Project Grant N629091812031

This $840,292 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to advance a transformative three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging technology. The research objective is to conduct use-inspired research to overcome technical challenges and knowledge gaps, making the 3D imaging technique ready for commercial ultrasound market adoption. The proposed project will improve device components to enhance imaging...

This $295,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award to Sonovance, Inc. is for the development of low-cost hardware and software to enable the acquisition of high-quality ultrasound images by non-expert operators. The innovation focuses on novel signal and image processing methods that can accurately reconstruct ultrasound data from freehand 2D scans, even with imperfect information on the probe position. This enables...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $804,270 Project Grant under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to The Regents of the University of Colorado. The grant aims to develop a novel 3D Dynamic Contrast Optical Coherence Microscopy (3D DYC-OCM) technology that can provide label-free, high-resolution imaging of 3D cellular morphology and physiology. This will be...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), is funding the development of a low-cost, portable ultrasound imaging system that can be operated by untrained users. The $294,641 award to Sonovance, Inc., a Maryland small business, aims to optimize and validate their patented technology for guiding novice operators to...

This $200,557 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program supports the development and validation of a novel duplex dual-frequency capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) array for high-contrast, high-resolution imaging of the microvasculature. The key products and services to be delivered...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" program (CFDA 93.286), supports the development and evaluation of an advanced ultrasound imaging system to improve the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) using histotripsy therapy. The $2,291,527 award will fund the integration of an ultrafast, bubble-specific ultrasound imaging...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $200,000 to Oakland University aims to develop a novel low-cost, wireless 3D ultrasound imaging system for use in low-resource settings. The key goals are to: 1) establish quantitative tools using signal processing and artificial intelligence to extract ultrasound-derived biomarkers for improved breast cancer diagnosis, and 2) develop a robust calibration, registration, and sensor fusion protocol to...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" program (CFDA 93.286), is funding the development of flexible piezo film intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) arrays on guidewires and catheters. The goal is to integrate IVUS capabilities onto standard guidewires and catheters to enable their routine use during coronary and peripheral artery...

This $640,232 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program supports the development of a new holographic platform that enables high-speed, non-invasive 3D chemical imaging with broad biomedical applications. The key objectives are to demonstrate the feasibility of a new approach to achieving time-domain...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $249,000 Project Grant under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to Case Western Reserve University. The grant will fund the development of a high-throughput photoacoustic histology platform to enable real-time intraoperative pathological diagnosis. Key objectives include creating an ultrafast reflection-mode ultraviolet...