Schedule : Nonlinear Acoustics in Medicine and Biology

Wednesday, August 21, 2002аа ORAL SESSION

Time

First Author

Title

9:00

Averkiou M. A. (invited)

Nonlinear Imaging Techniques in Diagnostic Ultrasound

9:30

Cathignol D. (invited)

High Intensity Piezoelectric Sources for Medical Applications: Technical Aspects

10:00

Evan A. P. (invited)

Shockwave Lithotripsy (SWL) Induces Significant Structural and Functional Changes in the Kidney

10:15

Cleveland R. O.

Comparison of Electromagnetic and Electrohydraulic Lithotripters

10:30

Break

11:00

Matula T.

Influence of the Direct Wave on Bubbles in Electrohydraulic Lithotripters: in-Vitro Observations

11:15

Willis L. R.

Threshold for Prevention of SWL-Induced Renal Injury and Hemorrhage by Pre-Treatment of Kidneys with Low-Energy Shock Waves

11:30

Williams J. C.

Linkage of Cavitation with Spall Failure in Lithotripsy: in Vitro and in Vivo Results

11:45

Pishchalnikov Y. A.

Cavitation Bubble Cluster Dynamics Induced by Lithotripter Shock Wave at Stone Surface

12:00

Kimmel E. (invited)

Micro-Alterations and Enhanced Transport in Cellular Tissues Exposed to Therapeutic Ultrasound

12:15

Chapelon J. Y. (invited)

Effect of Cavitation on Ultrasound Absorption in Biological Tissue

12:30

Break

2:00

Burov V. A.

Nonthermal Impact of High Intensity Ultrasound on a Malignant Tumor

2:15

Bailey M. R.

Cavitation Control by Dual Frequency High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

2:30

Connor C. W.

Therapeutic Effect of Second Harmonic Focal Spots in High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Tissues with Nonlinear Acoustic Properties

2:45

Khokhlova V. A.

Nonlinear Regimes of Lesion Formation by HIFU in Tissue-Mimicking Phantom

3:00

Teslenko V.

Tumor Growth Inhibition by Local Activation of Cellular Sensitivity to Drugs by Focused Acoustic Shock Waves

3:15

Vaezy S.

A Needle-Size Probe with a Side-Acting Hydrophone and a Thermocouple for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Thursday, August 22, 2002аа ORAL SESSION

Time

First Author

Title

9:00

Liebler M.

Nonlinear FDTD-Modeling of Ultrasound Thermotherapy Including Temperature Dependent Tissue Parameters

9:15

Koyama D.

Observation of the Behavior of a Micro-Capsule by Using a High-Speed Video Camera

9:30

Gong X. F.

Measurement of Subharmonics in Liquid Containing Encapsulated Microbubbles

9:45

Vykhodtseva N.

Effects of Cavitation Induced by Low-Power Focused Ultrasound in the Presence of an US Contrast Agent: Study on Rabbit Brain in Vivo

10:00

Faerman V.

Destruction of Fat Cells by Ultrasound Waves

10:15

Gavrilov L. R.

Mechanisms of Stimulation Effects of Focused Ultrasound on Neural Structures: Role of Nonlinear Effects

10:30

Break

11:00

Sarvazyan A. (invited)

Ultrasound Radiation Force as a Means for Assessment of Conditions of Bone and Soft Tissue

11:15

Demin I. Y.

Nonlinear Vibroacoustic Processes on the Biological Tissue

11:30

Timanin E.

Ultrasonic Doppler Imaging of Nonlinear Elastic Shear Properties of Biological Tissue Phantoms

11:45

Demiray H.

Modulation of Nonlinear Waves in a Fluid-Filled Tapered Elastic Tube

12:00

Bakirtas I.

Small-But-Finite Amplitude Waves in a Tapered Elastic Tube Filled with an Inviscid Fluid

12:15

Filonenko E.

Modeling of Temperature Field in Tissue Created by Therapeutic Phased Arrays with Regular and Random Distribution of Elements

12:30

Break

2:00

Sutin A. M.

On Nonlinear Acoustics Methods in Medical Diagnostics

2:15

Ebbini E. S.

High-Contrast Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Imaging with Post-Beamforming Nonlinear Filters

2:30

Bouakaz A.

Superharmonic Tissue Imaging

2:45

Chernov V.

The Application of Sonoluminescence in Medical Diagnostics

3:00

Savitskaya N. N.

Influence of Cavitation and Thermoacoustic Processes on Biological Tissue Destruction Under Action of Laser Pulses with Regular Temporal Structure

3:15

Krasovitski B.

Flow Regimes Induced by Pulsating Gas Bubbles in Living Tissues

Wednesday, August 21, 2002аа POSTER SESSION

Time

First Author

Title

3:30

Gong X. F.

The Study of Acoustic Nonlinearity Parameter Tomography in Reflection Mode

3:30

Vykhodtseva N.

Effects of Pulsed Focused Ultrasound at Pressures Beyond the Cavitation Threshold: Histological Study on Rabbit Brain in Vivo