Consulting: Imaging systems
High resolution medical ultrasound imaging: optical (laser based) generation/detection
I worked at the bleeding edge of medical ultrasound imaging research for 7+ years. Specifically, optoacoustic array detection of ultrasound at frequencies and device scale suitable for high resolution medical imaging. These techniques fall under the umbrella of laser based ultrasound, where the piezoelectric elements typically used for ultrasound transduction are replaced by components responsive to both acoustic and optical signals. I also led research developing microfluidics vascular models for ultrasound imaging of angiogenesis, which can be a tumor growth indicator.
A brief overview of my PhD research is included on the Publications page.
Optical and acoustic imaging systems
I have extensive experience with acoustic signal generation, capture, and pre-processing for medical ultrasound, primarily in the context of medical ultrasound synthetic arrays with both novel optical and traditional piezoelectric transducers.
As a medical imaging systems researcher developing optical ultrasound technologies, I gained hard-won intuition and practical experience working with optical systems over many years in the laser lab. Among other things, that work involved building custom electronics for laser tuning and output stabilization, designing active detector control systems, and handling signal capture from detector to database.