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Invited Speaker

Diagnostic and Interventional Applications of Spatial Coherence in Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging

Using this approach, images are formed based on the direct display of spatial coherence rather than the familiar display of amplitude information in almost every other ultrasound imaging mode available today. Since the early days of the technique, applications have expanded to a wide range of diagnostic and interventional procedures. This talk will overview applications and use cases in breast mass characterization to determine the presence of breast cancer, sound speed estimation to improve delay-and-sum beamforming, flexible array shape estimation, skin tone bias reduction in non-invasive photoacoustic imaging, and interventional photoacoustic image guidance during surgery, biopsies, and cardiac catheterization procedures. Early adoption of our real-time system by breast radiologists at the Johns Hopkins Hospital will additionally be discussed. This expansiveness of applications represents a gold mine of untapped potential to revolutionize our standards for equity in ultrasound-based patient care.

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