K. Kirk Shung
Ph.D., Professor of Bioengineering
Research Interests
- Ultrasonic imaging and tissue characterization
- Aultrasonic contrast agents and their applications in
ultrasonic imaging and blood flow measurements
- Ultrasonic transducers and arrays
Acoustics Graduate Students
Select Publications
K.K. Shung, G. Cloutier, C. Lim,
"The Effects of Hematocrit, Shear Rate and Turbulence on Doppler Spectrum from Blood,"
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 39 : 462-469, 1992.
K.K. Shung,
"Chapter 1: Introduction," in Ultrasonic Scattering in Biological Tissues edited by K.K. Shung and G.A.
Thieme, 2-17, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1993.
K.K. Shung, G.A. Thieme,
"Chapter 3: Biological Tissues as Ultrasonic Scattering Media," in Ultrasonic Scattering in Biological
Tissues edited by K.K. Shung and G.A. Thieme, 53-74, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1993.
K.K. Shung,
"Chapter 9: In Vitro Experimental Results on Ultrsonic Scattering in Biological Tissues," in Ultrasonic
Scattering in Biological Tissues edited by K.K. Shung and G.A. Thieme, 291-312, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL,
1993.
J.Y. Wu, K.K. Shung,
"A Multi-Frequency Transducer Assembly for Non-Linear Ultrasonic Experiments,"
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 93 : 2231-2234, 1993.
B. Wilson, K.K. Shung, J. Levene, J.L. Barnhart,
"A Feasibility Study on Quantitating Myocardial Perfusion With Albunex, an Ultrasonic Contrast Agent,"
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 19 : 181-191, 1993.
K.K. Shung, I.Y. Kuo, G. Cloutier,
"Ultrasonic Scattering Properties of Blood," in Intravascular Ultrasound 1993 edited by J. Roelandt and
N. Bom, 119-139, Kluwar Press, The Netherlands, 1993.
B. Hete, K.K. Shung,
"Scattering of Ultrasound From Skeletal Muscle Tissue,"
IEEE Trans. Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 40 : 354-365, 1993.
G. Cloutier, K.K. Shung,
"Cyclic Variation of the Amplitude of Ultrasonic Doppler Signals Backscattered by Polystyrene Microspheres and
Porcine Erythrocyte Suspensions,"
IEEE Trans. Biomed Eng 40 : 953-962, 1993.
G. Cloutier, K.K. Shung, L.G. Durand,
"Experimental Evaluation of Intrinsic and Nonstationary Ultrasonic Doppler Spectral Broadening in Steady and
Pulsatile Flow Loop Models,"
IEEE Trans. Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control 40 : 785-795, 1993.
T. Kling, K.K. Shung, G.A. Thieme,
"Ultrasonic Dual-Frequency Subtraction Imaging,"
IEEE Trans. on Medical Imaging 12 : 792-802, 1993.
G. Cloutier, K.K. Shung,
"Study of Red Cell Aggregation in Pulsatile Flow From Ultrasonic Doppler Power Measurements,"
Biorheology 30 : 443-461, 1993.
I.Y. Kuo, K.K. Shung,
"High Frequency Ultrasonic Backscatter From Erythrocyte Suspension,"
IEEE Tran. Biomedical Engineering 41 : 29-34, 1994.
L.Y.L. Mo, I.Y. Kuo, K.K. Shung, L. Ceresne, R.S.C. Cobbold,
"Ultrasonic Scattering From Blood With Hematocrits Up to One Hundred Percent,"
IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering 41 : 91-95, 1994.
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