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Stanislav Emelianov, Ph.D. Associate Professor Undergraduate Adviser

Stanislav Emelianov, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Undergraduate Adviser

• Department of Biomedical Engineering
  Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology
  The University of Texas at Austin
  1 University Station, BME 4.202L
  Austin, Texas 78712-0238
  
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Research Focus

Medical imaging; multi-modal imaging; photoacoustic imaging; elasticity imaging; cellular/molecular imaging; functional imaging; image-guided therapy; contrast agents; nanoparticles; therapeutics

Research Interests

The overall mission of the Ultrasound Imaging and Therapeutics Research Laboratory is to design, develop, test, and validate devices, methods and algorithms for diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications. A primary focus of our laboratory is to develop new methods and define the clinical utility of the developed technologies as it applies to detection, diagnosis and therapy of cancer and other pathologies. Therefore, the projects in our laboratory are ranging from molecular imaging to functional imaging and tissue differentiation, from drug delivery and release to image-guided surgery and intervention.

Almost everything we do will somewhat involve ultrasound or acoustic waves. However, other forms of energy are also used in our research. It is not the energy source but rather the application that dictates the choice. Furthermore, nanotechnology plays a critical role in our research. Overall, we are a full-spectrum research group leading the discovery, development and integration of biomedical imaging technologies for fundamental research and clinical applications.

Selected Publications

• S. Mallidi, T. Larson, J. Aaron, K. Sokolov, S. Emelianov, “Molecular specific optoacoustic imaging with plasmonic nanoparticles,” Optics Express, 15(11), 6583-6588 (2007)
• S. Park, S.R. Aglyamov, W.G. Scott, S.Y. Emelianov, “Elasticity imaging using conventional and high frame rate ultrasound imaging: Experimental study,” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 54(11), 2246-2256 (2007)
• S.R. Aglyamov, A.B. Karpiouk, Yu.A. Ilinskii, E.A. Zabolotskaya, and S.Y. Emelianov, “Acoustic radiation force initiated motion of a solid sphere embedded in a viscoelastic medium: theoretical analysis and experimental verification,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 122(4), 1927-1936 (2007).
• S. Sethuraman, J.H. Amirian, S.H. Litovsky, R. Smalling, S. Emelianov, “Ex vivo characterization of atherosclerosis using intravascular photoacoustic imaging,” Optics Express, 15(25), 16657-16666 (2007)
• S. Sethuraman, J.H. Amirian, S.H. Litovsky, R. Smalling, S. Emelianov, “Spectroscopic intravascular photoacoustic imaging to differentiate atherosclerotic plaques,” Optics Express, 16(5), 3362-3367 (2008)
• J. Shah, S.R. Aglyamov, K. Sokolov, T.E. Milner, and S.Y. Emelianov, "Ultrasound imaging to monitor photothermal therapy – feasibility study," Optics Express, vol. 16, pp. 3776-3785 (2008)
• S.R. Aglyamov, A.B. Karpiouk, F. Bourgeois, A. Ben-Yakar, and S.Y. Emelianov, "Ultrasound measurements of cavitation bubble radius for femtosecond laser-induced breakdown in water," Optics Letters, vol. 33(12), pp. 1357-1359 (2008)
• S. Park, A.B. Karpiouk, S.R. Aglyamov, and S.Y. Emelianov, "Adaptive beamforming for photoacoustic imaging," Optics Letters, vol. 33(12), pp. 1291-1293 (2008)
• A.B. Karpiouk, S.R. Aglyamov, F. Bourgeois, A. Ben-Yakar, and S.Y. Emelianov, "Quantitative ultrasound method to detect and monitor laser-induced cavitation bubbles," Journal of Biomedical Optics, 13(3), 034011 (2008)
• J. Shah, S. Park, S. Aglyamov, T. Larson, L. Ma, K. Sokolov, K. Johnston, T. Milner, and S. Y. Emelianov, "Photoacoustic imaging and temperature measurement for photothermal cancer therapy," Journal of Biomedical Optics, 13(3), 034024 (2008)
• A.B. Karpiouk, S.R. Aglyamov, S. Mallidi, J. Shah, W.G. Scott, J. Rubin, and S.Y. Emelianov, "Combined ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging to detect and stage deep vein thrombosis: phantom and ex vivo studies," Journal of Biomedical Optics, 13(5), 054061 (2008)
• B. Wang, E. Yantsen, T. Larson, A.B. Karpiouk, J.L. Su, K. Sokolov, S. Emelianov, “Plasmonic intravascular photoacoustic imaging for detection of macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques,” Nano Letters, 9(6), 2212–2217 (2009) [Cover image]
• S. Emelianov, P.-C. Li, M. O’Donnell, “Photoacoustics for molecular imaging and therapy,” Physics Today, May 2009, 34-39 (2009)
• S. Mallidi and S. Emelianov, “Photoacoustic technique to measure beam profile of pulsed laser systems,” Review of Scientific Instruments, 80, 054901 (2009)