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Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided TherapyCore 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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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 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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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, 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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Professor of Dentistry and Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan School of Dentistry Professor, Biomedical Engineering 3328 School of Dentistry 1011 North University Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078 Phone: (734) 763-7381 Fax: (734) 763-5503 Email: rennyf@umich.edu Research Areas: Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided Therapy, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. |
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Associate Professor, Urology Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering 3879 Taubman Center 1500 East Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338 Phone: (734) 647-2010 Fax: (734) 936-9127 Email: willrobe@umich.edu Research Areas: Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided Therapy. |
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