcelona, Spain, May 2-5, 2012. [pdf]
  102. Bell MAL, Dahl JJ, Trahey GE. Comparative Resolution and Tracking Performance in B-mode and Short-Lag Spatial Coherence (SLSC) Imaging, Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Orlando, FL, October 18-21, 2011.
  103. Dahl JJ , Pinton GF, Lediju MA, Trahey GE. A Novel Imaging Technique Based on the Spatial Coherence of Backscattered Waves: Demonstration in the Presence of Acoustical Clutter, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, Orlando, FL, February 12-17, 2011.
  104. Lediju MA, Trahey GE, Jakovlijevic M, Byram BC, Dahl JJ. Short-Lag Spatial Coherence Imaging, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, San Diego, CA, October 11-14, 2010.
  105. Lediju MA, Byram BC, Harris EJ, Evans PM, Bamber JC. 3D Liver Tracking Using a Matrix Array: Implications for Ultrasonic Guidance of IMRT, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, San Diego, CA, October 11-14, 2010.
  106. Lediju MA, Byram BC, Trahey GE. Sources and Characterization of Clutter in Cardiac B-mode Images, Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Rome, Italy, September 20-23, 2009.
  107. Dahl JJ, Pinton GF, Lediju MA, Trahey GE. Simulation and Experimental Analysis of Ultrasonic Clutter in Fundamental and Harmonic Imaging, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging 2009, Orlando, FL, February 7-12, 2009.
  108. Lediju MA, Pihl MJ, Hsu SJ, Dahl JJ, Gallippi CM, Trahey GE. Magnitude, origins, and reduction of abdominal ultrasonic clutter, Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Beijing, China, November 2-5, 2008.