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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Department of Bioengineering
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Bone Conducted Sound from 4kHz Transducer on Right Mastoid


by Margaret Wismer

HeadWT4k175.avi

HeadWT4k182.avi

Matlab Code

Matlab code for computing the backscatter coefficient as a function of ka based on Faran's theory for a sphere: spherescat.m sbessel.m sbessely.m

Matlab code for computing the backscatter coefficient as a function of ka based on Faran's theory for a cylinder: cylinderscat.m

NanoZoomer Images

Images from RJM 06/02/08

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slide 87 no focal points.rtf
slide 87 with focal points.rtf
slide 94 no focal points.rtf
slide 94 with focal points.rtf
slides 122_125_127 no focal points.rtf
slides 122_125_127 with focal points.rtf

Theses of BRL Students


2009


Bellina, Alessandro A., "Applying Computational Techniques to Obtain the Acoustic Pathways into the Human Head", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.

PDF:
Thesis (10.8 MB)




Forbes, Monica M., "The Role of Ultrasound Contrast Agents in Producing Sonoporation", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.

PDF:
Thesis (1.7 MB)




Hruska, David P., "Improved Techniques for Statistical Analysis of the Envelope of Backscattered Ultrasound using the Homodyned K Distribution", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.

PDF:
Thesis (2.0 MB)



2009


King, Daniel A., "Determination of Shell Rupture Thresholds for Single Ultrasound Contrast Agent Microbubbles Using Double Passive Cavitation Detection", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.

PDF:
Thesis (2.0 MB)





King, Michael R., "Development and Application of Three-Dimensional Impedance Maps Related to Tissue Pathology", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.

PDF:
Thesis (3.9 MB)




Ma, Darryl C., "Quantification of Ultrasound Contrast Agents using High-Frequency Ultrasound", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009.

PDF:
Thesis (1.9 MB)




2008


Hafez, Zachary, "The Role of Microstreaming in Ultrasound-Enhanced Thrombolysis", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.

PDF:
Thesis (1.5 MB)




McNew, Jared, "Application of Acoustic Ray Tracing to Determine Sound Pathways into the Human Head", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.

PDF:
Title and TOC (92 KB)
Chapter 1 (48 KB)
Chapter 2 (136 KB)
Chapter 3 (232 KB)
Chapter 4 (768 KB)
Chapter 5 (2.3 MB)
Appendix A (228 KB)
References (32 KB)


2007


King, Jennifer L., "Dietary Magnesium Intake and Atherosclerothic Plaque Development in Rabbits", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.

PDF:
Thesis (3.8 MB)


2006


Ammi, Azzdine, "Détection et caractérisation de la destruction des microbulles de produit contraste ultrasonore (Detection and characterization of ultrasound contrast agent microbubble destruction)", Ph.D. Thesis, Univérsite Paris VI, 2006.

PDF:
Thesis (6.34 MB)


2005


Lavarello, Roberto, "Pulse-Echo Image Formation Using Nonquadratic Regularization with Speckle-Based Images", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.

PDF:
Thesis (1.26 MB)



Liu, Yuhui, "Wave Propagation Study Using Finite Element Analysis", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.

PDF:
Thesis (4.91 MB)

Animations (.avi format):
MaleNormalCT_raw.avi (0.98 MB)
MaleNormalCT_threshold.avi (828 KB)
Section4.2-air-trans.avi (6.34 MB)
Section4.4-rigid-cyl2d.avi (5.18 MB)
Section5.2-skull2d-10khzincline-short.avi (1.28 MB)
Section5.2-skull2d-10khz-short.avi (804 KB)
Section5.2-skull2d-3khz.avi (5.16 MB)
Section5.2skull2d-3khzincline.avi (5.23 MB)
Section5.3skullhead3d-surface-pres.avi (2.50 MB)
Chapter6-10khz_hsphere1_wavefront.avi (528 KB)
Chapter6-10khz_hsphere2_wavefront.avi (643 KB)
Chapter6-10khz_hsphere3_wavefront.avi (653 KB)
Chapter6-3khz_hsphere1_wavefront.avi (425 KB)
Chapter6-3khz_hsphere2_wavefront.avi (468 KB)
Chapter6-3khz_hsphere3_wavefront.avi (380 KB)



Mamou, Jonathan, "Ultrasonic Characterization of Three Animal Mammary Tumors from Three-Dimensional Acoustic Tissue Models", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.

PDF:
Thesis (4.15 MB)

McFarlin, Barbara, "Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of the Rat Cervix", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2005.

PDF:
Thesis (14.8 MB)


2004


Bigelow, Tim, "Estimating the Medical Ultrasound In Vivo Power Spectrum", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004.

PDF:
Title and TOC (334 KB)
Chapter 1 (140 KB)
Chapter 2 (389 KB)
Chapter 3 (644 KB)
Chapter 4 (283 KB)
Chapter 5 (802 KB)
Chapter 6 (579 KB)
Chapter 7 (694 KB)
Chapter 8 (952 KB)
Chapter 9 (126 KB)
Appendix A (114 KB)
Appendix B (104 KB)
Appendix C (208 KB)
Appendix D (322 KB)
Appendix E (559 KB)
Appendix F (826 KB)
Appendix G (392 KB)
References (131 KB)
Vita (66 KB)


2003


Haun, M.A., "New Approaches to Aberration Correction in Medical Ultrasound Imaging", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003.

PDF:
Thesis (4.09 MB)

Postscript:
Thesis (34.8 MB)


Sakai, Stacie, "Radiation Force Measurements at a Water-Air Interface", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003.

PDF:
Chapter 1 (1.01 MB)
Chapter 2 (106 KB)
Chapter 3 (371 KB)
Chapter 4 (243 KB)
Chapter 5 (46 KB)
Chapter 6 (32 KB)
Appendix A (1.92 MB)
Appendix B (60 KB)
Appendix C (62 KB)
References and Vita (67 KB)


Yin, Xiangtao, "The Study of Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Subwavelength Defect Detection Mechanism", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003.

PDF:
Thesis (2.41 MB)

Postscript:
Thesis (7.34 MB)


2002


Mamou, Jonathan, "Acoustic Subsurface Imaging", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.

PDF:
Preface (76 KB)
Chapter 1 (86 KB)
Chapter 2 (5.30 MB)
Chapter 3 (242 KB)
Chapter 4 (5.70 MB)
Chapter 5 (89 KB)
Appendix (117 KB)
References (48 KB)

Postscript:
Preface (173 KB)
Chapter 1 (164 KB)
Chapter 2 (2.50 MB)
Chapter 3 (419 KB)
Chapter 4 (3.50 MB)
Chapter 5 (167 KB)
Appendix (199 KB)
References (144 KB)


2001


Bigelow, Tim, "Experimental Evaluation Of Nonlinear Indices For Ultrasound Transducer Characterizations", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.

PDF:
Introduction (26 KB)
Chapter 1 (79 KB)
Chapter 2 (136 KB)
Chapter 3 (185 KB)
Chapter 4 (104 KB)
Chapter 5 (212 KB)
Chapter 6 (204 KB)
Chapter 7 (663 KB)
Chapter 8 (9 KB)
Appendix A (47 KB)
Appendix B (31 KB)
Appendix C (17 KB)
Appendix D (475 KB)
Appendix E (11 KB)
Appendix F (25 KB)
Appendix G (41 KB)
References (8 KB)
Summary (185 KB)


2000


Sempsrott, J. M. "Experimental Evaluation of Acoustic Saturation", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000.

PDF:
Title and TOC (139 KB)
Thesis (4.70 MB)
Appendices (425 KB)


Frazier, Kate, "A Two-dimensional Amplitude-steered Array for Real-time Volumetric Acoustic Imaging", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000.

PDF:
Title, TOC, etc. (182 KB)
Chapter 1 (93 KB)
Chapter 2 (827 KB)
Chapter 3 (2.73 MB)
Chapter 4 (1.56 MB)
Chapters 5, 6 (278 KB)
References (69 KB)
Appendix A, B (83 KB)
Appendix C, D (155 KB)
Vita (37 KB)


1999


Haun, M.A., "The Fractionally Spaced Vector Constant Modulus Algorithm", M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999.

PDF:
Thesis (964 KB)

Postscript:
Thesis (1.06 MB)