Publications



2008

Cannata J.M., Williams J.A., Zhou Q.F., Sun L., Shung K.K., Yu H., Kim E.S., "Self-focused ZnO transducers for ultrasonic biomicroscopy", Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 103, iss. 8, art. 084109, (2008)

Hu C.-H., Zhou Q.F., Shung K.K., "Design and implementation of high-frequency ultrasound pulsed-wave doppler using FPGA", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 55, no. 9, pp. 2109-2111, (2008)

Stephens D.N., Cannata J., Liu R., Zhao J.Z., Shung K.K., Nguyen H., Chia R., Dentinger A., Wildes D., Thomenius K.E., Mahajan A., Shivkumar K., Kim K., O'Donnell M., Nikoozadeh A., Oralkan O., Khuri-Yakub P.T., Sahn D., "Multifunctional catheters combining intracardiac ultrasound imaging and electrophysiology sensing", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 1570-1581, (2008)

Stephens D.N., Cannata J., Liu R., Zhao J.Z., Shung K.K., Nguyen H., Chia R., Dentinger A., Wildes D., Thomenius K.E., Mahajan A., Shivkumar K., Kim K., O'Donnell M., Sahn D., "The acoustic lens design and in vivo use of a multifunctional catheter combining intracardiac ultrasound imaging and electrophysiology sensing", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 602-618, (2008)

Sun L., Lien C.-L., Xu X., Shung K.K., "In vivo cardiac imaging of adult zebrafish using high frequency ultrasound (45-75 MHz)", Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 31-39, (2008)

Xu X., Sun L., Cannata J.M., Yen J.T., Shung K.K., "High-frequency ultrasound doppler system for biomedical applications with a 30-MHz linear array", Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 638-646, (2008)

Zhou Q., Wu D., Jin J., Hu C.-H., Xu X., Williams J.A., Cannata J.M., Lim L., Shung K.K., "Design and fabrication of PZN-7%PT single crystal high frequency angled needle ultrasound transducers", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 1394-1399, (2008)

2007

Cannata J.M., Williams J.A., Zhou Q., Yu H., Sun L., Kim E.S., Shung K.K., "Self-focused ZnO transducers for ultrasonic biomicroscopy", Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, (2007)

Chang J.H., Yen J.T., Shung K.K., "A novel envelope detector for high-frame rate, high-frequency ultrasound imaging", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 1792-1801, (2007)

Huang C.-C., Ameri H., DeBoer C., Rowley A.P., Xu X., Sun L., Wang S.-H., Humayum M.S., Shung K.K., "Evaluation of lens hardness in cataract surgery using high-frequency ultrasonic parameters in vitro", Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, vol. 33, no. 10, pp. 1609-1616, (2007)

Huang C.C., Sun L., Dailey S.H., Wang S.H., Shung K.K., "High frequency ultrasonic characterization of human vocal fold tissue", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 122, no. 3, pp. 1827-1832, (2007)

Shung K.K., Cannata J.M., Zhou Q.F., "Piezoelectric materials for high frequency medical imaging applications: A review", Journal of Electroceramics, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 139-145, (2007)

Sun L., Richard W.D., Cannata J.M., Feng C.C., Johnson J.A., Yen J.T., Shung K.K., "A high-frame rate high-frequency ultrasonic system for cardiac imaging in mice", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 1648-1655, (2007)

Xu X., Yen J.T., Shung K.K., "A low-cost bipolar pulse generator for high-frequency ultrasound applications", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 443-447, (2007)

Zemp R.J., Bitton R., Shung K.K., Li M.-L., Stoica G., Wang L.V., "Photoacoustic imaging of the microvasculature with a high-frequency ultrasound array transducer", Journal of Biomedical Optics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 10501-10503, (2007)

Zemp R., Bitton R., Shung K.K., Wang L.V., "Imaging microvascular dynamics with realtime photoacoustic microscopy", Proceedings of the SPIE - Proc. of SPIE Biomedical Optics, vol. 6430, art. 643015, (2007)

Zhang R., Cao W., Zhou Q., Cha J.H., Shung K.K., Huang Y., "Acoustic properties of alumina colloidal/polymer nano-composite film on silicon", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 467-469, (2007)

Zhou Q.F., Sharp C., Cannata J.M., Feng G.H., Kim E.S., Shung K.K., "Self-focused high frequency ultrasonic transducer based on ZnO piezoelectric films", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 90, art. 113502, (2007)

Zhou Q., Xu X., Gottlieb E., Sun L., Cannata J.M., Ameri H., Humayun M.S., Han P., Shung K.K., "PMN-PT single crystal, high-frequency ultrasonic needle transducers for pulsed-wave doppler application", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 668-675, (2007)

2006

Bitton R., Zemp R., Li M.-L., Yen J., Wang L.H., Shung K.K., "Photoacoustic microscopy with a 30MHz array and receive system", Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 1, pp. 389-392, (2006)

Cannata J.M., Williams J.A., Zhou Q., Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., "Development of a 35-MHz piezo-composite ultrasound array for medical imaging", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 224-236, (2006)

Gottlieb E.J., Cannata J.M., Hu C.-H., Shung K.K., "Development of a high-frequency (>50 MHz) copolymer annular-array, ultrasound transducer", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 1037-1045, (2006)

Hu C.-H., Snook K.A., Cao P.-J., Shung K.K., "High-frequency ultrasound annular array imaging. Part II: Digital beamformer design and imaging", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 309-316, (2006)

Hu C.-H., Xu X.-C., Cannata J.M., Yen J.T., Shung K.K., "Development of a real-time, high-frequency ultrasound digital beamformer for high-frequency linear array transducers", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 317-323, (2006)

Kim M., Kim J., Cao W., "Electromechanical coupling coefficient of an ultrasonic array element", Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 99, iss. 7, art. 74102, (2006)

Lee J., Shung K.K., "Effect of ultrasonic attenuation on the feasibility of acoustic tweezers", Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 1575-1583, (2006)

Silverman R.H., Cannata J., Shung K.K., Gal O., Patel M., Lloyd H.O., Feleppa E.J., Coleman D.J., "75 MHz ultrasound biomicroscopy of anterior segment of eye", Ultrasonic Imaging, vol. 28, pp. 1-10, (2006)

Snook K.A., Hu C.-H., Shrout T.R., Shung K.K., "High-frequency ultrasound annular array imaging. Part I: Array design and fabrication", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 300-308, (2006)

Zhou Q. F., Cannata J., Shung K.K., "Design and modeling of inversion layer ultrasonic transducers using LiNbO3 single crystal", Ultrasonics, vol. 44, pp. 607-611, (2006)

2005

Cannata J.M., Williams J.A., Shung K.K., "A kerfless 30 MHz linear ultrasonic array", Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 109-112, (2005)

Feng G.-H., Sharp C.C., Zhou Q.F., Pang W., Kim E.S., Shung K.K., "Fabrication of MEMS ZnO dome-shaped-diaphragm transducers for high-frequency ultrasonic imaging", Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 15, pp. 586-590, (2005)

Guo H., Cannata J.M., Zhou Q., Shung K.K., "Design and fabrication of broadband graded ultrasonic transducers with rectangular kerfs", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 52, no. 11, pp. 2096-2102, (2005)

Huang B., Shung K.K., "Characterization of high-frequency, single-element focused transducers with wire target and hydrophone", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 1608-1612, (2005)

Huang C., Marmarelis V.Z., Zhou Q., Shung K.K., "An analytical model of multilayer ultrasonic transducers with an inversion layer", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 469-479, (2005)

Lee J., Ha K.-L., Shung K.K., "A theoretical study of the feasibility of acoustical tweezers: Ray acoustics approach", The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 117, no. 5, pp. 3273-3280, (2005)

Zhou Q., Cannata J.M., Guo H., Huang C., Marmarelis V.Z., Shung K.K., "Half-thickness inversion layer high-frequency ultrasonic transducers using LiNbO3 single crystal", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 127-133, (2005)

Zhou Q., Cannata J.M., Meyer R.J., Van Tol D.J., Tadigadapa S., Hughes W.J., Shung K.K., Trolier-McKinstry S., "Fabrication and characterization of micromachined high-frequency tonpilz transducers derived by PZT thick films", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 350-357, (2005)

2004

Coleman D.J., Silverman R.H., Chabi A., Rondeau M.J., Shung K.K., Cannata J., Lincoff H., "High-resolution ultrasonic imaging of the posterior segment", Ophthalmology, vol. 111, no. 7, pp. 1344-1351, (2004)

Hu C.-H., Snook A., Xu X.-C., Yen J.T., Cao P.J., Shung K.K., "FPGA based digital high frequency beamformers for arrays", Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1347-1350, (2004)

Lei B., Li C., Zhang D.H., Zhou Q.F., Shung K.K., Zhou C.W., "Nanowire transistors with ferroelectric gate dielectrics: Enchanced performance and memory effects", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 84, no. 22, pp. 4553-4555, (2004)

Paeng D.-G., Cao P.-J., Choi M.J., Shung K.K., "Ultrasonic backscatter response to blood flow disturbance by a severe eccentric stenosis", Key Engineering Materials, vol. 270-273, pp. 2036-2041, (2004)

Paeng D.-G., Chiao Y.R., Shung K.K., "Echogenicity variations from porcine blood I: The 'Bright Collapsing Ring' under pulsatile flow", Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 45-55, (2004)

Paeng D.-G., Chiao Y.R., Shung K.K., "Echogenicity variations from porcine blood II: The 'Bright Ring' under oscillatory flow", Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 815-825, (2004)

Paeng D.-G., Choi M.J., Shung K.K., "Investigation of blood under pulsatile flow using ultrasound imaging", International Congress Series, pp. 1-9, (2004)

Paeng D.-G., Choi M.J., Yoon, S.-W., Shung K.K., "Echogenicity from disturbed blood flow by an eccentric stenosis under pulsatile flow", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 116., no. 4, pp.2560, (2004)

Robert M., Molingou G., Snook K., Cannata J., Shung K.K., "Fabrication of focused poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer 40-50 MHz ultrasonic transducers on curved surfaces", Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 96, no. 1, pp. 252-256, (2004)

Wang H., Cao W., Zhou Q.F., Shung K.K., Huang Y.H., "Silicon oxide colloidal/polymer nano-composite films", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 85, no. 24, pp. 5998-6000, (2004)

Wang H., Jiang B., Shrout T.R., Cao W., "Electromechanical properties of fine-grain, 0.7Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.3PbTiO3 ceramics", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 908-912, (2004)

2003

Cannata J.M., Ritter T.A., Chen W.-H., Silverman R.H., Shung K.K., "Design of efficient, broadband single-element (20-80 MHz) ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging applications", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 1548-1557, (2003)

Cannata J.M., Shung K.K., "A comparison of model and experiment for a high frequency (35 MHz) ultrasonic array", Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1658-1662, (2003)

Cao P.J., Hu C.-H., Shung K.K., "Development of a real time digital high frequency annular array ultrasound imaging system", Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 1867-1870, (2003)

Gottlieb E.J., Chen W.-H., Cao P.J., Cannata J.M., Shung K.K., "A method for improved transducer performance from 20 MHz to 100 MHz considering the effects of output impedance of a high frequency pulser", 2003 IEEE Symposium on Ultrasonics, vol. 2, pp. 1646-1649, (2003)

Paeng, D.-G., Choi M.J., Shung K.K., "In vivo observation of blood echogenicity variation during a cardiac cycle on human carotid arteries", 2003 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 847-850, (2003)

Paeng D.-G., Kim B.-S., Shung K.K., "Formaiton and variation of the 'Balck Hole' phenomenon observed from porcine whole blood", American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, vol. 29, no. 5., pp. 21, (2003)

Paeng D.-G., Shung K.K., "Cyclic and radial variation of the doppler power from porcine whole blood", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 60., no. 6, pp. 614-622, (2003)

Shung K.K., Paeng D.-G., "Ultrasound: an unexplored tool for blood flow visualization and hemodynamic measurements", Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 42, no. 5B, pp. 2901-2908, (2003)

Stitt J.P., Tutwiler R.L., Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., "A high frequency ultrasound actuated synthetic-aperture array", Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, vol. 2, pp. 1168-1171, (2003)

Tutwiler R.L., Stitt J.P., Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., Hackenberger W.S., Jiang X.N., Rehrig P.W., "Precision mechanically scanned HF ultrasound arrays", 2003 IEEE Symposium on Ultrasonics, vol. 1, pp. 873-876, (2003)

Wang H., Cao W., Zhou Q., Shung K.K., "Characterization of ultra-thin quarter-wavelength matching layers of high frequency ultrasonic transducers", 2003 IEEE Symposium on Ultrasonics, vol. 1, pp. 1048-1051, (2003)

Zhou Q.F., Cannata J., Huang C.Z., Guo H.K., Marmarelis V., Shung K.K., "Fabrication and modeling of inversion layer ultrasonic transducers using LiNbO3 single crystal", 2003 IEEE Symposium on Ultrasonics, vol. 1, pp. 1034-1037, (2003)

2002

Cannata J.M., Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., "Development of a high frequency (>20 MHz) linear ultrasonic array using fine grain ceramic elements", Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 1243-1247, (2002)

Cao P.J., Shung K.K., Karkhanis N., Chen W.-H., "Design of a real time digital beamformer for a 50MHz annular array ultrasound transducer", Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 1619-1622, (2002)

Chen W.-H., Snook K.A., Cao P.J., Shung K.K., "Design and development of a 30 MHz six-channel annular array ultrasound backscatter microscope", Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 1, pp. 621-624, (2002)

Gottlieb E., Chen W.-H., Ritter T., Shung K.K., "Ultrasound quality assurance phantoms and characterization for high-frequency transducers", Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 4687, pp. 406-411, (2002)

Rhee S., Zhang S., Molingou G., Shrout T., Shung K.K., "BSPT- and PZNT-based high frequency single element transducers for medical ultrasonic imaging", Proceedings of the 13th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, ISAF 2002, pp. 315-318, (2002)

Ritter T.A., Shrout T.R., Tutwiler R., Shung K.K., "A 30-MHz composite ultrasound array for medical imaging applications", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 217-230, (2002)

Snook K., Rhee S., Robert M., Gottlieb E., Shung K.K., "Development of P(VDF-TrFE) ultrasonic transducers operating at 50-120 MHz", Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 1249-1252, (2002)

Snook K.A., Shrout T.R., Shung K.K., "Design of a 50 MHz annular array using fine-grain lead titanate", Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 351-354, (2002)

Snook K.A., Zhao J.-Z., Alves C.H., Cannata J.M., Chen W.-H., Meyer R.J. Jr., Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., "Design, fabrication, and evaluation of high frequency, single-element transducers incorporating different materials", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 169-176, (2002)

Stitt J.P., Tutwiler R.L., Shung K.K., "An improved four-focal zone high-frequency ultrasound analog beamformer", Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 1, pp. 617-620, (2002)

2001

Chen W.-H., Cao P.J., Maione E., Ritter T., Shung, K.K., "Optimization of pulse transmission in a high-frequency ultrasound imaging system", Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 995-998, (2001)

Huang B., Snook K., Shung K.K., "Characterization of high-frequency transducers with small aperture hydrophones", Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 1069-1071, (2001)

Rhee S., Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., Wang H., Cao W., "Materials for acoustic matching in ultrasound transducers", Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 1051-1055, (2001)

Ritter T.A., Shrout T.R., Shung K.K., "A high frequency ultrasound array incorporating an actuator", Proceedings of Medical Imaging 2001: Ultrasonic Transducer Eng., vol. 4325, pp. 36-46, (2001)

Wang H., Ritter T.A., Cao W., Shung K.K., "High frequency properties of passive materials for ultrasonic transducers", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 78-84, (2001)

2000

Alves C.H.F., Snook K., Ritter T., Shung K.K., "High frequency single element and annular array transducers incorporating PVDF", Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 3982, pp. 116-121, (2000)

Cannata J.M., Chen W.-H., Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., "Fabrication of high-frequency single element ultrasonic transducers using lithium niobate", Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 3982, pp. 86-91, (2000)

Chen W.-H., Gottlieb E.J., Cannata J.M., Chen Y.F., Shung K.K., "Development of sector scanning ultrasonic backscatter microscope", Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 1681-1684, (2000)

Kari N.M., Ritter T.A., Park S.-E., Shrout T.R., Shung K.K., "Investigation of potassium niobate as an ultrasonic transducer material", Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 1065-1068, (2000)

Qi W., Cao W., "Finite element study on 1-D array transducer design", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 949-955, (2000)

Ritter T.A., Geng X., Shung K.K., Lopath P.D., Park S.-E., Shrout T.R., "Single crystal PZN/PT-polymer composites for ultrasound transducer applications", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 792-800, (2000)

Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., Cao W., Shrout T.R., "Electromechanical properties of thin strip piezoelectric vibrators at high frequency", Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 394-397, (2000)

Ritter T., Shung K.K., Tutwiler R., Shrout T., "High frequency transducer arrays for medical imaging", Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 3982, pp. 208-216, (2000)

Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., Voie A., Moehring M., "Catheter mounted Doppler ultrasound transducers", Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 1223-1226, (2000)

Snook K.A., Huang B., Smith N.B., Shung K.K., "An exposimetry system for characterization of acoustic fields above 20 MHz", Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, pp. 1109-1112, (2000)

Snook K.A., Zhao J.-Z., Alves C.H.F., Cannata J.M., Chen W.-H., Meyer R.J. Jr., Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., "High frequency transducers for medical ultrasonic imaging", Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 3982, pp. 92-99, (2000)

Wu Q., Tutwiler R.L., Shung K.K., "Design of an analog beamformer for very high-frequency ultrasound transducer arrays", Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 3982, pp. 142-149, (2000)

Zhao J.-Z., Meyer R.S. Jr., Ritter T.A., Shung K.K., "Performance of high frequency PZT fiber composite and PbTiO3 transducers", Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 3982, pp. 100-108, (2000)