Welcome to the UEIL website!

Led by Prof. Elisa Konofagou, the Ultrasound 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:

• Enabling targeted drug delivery to the brain by opening the blood-brain barrier with focused ultrasound;
• Mapping the mechanical and electromechanical properties of the heart using myocardial elastography and electromechanical wave imaging;
• Monitoring High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) ablation therapy with harmonic motion imaging;
• Using pulse wave imaging to quantify the stiffness of the arterial wall and assess the likelihood of an aneurysm rupturing.

The UEIL is located in the Columbia University Medical Center at the NewYork-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 News

	New publication from our own lab member, Cherry Chen, Ph.D "An Experimental Study on the Stiffness of Size-Isolated Microbubbles Using Atomic Force Microscopy" in the March edition of IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. Click "more" to download a pdf of the article More… » Posted on Sunday April 21, 2013 at 3:07 PM
	Upcoming presentations at IEEE EMBC Two of our lab members: Danial Shahmirzadi, Ph.D and Ph.D student Gary Yi Hou had their abstracts accepted for the upcoming 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society taking place in Osaka, Japan, July 3-7, 2013. Click "more" for details on their presentations More… » Posted on Thursday April 18, 2013 at 3:57 PM