Research

Pan, Ying-Chun; Khan, Christopher; Lefevre, Ryan; Eagle, Susan; Byram, Brett. “GCNR Regularization Improves Deep Neural Network Beamformers.” IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium, UFFC-JS 2024 – Proceedings, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/UFFC-JS60046.2024.10793808.  Deep neural network (DNN) beamformers are becoming increasingly… Read More

Yao, Tianyuan; Archer, Derek B.; Kanakaraj, Praitayini; Newlin, Nancy; Bao, Shunxing; Moyer, Daniel; Schilling, Kurt; Landman, Bennett A.; Huo, Yuankai. “Deep learning-based free-water correction for single-shell diffusion MRI.” Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 117, 2025, 110326, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2025.110326.  Free-water elimination (FWE)… Read More

Dark, Heather E.; Shafer, Andrea T.; Cordon, Jenifer; An, Yang; Lewis, Alexandria; Moghekar, Abhay; Landman, Bennett; Resnick, Susan M.; Walker, Keenan A. “Association of Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease and Neurodegeneration With Longitudinal Intra-Network Functional Brain Connectivity.” Neurology, vol. 104, no. 4, 2025, e210271,… Read More

Salwei, Megan Elizabeth; Anders, Shilo; Reale, Carrie; Slagle, Jason M.; Ricketts, Todd; Weinger, Matthew B. “Evaluating the Safety and Usability of an Over-the-Counter Medical Device for Adults With Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss: Formative and Summative Usability Testing.” JMIR Human Factors, vol. 12, 2025,… Read More

Megalingam, Rajesh Kannan; Vadivel, Shree Rajesh Raagul; Kotaprolu, Sai Smaran; Nithul, Bagathi; Kumar, Devisetty Vijay; Rudravaram, Gaurav. “Cleaning Robots: A Review of Sensor Technologies and Intelligent Control Strategies for Cleaning.” Journal of Field Robotics, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.22515.  Cleaning robots have… Read More

Schlunk, Siegfried; Byram, Brett. “A Generalized SNR to Quantify Lesion Detectability for Modern Adaptive beamformers.” IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium, UFFC-JS 2024 – Proceedings, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/UFFC-JS60046.2024.10793748.  Ultrasound images are often processed using a method called delay-and-sum… Read More

Naseri, Md. Yunus; Snyder, Caitlin; Perez-Rivera, Katherine X.; Bhandari, Sambridhi; Workneh, Habtamu Alemu; Aryal, Niroj; Biswas, Gautam; Henrick, Erin C.; Hotchkiss, Erin R.; Jha, Manoj K.; Jiang, Steven; Kern, Emily C.; Lohani, Vinod K.; Marston, Landon T.; Vanags, Christopher P.; Xia, Kang. “Integrating Data Science Into Undergraduate… Read More

Rasdall, Marselle A.; Cho, Chloe; Stahl, Amy N.; Tovar, David A.; Lavin, Patrick; Kerley, Cailey I.; Chen, Qingxia; Ji, Xiangyu; Colyer, Marcus H.; Groves, Lucas; Longmuir, Reid; Chomsky, Amy; Gallagher, Martin J.; Anderson, Adam; Landman, Bennett A.; Rex, Tonia S. “Primary Visual Pathway Changes in Individuals With… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are at the forefront of a global collaboration that advances preclinical imaging with diffusion MRI. Three seminal articles, published in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, establish best practices for using diffusion MRI (dMRI) in research, addressing critical challenges in data collection, processing, and reproducibility. Among the 58 international… Read More

Lu, Ming; Liang, Hao; Zhu, Haoqin; Yan, Xinqiang. “Magnetic field probe-based co-simulation method for irregular volume-type inductively coupled wireless MRI radiofrequency coils.” Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 117, 2025, 110330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2025.110330.  Wireless coils are becoming increasingly popular in MRI because they are… Read More