Projects
Ultrasound thermometry using ultrasound elements
Publications
C. Audigier, Y. Kim , J. Ziegle, M. Friebe, and E. Boctor. Conformal radiofrequency ablation to validate ultrasound thermometry. SPIE Medical imaging 2019.
Y. Kim , C. Audigier, N. Ellens and E. M. Boctor, "Low-Cost Ultrasound Thermometry for HIFU Therapy Using CNN," 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Kobe, 2018, pp. 1-9.
Y. Kim , C. Audigier, Emran M. A. Anas, J. Ziegle, M. Friebe, and E. Boctor. CUST: CNN for Ultrasound thermal image reconstruction using Sparse Time-of-flight information. Simulation, Image Processing, and Ultrasound Systems for Assisted Diagnosis and Navigation. POCUS 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11042, pp 29-37, Sep 2018.
C. Audigier, Y. Kim , N. Ellens, and E. Boctor. Physics-based Simulation to enable Ultrasound monitoring of HIFU ablation: an MRI validation. Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018. MICCAI 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11073, pp 89-97, Sep 2018.
Y. Kim , C. Audigier, J. Ziegle, M. Friebe, and E. Boctor. Ultrasound thermal monitoring with an external ultrasound source for customized bipolar RF ablation shapes. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Apr 2018.
J. Ziegle, C. Audigier, J. Krug, G. Ali, Y. Kim , E. Boctor, and M. Friebe. Rf-ablation pattern shaping employing switching channels of dual bipolar needle electrodes: ex vivo results. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Apr 2018.
Y. Kim , C. Audigier, N. Ellens, and E. Boctor. A novel 3d ultrasound thermometry method for hifu ablation using an ultrasound element. In 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), pages 1-4, 2017.
C. Audigier, Y. Kim , and E. Boctor. A novel ultrasound imaging method for 2d temperature monitoring of thermal ablation. In Imaging for Patient-Customized Simulations and Systems for Point-of-Care Ultrasound, pages 154-162, 2017.
C. Audigier, Y. Kim , A. Dillow, and E. Boctor. Computational modeling of radiofrequency ablation: evaluation on ex vivo data using ultrasound monitoring. In Proc.SPIE, pages 10135 - 10, 2017.
Y. Kim , X. Guo, A. Cheng, and E. Boctor. Speed of sound estimation with active pzt element for thermal monitoring during ablation therapy: feasibility study. In Proc.SPIE, pages 9790 - 8, 2016.
Patent
Three-dimensional real time ultrasound monitoring system for ablation therapy, (Filing) 2018.
Single element ultrasound imaging
Publications
K. Xu, Y. Kim , E. Boctor, and H. Zhang. Enabling low-cost point-of-care ultrasound imaging system using single element transducer and delta configuration actuator, SPIE Medical imaging 2019.
H. Zhang, Y. Kim , A. Moghekar, N. Durr, and E Boctor. Single-Element Needle-Based Ultrasound Imaging of the Spine: An In Vivo Feasibility Study. Simulation, Image Processing, and Ultrasound Systems for Assisted Diagnosis and Navigation. POCUS 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11042, pp 82-89, Sep 2018 (H. Zhang and Y. Kim - Equal contribution).
H. Zhang, Y. Kim , M. Lin, M. Paredes, K. Kannan, A. Moghekar, N. Durr, and E Boctor. Toward dynamic lumbar puncture guidance using needle-based single-element ultrasound imaging. Journal of Medical Imaging, pages 5 - 10, 2018.
H. Zhang, M. Lin, Y. Kim , M. Paredes, K. Kannan, N. Patel, A. Moghekar, N. Durr, and E. Boctor. Toward dynamic lumbar punctures guidance based on single element synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging. In Proc.SPIE, pages 10135 - 11, 2017.
H. Zhang, H. Huang, C. Lei, Y. Kim , and E. Boctor. Software-based approach to- ward vendor independent real-time photoacoustic imaging using ultrasound beamformed data. In Proc.SPIE, pages 10064 - 6, 2017.
Patent
Patel N, Scalabrin E, Kannan K, Gupta K, Chan L, Paredes M, Lin M, Roychoudhury S, Shah S, Moghekar A, Boctor EM, Durr N, Zhang H, Kim Y. System for generating synthetic aperture ultrasound images during needle placement, PCT/US2017/030660, WO2017192603A1, 2017.
Photoacoustic catheter tracking
Publications
A. Cheng, Y. Kim , Y. Itsarachaiyot, H. Zhang, R. Clifford, R. Taylor, and E. Boctor. Photoacoustic-based catheter tracking: simulation, phantom, and in vivo studies. Journal of Medical Imaging, 5 - 10, 2018.
A. Cheng, Y. Itsarachaiyot, Y. Kim , H. Zhang, R. Taylor, and E. Boctor. Catheter tracking in an interventional photoacoustic surgical system. In Proc.SPIE, pages 10135 - 8, 2017.
A. Cheng, Y. Kim , HK. Zhang, R. Taylor, and E. Boctor. Catheter tracking in an interventional photoacoustic surgical system. In 2016 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), pages 1-2, 2016.
Ultrasound tomography, Evaluation platfrom for ultrasound-guided technologies, Robot-based ultrasound calibration, Medical device tool tracking.
Publications
A. Cheng, Y. Kim , E. Anas, A. Rahmim, E. Boctor, R. Seifabadi, B. Wood. Deep learning image reconstruction for limited-angle ultrasound tomography in prostate cancer, SPIE Medical imaging 2019.
A. Cheng, Y. Kim , E. Anas, A. Rahmim, E. Boctor, R. Seifabadi, B. Wood. Use of Deep Learning to Reconstruct Limited-Angle Ultrasound Tomography Images in Prostate Cancer: A Simulation Feasibility Study. In 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2018.
H. Zhang, A. Cheng, Y. Kim , Q. Ma, G. Chirikjian, E. Boctor. Phantom with multiple active points for ultrasound calibration. Journal of Medical Imaging, Oct 2018.
Y. Kim , S. Kim, and E. Boctor. Consistent evaluation of an ultrasound-guided surgical navigation system by utilizing an active validation platform. In Proc.SPIE, pages 10135 - 6, 2017.
F. Aalamifar, A. Cheng, Y. Kim , X. Hu, H. Zhang, X. Guo, and E. Boctor. Robot- assisted automatic ultrasound calibration. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 11(10):1821-1829, Oct 2016.
Q. Ma, J. Davis, A. Cheng, Y. Kim , G. Chirikjian, and E. Boctor. A new robotic ultrasound system for tracking a catheter with an active piezoelectric element. In 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pages 2321- 2328, 2016.
Y. Kim , Guo X., and Boctor E. New platform for evaluating ultrasound-guided interventional technologies. In Proc.SPIE, pages 9790 - 9, 2016.