Welcome to the UEIL
Led by Prof. Elisa Konofagou, the Ultrasound and Elasticity Imaging Laboratory works on developing novel, ultrasound-based techniques for both imaging and therapeutic applications. Some of the ongoing research in the UEIL includes:
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Enabling targeted drug delivery to the brain by opening the blood-brain barrier with focused ultrasound.
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Mapping the mechanical and electromechanical properties of the heart using myocardial elastography and electromechanical wave imaging.
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Monitoring High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) ablation therapy with harmonic motion imaging.
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Using pulse wave imaging to quantify arterial wall mechanics and blood flow dynamics to characterize vascular diseases, including carotid atherosclerosis and hypertension.
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Modulating neural activity in the central and peripheral nervous system through high-intensity focused ultrasound.
The UEIL is located in the Columbia University Medical Center at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and is part of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University. If you have any additional inquiries, or if you would be interested in collaborating with our laboratory, please feel free to contact us.
Latest Lab Events and Celebrations
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Slide 1: Solar Eclipse 2024!
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Slide 2: Jad's Defense Celebration Dinner! Congratulations Jad!
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Slide 3: Recent and Soon-to-be Alumni Farewell
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Slide 4: Annual Lab Outing
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Slide 5: Halloween costume contest
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Slide 6: 2022 Commencement
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Slide 7: Grigorios phd defense celebration! Congrats doc!
Latest News
Congratulations to Sua Bae on Her New Position
Congratulations to Sua Bae on her new faculty position in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Sogang University in Seoul, Korea. While we’ll miss having her as part of our team, we’re excited for her as she embarks on this new opportunity.
Study on Blood-Brain Barrier Opening Published in Theranostics
We’re pleased to announce that Sua Bae's latest paper, "Transcranial blood-brain barrier opening in Alzheimer's disease patients using a portable focused ultrasound system with real-time 2-D cavitation mapping," has been accepted for publication in Theranostics.
This study highlights a novel approach in Alzheimer's research, showcasing the potential of a portable focused ultrasound system for safely opening the blood-brain barrier.
Read the full paper here.
Seongyeon Kim's Article has been accepted for publication in NeuroImage
Congratulations to Seongyeon Kim and UEIL neuromodulation team for their outstanding work, "Displacement and functional ultrasound (fUS) imaging of displacement-guided focused ultrasound (FUS) neuromodulation in mice,", which has been accepted to be published in NeuroImage. This work leveraged displacement and functional imaging simultaneously with FUS and first provided the mapping of displacement and hemodynamic activation in response to FUS neuromodulation. Check out the paper here!