BME People
Biomedical ImagingCore Faculty
Founding Chair, Biomedical Engineering Professor, Biomedical Engineering Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Richard A. Auhll Professor, Engineering 2121 Carl A. Gerstacker Building 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099 Phone: (734) 764-9589 Fax: (734) 936-1905 Email: cain@eecs.umich.edu Website: www.histotripsy.umich.edu More Info: For the past five years, Professor Cain's research team has been developing a new technique called "Histotripsy" which is a non-invasive ultrasonic tissue fractionation approach for the treatment of benign disease and cancer. Histotripsy results in localized tissue removal with sharp boundaries, which they use to remove cardiac tissue in treatment of congenital heart disease. In bulk tissue, histotripsy produces mechanical fragmentation of tissue resulting in a liquefied core with very sharply demarcated boundaries. Histology demonstrates that treated tissue within the lesion is fragmented to subcelluar level surrounded by an almost imperceptibly narrow margin of cellular injury. Histotripsy has vast clinical applications where precise tissue ablation and removal are needed (e.g., tumor treatment). Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided Therapy. |
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Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering 2111 Carl A. Gerstacker Building 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099 Phone: (734) 936-2855 Email: cxdeng@umich.edu Website: sitemaker.umich.edu/denglab More Info: Professor Deng's lab focuses on research and development in the field of biomedical ultrasound. The objective of the lab is to obtain improved understanding of the processes and mechanism involved in ultrasound interaction with biological systems for the purpose of developing efficient techniques for diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. Specific research projects include ultrasound mediated drug and gene delivery for cancer treatment and gene therapy, high intensity focus ultrasound ablation of cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, as well as quantitative ultrasound imaging for improved pancreatic cancer detection. Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided Therapy, Drug Delivery and Therapeutics. |
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Chair, Biomedical Engineering Ann and Robert H. Lurie Professor, Biomedical Engineering Professor, Radiology Co-Director, fMRI Center 1119 Carl A. Gerstacker Building 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099 Phone: (734) 764-9194 Fax: (734) 936-4218 Email: dnoll@umich.edu Website: www.bme.umich.edu/labs/dnoll/ More Info: Prof. Noll's group develops magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology for mapping the functional organization the human brain performing specific tasks (known as functional MRI or fMRI). The group's research is in two main areas: 1) understanding the neurovascular physiology associated with brain activity and quantifying the biophysical connection to the MR images and 2) development of image acquisition, image reconstruction, signal processing, and hardware approaches to provide high-speed and robust measurement of function over the entire brain. As part of Functional MRI Laboratory, this group collaborates with a broad range of neuroscientist to develop an understanding of the organization and functioning of the normal brain and to apply the technological advances to quantitative imaging of brain function in a variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Functional and Molecular Imaging. |
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Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering 2107 Carl A. Gerstacker Building 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099 Phone: (734) 647-4961 Fax: (734) 939-1905 Email: zhenx@umich.edu Website: www.bme.umich.edu/labs/xulab/ More Info: Dr. Xu's research group focuses on developing image-guided therapy for cardiovascular applications. Her lab has been developing non-invasive therapy methods to remove pathological blood clots, which are the key mechanism behind many cardiovascular diseases including stroke and deep vein thrombosis. This new method can locally destroy clot without any incision or catheter insertion, and has potential to greatly reduce the complications of current clot remove methods. Her lab is also working on non-invasive fetal therapy that may prevent certain congenital diseases from developing before birth. Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided Therapy. |
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Jointly Appointed Faculty
Professor, Radiation Oncology Professor, Biomedical Engineering Argus Building 1 519 West William Street Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4943 Phone: (734) 936-4312 Fax: (734) 936-2261 Email: antonuk@umich.edu Website (Medical School Faculty Page): Click Here Website (Lab Page): www-personal.umich.edu/~antonuk/ Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging. |
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Ruth Dow Doan Professor, Internal Medicine Director, Biologic Nanotechnology Institute Professor, Internal Medicine Professor, Biomedical Engineering Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology 9220C MSRB III 1150 West Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0644 Phone: (734) 647-2777 Fax: (734) 936-2990 Email: jbakerjr@umich.edu Research Areas: Bio-Nanotechnology, Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Biomedical Imaging, Biomembranes, Drug Delivery and Therapeutics. |
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Professor, Radiation Oncology Professor, Biomedical Engineering B2C490 UH 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0010 Phone: (734) 936-4309 Fax: (734) 936-7859 Email: jbalter@umich.edu Website: sitemaker.umich.edu/balterresearch/home Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided Therapy, Functional and Molecular Imaging. |
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Associate Professor, Internal Medicine Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering 026-229S NCRC 2800 Plymouth Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800 Phone: (734) 998-7560 Fax: (734) 998-7511 Email: oberen@umich.edu Website: www.med.umich.edu/arrhythmia_research/faculty/berenfeld.htm Research Areas: Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Optics, Cardiac Arrhythmias. |
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Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering B2C432 UH 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0010 Phone: (734) 936-4294 Fax: (734) 936-7859 Email: kkbrock@med.umich.edu More Info: Research Interests 1. Biomechanical Model-Based Deformable Registration: In 2003, I developed a research program focused on the development of a novel deformable modeling technique using biomechanical models and finite element analysis, Morfeus. The technique, which is substantially different than the widely available deformable image registration algorithms that rely on image intensity, incorporates the biomechanical properties of tissues to model the complex interaction of neighboring tissues and tumors. The application has been tested and validated on a number of anatomical sites including head and neck, lung, breast, esophagus, liver, pancreas, stomach, cervix, prostate, and rectum. This has expanded to include modeling of tissue response to radiation, applications in small animals, and generation of 3D or 4D models from limited data. 2. Dose Reconstruction: The development of Morfeus, the biomechanical model-based deformable registration algorithm, has enabled investigations into the reconstruction of a more accurate calculation of the dose delivered to the tumor and surrounding normal tissue over the course of treatment. With the use of accurate deformable registration, the impact of breathing motion, tissue deformation, and tissue volume changes on the delivered dose has been investigated retrospectively to enable intelligent design of prospective clinical trials to adapt to these changes. 3. Correlative Pathology: The use of deformable registration to integrate multi-modality images has raised the question of which imaging modality, or combination correctly identifies the tumor boundary? I have developed a research program in correlative pathology (deformable registration between histology and in vivo images) to investigate this issue. To understand the changes in the material properties during fixation, I have also begun to research the application of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). The MRE research has also enabled an additional research focus on small animal imaging and intervention to evaluate radiation and drug response, which will improve our understanding of these complex changes for applications in human clinical studies. Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging. |
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Professor, Biomedical Engineering BRS Collegiate Professor, Radiology Associate Director, Basic Radiological Sciences Division 3218C Medical Science Building I, B Wing 1301 Catherine Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5667 Phone: (734) 763-5884 Fax: (734) 764-8541 Email: pcarson@umich.edu Website: Click Here Research Areas: Bio-Nanotechnology, Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Optics, Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided Therapy, Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, Functional and Molecular Imaging. |
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Professor, Physics Professor, Biomedical Engineering 4241 Randall Lab 450 Church Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1120 Phone: (734) 647-2514 Fax: (734) 763-9694 Email: chupp@umich.edu Website: www.physics.lsa.umich.edu/chupp/ Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Functional and Molecular Imaging. |
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Professor, Biomedical Engineering Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Professor, Department of Radiology 4431 EECS 1301 Beal Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122 Phone: (734) 763-1434 Email: fessler@umich.edu Website: www.eecs.umich.edu/~fessler Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Image Reconstruction. |
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Professor, Radiology Professor, Biomedical Engineering 3226C Medical Science Building I, B Wing 1301 Catherine Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5667 Phone: (734) 763-5882 Fax: (734) 764-8541 Email: fowlkes@umich.edu Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided Therapy. |
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Assistant Professor, Radiology Core Director, Center for Molecular Imaging Research Investigator, Biomedical Engineering AC51 BSRB 109 Zina Pitcher Place Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200 Phone: (734) 764-8726 Fax: (734) 615-1599 Email: cgalban@umich.edu Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Functional and Molecular Imaging. |
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Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Research Associate Professor, Functional MRI Laboratory 1096 BIRB 2360 Bonisteel Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2108 Phone: (734) 763-9254 Fax: (734) 963-4128 Email: hernan@umich.edu Website: www.eecs.umich.edu/~hernan Research Areas: Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Biomedical Imaging, Functional and Molecular Imaging. |
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Professor, Biomedical Engineering Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Professor, Statistics 4229 EECS 1301 Beal Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122 Phone: (734) 763-0564 Fax: (734) 763-8041 Email: hero@umich.edu Website: www.eecs.umich.edu/~hero/ Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Functional and Molecular Imaging. |
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Professor, Biomedical Engineering Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Adjunct Professor, Radiology 1943 Cooley Lab 2355 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104 Phone: (734) 763-9117 Fax: (734) 763-4540 Email: kearfott@umich.edu Website: www-personal.umich.edu/~kearfott Research Areas: Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Biomedical Imaging. |
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Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Associate Professor, Macromolecular Science and Engineering Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering 2098 H.H. Dow Building 2300 Hayward Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136 Phone: (734) 936-4681 Fax: (734) 763-4788 Email: jinsang@umich.edu Website: msewww.engin.umich.edu/people/faculty/kim Research Areas: Bio-Nanotechnology, Biomedical Imaging. |
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Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering 2015 BSRB 109 Zina Pitcher Place Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200 Phone: (734) 936-2158 Email: kenkoz@umich.edu Website: www.umich.edu/~skeleton Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, Functional and Molecular Imaging, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics. |
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Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering 180 G.G. Brown 2350 Hayward Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125 Phone: (734) 647-7940 Fax: (734) 763-2275 Email: cmlasto@umich.edu Website: www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~cmlasto Research Areas: Biomaterials, Biomedical Imaging. |
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Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering 3446B Taubman Center 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338 Phone: (734) 936-9579 Fax: (734) 936-9294 Email: pgpatil@umich.edu Research Areas: Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Biomedical Imaging, Neural Engineering. |
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Associate Professor, Internal Medicine Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering 1522 BSRB 109 Zina Pitcher Place Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200 Phone: (734) 936-1228 Fax: (734) 647-7950 Email: thomaswa@umich.edu Website: sitemaker.umich.edu/ntr/home Website: sitemaker.umich.edu/betrnet Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Optics, Functional and Molecular Imaging. |
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Emeritus Faculty
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Leslie W. Rogers, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, Internal Medicine 3480 Kresge Research Building III 204 Zina Pitcher Place Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0552 Phone: (734) 763-3277 Fax: (734) 764-0288 Email: tnirps@umich.edu Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging. |
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