The Mayo Clinic Ultrasound Research Center, directed by Matthew Callstrom, M.D., Ph.D. (MED ’97, RD ’02), awarded seven new 2018 pilot grant awards for up to $30,000 per project. The grants allow investigative teams to study new applications of ultrasound technology.
Su-Youne Chang, Ph.D. (NS ’12); Gregory Worrell, M.D., Ph.D. (I-1 ’97, N ’00, NPHY ’01): “Pilot Study to Investigate Neuromodulatory Effect on Ultrasound”
Hon Leong, Ph.D.
Hon Leong, Ph.D. (U ’17); Jin Jen, M.D., Ph.D. (THDCC ’08, LABM ’16); Shigao Chen, Ph.D. (BPHY ’02, PHYS ’04): “Ultrafast High-Frequency Ultrasound Imaging for Chemo Sensitivity Screening in a Chick Embryo Patient-Derived Xenograft Model of Metastatic Lung Cancer”
Peter Amadio, M.D. (OR ’83); Mostafa Fatemi, Ph.D. (PHYS ’95): “Shear Wave Elastrography and the Stiffness of the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel: A Validation Study”
Matthew Callstrom, M.D., Ph.D.
Bradley Erickson, M.D., Ph.D. (BPHY ’89, MDPD ’89, RD ’93, R-NEU ’94); Matthew Callstrom, M.D., Ph.D.: “Novel Spinal Echo Catheter for Imaging and Guided Therapy”
Brandon Wiley, M.D. (CV ’17); Xiaoming Zhang, Ph.D. (PHYS ’01, RD ’12); James Greenleaf, Ph.D. (PHYS ’70): “Application of Lung Ultrasound Surface Wave Elastrography in Assessment of Extravascular Lung Water”
Bradley Erickson, M.D., Ph.D.; Matthew Callstrom, M.D., Ph.D.: “Making Ultrasound Smart for Localization and Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules”
Azra Alizad, M.D.
Azra Alizad, M.D. (PHYS’01, R-D ’15); Rodrigo Ruano, M.D., Ph.D. (OBG ’16); Mostafa Fatemi, Ph.D.; Wendaline VanBuren, M.D. (R-D ’16): “The Clinical Value of Ultrasound Strain Magnitude Imaging for Assessment of Placental Attachment Abnormalities”
