Purpose and Organization
This conference focuses on advances being made to examine tissue microstructure with very-high-frequency ultrasound (20 MHz and higher). Topics of interest include basic physical phenomena, transducers, novel processing and systems, animal applications, clinical applications, and high-frequency biological effects.
The conference is held every two years. It is organized around a series of invited presentations covering ultrasonics topics and also addressing other high-resolution examination modalities. Presentations are also accepted from brief submitted abstracts, although attendance does not require abstract submission. It is being held in the Villa Graziadio Executive Center at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. This year's conference is also being combined with the 9th Annual Ultrasonic Transducer Engineering Conference hosted by the NIH Resource Center for Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology of the University of Southern California.
The rural setting and schedule of the conference are intended to promote informal discussions among scientists, engineers, students and biomedical investigators interested in high-frequency ultrasound. We hope to review the current state-of-the-art, identify key problems and potential solutions, and share insights into future directions with a goal of advancing biological and medical examinations.
Important Dates, Deadlines and Info.
- Submission of self-nomination form by August 1, 2008
- Acceptance notifications before end of August
- Registration is open; information is available on the registration page
- Information on transportation and directions to Villa Graziadio Executive Center are on the venue page
Illustrative Topics
- Very-high-frequency transducers (materials, design, arrays) & systems
- Very-high-frequency propagation
- Very-high-frequency tissue characterization & quantitative imaging
- Very-high-frequency contrast agents
- Vascular imaging (e.g., IVUS)
- Ocular imaging
- Skin imaging
- Cartilage imaging
- Blood & cell imaging
- Small animal imaging
Contact Information
NIH Resource Center for Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology
University of Southern California, Department of Biomedical Engineering
1042 Downey Way, DRB 136 • Los Angeles, CA 90089-1111
Tel: 213-821-2653 • Fax: 213-821-3897
Send inquiries to: Dr. K. Kirk Shung, kkshung@usc.edu
