Advanced Ultrasound Research Laboratory

JOURNALS

(Featured on the front cover page) [N. Guezzi, C. Lee], T. D. Le, H. Soeong, K-H. Choi, J-J. Min, and J. Yu, “Multistage adaptive noise reduction technique for optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy”, Journal of biophotonics, doi: 10.1002/jbio.202200164, 2022

[Q. Chen, H. Song], J. Yu, and K. Kim, “Current Development and Applications of Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging”, Sensors, doi: 10.3390/s21072417, 2021

[Q. Chen, J. Yu], B M. Rush, S D. Stocker, R J. Tan, and K. Kim, “Ultrasound super-resolution imaging provides a noninvasive assessment of renal microvasculature changes during mouse acute kidney injury.”, Kidney International, doi:10.1016/j.kint.2020.02.011, 2020

[Q. Chen, J. Yu], L. Lukashova, J D. Latoche, J Zhu, L. Lavery, K. Verdelis, C J. Anderson, and K. Kim, “Validation of ultrasound super-resolution imaging of vasa vasorum in rabbit atherosclerotic plaques”, IEEE Transactions on UFFC, doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2020.2974747, 2020

J. Yu, H. Yoon, Y. Khalifa and S. Emelianov, “Design of a Volumetric Imaging Sequence Using a Vantage-256 Ultrasound Research Platform Multiplexed with a 1024-Element Fully-Sampled Matrix Array”, IEEE Transactions on UFFC, doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2019.2942557, 2019

J. Yu, L. Lavery, and K. Kim, “Super-resolution ultrasound imaging method for microvasculature in vivo with a high temporal accuracy”, Scientific Reports, vol. 8, 13918, 2018

J. Yu, S. Pin, X. Lin, M. Su, M. Bai, and K. Kim, “Photostable, Hydrophilic, and Near Infrared Quaterrylene-based Dyes for Photoacoustic Imaging”, Materials Science and Engineering: C, vol. 93, pp. 1012–1019, 2018

(The Alavi-Mandell Award) J. Yu, H. N. Nguyen, W. Steenbergen, and K. Kim, “Recent Development of Technology and Application of Photoacoustic Molecular Imaging Toward Clinical Translation”, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, vol. 59, no. 8, pp. 1202-1207, 2018

[J. Yu, Q. Chen], and K. Kim, “Review: Optically-triggered phase-transition droplets for photoacoustic imaging”, Biomedical Engineering Letters, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 223–229, 2018

X. Lin, J. Yu, N. Feng, and M. Sun, “Synthetic aperture based linear-array photoacoustic tomography considering the aperture orientation effect”, Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, vol. 11, no. 04, 2018

(Featured on the cover page) J. Yu, JS Schuman, J-K Lee, SG Lee, JH Chang, and K. Kim, “A light illumination enhancement device for photoacoustic imaging: in vivo animal study”, IEEE Transactions on UFFC, vol. 64, issue 8, 2017

J. Yu, X. Chen, FS Villanueva, and K. Kim, “Vaporization and recondensation dynamics of indocyanine green-loaded perfluoropentane droplets irradiated by a short pulse laser”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 109, issue 24, 243701, 2016

Cho, C.-C. Chang, J. Yu, M. Jeon, C. Kim, L. V. Wang, and J. Zou, “Handheld photoacoustic tomography probe built using optical-fiber parallel acoustic delay lines,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, vol. 19, no. 8, p. 086007, 2014

V.E Kagan, A. Kapralov, CM Croix St, S. Watkins, E. Kisin, G. Kotchey, K. Balasubramanian, J. Yu, K. Kim, W. Seo, R. Mallampalli, A. Star, and A. Shvedova. “Lung Macrophages "Digest" Carbon Nanotubes Using a Superoxide/Peroxynitrite Oxidative Pathway.” ACS Nano, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 5610-5621, 2014

[J. Yu, H. Moon], S. Park, J. H. Chang, T.-K. Song, and H. Kim, “Narrow size distribution of microbubbles for enhancement of harmonic imaging,” Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnolgy, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 845–848, 2013

CONFERENCES

(Invited talk) J. Yu, “Development of Silicon Photonic Opto-mechanical Ultrasound Sensor with Ultra-thin Membrane: Proof-of-concept study”, in International Congress on Acoustics 2022.

H. Seong, N. Guezzi, D. Jung, S. Nam, and J. Yu, “Data reduction technique using sub-Nyquist sampling of band-limited RF signal and row-column addressed arrays for ultrafast 3-D ultrasound imaging applications”, in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2022.

D. Jung, M. Kang, H. Seong, D. Won, N. Guezzi, S. H. Park, and J. Yu, “Unsupervised deep learning based intelligent speckle reduction techqnique: Preliminary study”, in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2022.

S. Nam, D. J. Choi, N. Guezzi, H. Seong, D. U. Kim, Y. J. Park, M. J. Her, M. G. Lim, M. S. Hong, S. Han, and J. Yu, “Development of Silicon Photonic Immersion Opto-mechanical Ultrasound Sensor Array with Ultra-thin Membrane: Preliminary study”, in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2022.

N. Guezzi, H. Seong and J. Yu, “Coded excitation with unfocused plane waves for 3D imaging using a 2D Row Column Addressed Array”, in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2022. N. Guezzi, C. Lee, T. D. Le, H. Song, K-H. Choi, J-J. Min, and J. Yu, “Multi-stage adaptive denoising techniques for high-speed optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy”, in SPIE Photonics WEST 2022.

D. J. Choi, S. Nam, D. U. Kim, Y. J. Park, M. J. Her, M. G. Lim, M. S. Hong, H. Song, J. Yu, and S. Han, “Single Si Layer Immersion Optical Ultrasound Sensor with Ultra-thin Opto-mechanical Membrane” in CLEO-PR 2022.

S. Nam, D. J. Choi, N. Guezzi, H. Seong, D. U. Kim, Y. J. Park, M. J. Her, M. G. Lim, M. S. Hong, S. Han, and J. Yu, “Development of Silicon Photonic Immersion Opto-Mechanical Ultrasound Sensor Array with Ultra-Thin Membrane: Preliminary Study”, Photonics conference 2022

(Invited talk) J. Yu, “Super-resolution ultrasound imaging: beyond acoustic diffraction”, The Korean Magnetics Society Winter Conference 2022

(Invited talk) J. Yu, “Ultrasound sensor on silicon photonic MEMS”, Korean Physics Society Fall Meeting 2022

D. Jung, D. Won, H. Seong, S.H. Park, and J. Yu, "Deep-learning based speckle reduction technique without the reference image: Preliminary study", Acoustical Society of Korea Spring meeting, 2022

H. Seong, S. Nam, A. Seol, M. Lee, and J. Yu, “Fast deep learning bladder segmentation method for low performance scanner”, Acoustical Society of Korea Spring meeting, 2022

N. Guezzi, H. Seong, T. D. Le, C. Lee and J. Yu, "Multi-stage adaptive denoising techniques for high-speed optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy", Acoustical Society of Korea Spring meeting, 2022

(Invited talk) J. Yu, “Development of Silicon Photonic Opto-mechanical Ultrasound Sensor Array for Biomedical Photoacoustic Imaging: Preliminary study”, Conference on optoelectronics and optical communications (COOC) 2022

(Invited talk) J. Yu, “Current Stage of 3-D Ultrasound Imaging and Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducer (pMUT) in Biomedical Applications”, in IUMRS-ICA 2021.

H. Song, M. Lee, A. Seol, and J. Yu, “Light-weight deep-learning based automated bladder volume estimation technique for a 3D bladder ultrasound scanner: An in-vivo human clinical study”, in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2021.

(Invited talk) J. Yu, “Optically triggered phase transition droplet: ultrasound-photoacoustic dual theranostic agent”, Korean Physics Society Fall Meeting 2021

J. Yu, “Beyond the acoustic diffraction limit: Super-resolution Ultrasound Imaging”, in The 40th anniversary & 51st Annual Congress of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2020

(Invited talk) J. Yu, “Optically-triggered phase transition droplet: Ultrasound-Photoacoustic dual theranostic agent”, Advanced Biophotonics Conference, 2020.

(Invited talk) J. Yu, “Study on underlying physics of vaporization and recondensation of an optically triggered phase transition droplet for ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging”, Acoustical Society of Korea, 2020.

J. Yu and S. Emelianov, “Eigen-decomposition based adaptive coherent compounding technique for the volumetric ultrasound imaging with the improved signal-to-noise ratio”, in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2019.

J. Yu, H. Yoon, YM. Khalifa, and S. Emelianov, “Real-time pupilometer implementation using three-dimensional volumetric ultrasound imaging", in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2019.

Q. Chen, J. Yu, B. Rush, S. Stocker, R. J. Tan, and K. Kim, “Ultrasound super-resolution imaging of the renal microvasculature changes in mouse acute kidney injury model”, in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2019.

Q. Chen, J. Yu, L. Lavery, and K. Kim, “Transcutaneous ultrasound super-resolution imaging of vasa vasorum in rabbit atherosclerotic plaques” in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2019.

Q. Chen, B. M. Rush, J. Yu, R. J. Tan, K. Kim, “Super-resolution ultrasound imaging for in vivo microvasculature assessment in acute kidney injury mouse model”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 145, no. 3, pp. 1859, Apr. 2019.

K. Kim, Q. Chen, J. Yu, “Super-resolution ultrasound imaging beyond the acoustic diffraction”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 145, no. 3, pp. 1703, Apr. 2019.

J. Yu, L. Lavery and K. Kim, “Respiratory motion compensation for localization-based ultrasound super-resolution imaging”, in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2018.

J. Yu, L. Lavery, and K. Kim, “In vivo super-resolution imaging of vasa vasorum in rabbit atherosclerotic plaque model using deconvolution-based localization technique”, in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2017.

J. Yu, and K. Kim, “Deconvolution-based approach for super-resolution photoacoustic imaging”, Acoustical Society of America 2016

J. Yu, F TH Yu, JJ Pacella, FS Villanueva, and K. Kim, “In vivo super-resolution imaging of muscle vasculature using microbubble localization technique.” in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2016.

J. Yu, X. Chen, Flordeliza SV, and K. Kim, “High-speed imaging of vaporization and recondensation dynamics of ICG-loaded PFP droplets irradiated by a short pulse laser” in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2015.

J. Yu, M. M. Nguyen, and K. Kim, “High spatial-resolution cavitation imaging of laser-triggered PFP droplets” in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2015.

J. Yu, M. M. Nguyen, and K. Kim, “Laser-induced vaporization and acoustic-induced cavitation of droplets,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 137, no. 4, pp. 2398, Apr. 2015.

J. Yu, Y. Jung, J. Kang, S. G. Lee, J. H. Chang, J.-K. Lee, and K. Kim, “Enhancement of photoacoustic signal using a novel light illumination improvement device: In vivo feasibility animal study,” in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2014, pp. 349–352.

M. M. Nguyen, X. Ding, J. Yu, D. Park, F. Yu, and K. Kim, “Tri-modality ultrasound imaging system: Design and phantom experiment results,” in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2014, pp. 325–328.

S. Bae, J. Kang, J. Yu, Y. Yu, J. H. Chang, and T.-K. Song, “Real-time realization of adaptive dynamic quadrature demodulation on a GPU-based ultrasound imaging system,” in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2012, pp. 1651–1654.

(Awarded the recommended poster) J. Yu, Y. M. Yoo, T. Song, and J. H. Chang, “Ultrasound Functional Imaging Using Harmonic to Fundamental Ratio (HFR) - a Simulation study,” Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, vol. 37, no. 8, p. S152, Aug. 2011.

(Awarded the certificate of merit) S. Yeo, J. Yu, J. H. Chang, T. K. Song, and Y. M. Yoo, “In Vivo Evaluation of Adaptive Dynamic Quadrature Demodulation in Medical Ultrasound Imaging: Preliminary Results,” Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, vol. 37, no. 8, p. S152, Aug. 2011.

J. Yu, W. Lee, T.-K. Song, and Y. M. Yoo, “Evaluation of flow estimation methods for 3D color Doppler imaging,” in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2010, pp. 1825–1828.

S. Kim, Y. Lee, J. Yu, T.-K. Song, and Y. M. Yoo, “Adaptive clutter rejection for ultrasound color Doppler imaging of lower extremity blood flow: Preliminary results,” in IEEE IUS International Symposium 2009, pp. 1363–1366.