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Cost-effective assembly of a basic fiber-optic hydrophone for measurement of high-amplitude therapeutic ultrasound fields by Parsons, Jessica E., Cain, Charles A., Fowlkes, J. Brian

“…Design considerations, assembly details, and operating procedures of one version of a cost-effective basic fiber-optic probe hydrophone (FOPH) are described in…”
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Pulsed cavitational ultrasound: a noninvasive technology for controlled tissue ablation (histotripsy) in the rabbit kidney by Roberts, William W, Hall, Timothy L, Ives, Kimberly, Wolf, Jr, J Stuart, Fowlkes, J Brian, Cain, Charles A

“…The optimal minimally invasive treatment for small renal masses continues to evolve. Current ablative technologies rely on thermal mechanisms for tissue…”
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Pulsed cavitational ultrasound therapy for controlled tissue homogenization by Parsons, Jessica E, Cain, Charles A, Abrams, Gerald D, Fowlkes, J Brian

“…Methods were investigated to acoustically control the extent to which cavitation-mediated tissue homogenization is responsible for lesion formation in vitro…”
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Controlled Ultrasound Tissue Erosion by Xu, Z., Ludomirsky, A., Eun, L.Y., Hall, T.L., Tran, B.C., Fowlkes, B., Cain, C.A.

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On the acoustic vaporization of micrometer-sized droplets by KRIPFGANS, Oliver D, FABIILLI, Mario L, CARSON, Paul L, FOWLKES, J. Brian

“…This paper examines the vaporization of individual dodecafluoropentane droplets by the application of single ultrasonic tone bursts. High speed video…”
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Controlled ultrasound tissue erosion: The role of dynamic interaction between insonation and microbubble activity by ZHEN XU, FOWLKES, J. Brian, ROTHMAN, Edward D, LEVIN, Albert M, CAIN, Charles A

“…Previous studies showed that ultrasound can mechanically remove tissue in a localized, controlled manner. Moreover, enhanced acoustic backscatter is highly…”
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Shear wave elasticity imaging: a new ultrasonic technology of medical diagnostics by Sarvazyan, A P, Rudenko, O V, Swanson, S D, Fowlkes, J B, Emelianov, S Y

“…Shear wave elasticity imaging (SWEI) is a new approach to imaging and characterizing tissue structures based on the use of shear acoustic waves remotely…”
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Acoustic droplet vaporization for therapeutic and diagnostic applications by Kripfgans, O D, Fowlkes, J B, Miller, D L, Eldevik, O P, Carson, P L

“…A phase shift droplet emulsion is introduced as an aid to unusual ultrasound (US) applications. The transpulmonary droplet emulsion (90% < 6 microm diameter)…”
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Investigation of intensity thresholds for ultrasound tissue erosion by Xu, Zhen, Fowlkes, J Brian, Ludomirsky, Achi, Cain, Charles A

“…Our previous studies have shown that short intense pulses delivered at certain pulse repetition frequencies (PRF) can achieve localized, clean erosion in soft…”
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Microbubble-enhanced cavitation for noninvasive ultrasound surgery by Tran, B.C., Jongbum Seo, Hall, T.L., Fowlkes, J.B., Cain, C.A.

“…Experiments were conducted to explore the potential of stabilized microbubbles for aiding tissue ablation during ultrasound therapy. Surgically exteriorized…”
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Bubble splitting in bifurcating tubes: a model study of cardiovascular gas emboli transport by Calderon, Andres J, Fowlkes, J. Brian, Bull, Joseph L

“…1 Biomedical Engineering Department, The University of Michigan, and 2 Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan…”
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Acoustic droplet vaporization for temporal and spatial control of tissue occlusion: a kidney study by Kripfgans, O.D., Orifici, C.M., Carson, P.L., Ives, K.A., Eldevik, O.P., Fowlkes, J.B.

“…Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) has been introduced with the potential application of tumor treatment via occlusion and subsequent necrosis. New Zealand…”
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In vivo droplet vaporization for occlusion therapy and phase aberration correction by Kripfgans, O.D., Fowlkes, J.B., Woydt, M., Eldevik, O.P., Carson, P.L.

“…The objective was to determine whether a transpulmonary droplet emulsion (90%, <6 μm diameter) could be used to form large gas bubbles (>30 μm) temporarily in…”
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Rapid elastic image registration for 3-D ultrasound by Krucker, J.F., LeCarpentier, G.L., Fowlkes, J.B., Carson, P.L.

“…A Subvolume-based algorithm for elastic Ultrasound REgistration (SURE) was developed and evaluated. Designed primarily to improve spatial resolution in…”
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Spatial control of gas bubbles and their effects on acoustic fields by Lo, Andrea H, Kripfgans, Oliver D, Carson, Paul L, Fowlkes, J Brian

“…Because microbubbles can enhance therapy, such as by cavitation or by thermal means, treatment could be confined with localization of microbubbles. This…”
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Rapid 3D Imaging of Contrast Flow: Application in a Perfused Kidney Phantom by Chen, NG, Fowlkes, JB, Carson, PL, Schipper, MJ, LeCarpentier, GL

“…Previous studies indicate imaging of ultrasound contrast in 3D is potentially superior to 2D imaging for vascular characterization. A dual beam, dynamic refill…”
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Sound speed estimation using automatic ultrasound image registration by Krucker, J.F., Fowlkes, J.B., Carson, P.L.

“…A mismatch between the sound speed assumed for beamforming and scan conversion and the true sound speed in the tissue to be imaged can lead to significant…”
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A bench top experimental model of bubble transport in multiple arteriole bifurcations by Eshpuniyani, Brijesh, Fowlkes, J. Brian, Bull, Joseph L.

“…Motivated by a novel gas embolotherapy technique, a bench top vascular bifurcation model is used to investigate the splitting of long bubbles in a series of…”
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Fractional moving blood volume: estimation with power Doppler US by Rubin, J M, Adler, R S, Fowlkes, J B, Spratt, S, Pallister, J E, Chen, J F, Carson, P L

“…To estimate the fraction of moving blood in tissue with power Doppler ultrasound (US). Power Doppler US measurements of moving scatterers in a flow tube were…”
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TU‐E‐201C‐09: Photoacoustic Tomography for Imaging in the Mammographic Geometry by Carson, PL, Wang, X, Xie, Z, Morris, RF, Hooi, FM, Padilla, FR, LeCarpentier, GL, Fowlkes, JB, Roubidoux, MA

“…Purpose: To add spectroscopic photoacoustic tomography (S‐PAT) to an ultrasound imaging system in the mammographic geometry to test whether this minimally…”
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