Dr. Nightingale's research interests include: ultrasonic imaging, specifically nonlinear propagation, acoustic streaming and radiation force; the intentional generation of these phenomena for the purpose of tissue characterization; finite element modeling of normal and diseased tissue when exposed to ultrasound, and performing both phantom and clinical experiments investigating these phenomena. Other areas of interest include ultrasonic flow detection and cardiac imaging, the bioeffects of ultrasound, and beamforming.

In addition, Dr. Nightingale is directing the development of the Duke Virtual Medical Imaging Laboratory, which is an interactive teaching tool for graduate and undergraduate courses in medical imaging.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	277 Hudson Hall Annex
Office Phone:	+1 919 660 5175, +1 919 660 5131
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://kathynightingalelab.pratt.duke.edu/

Education:

PhD, Duke University, 1997

BS, Duke University, 1989

Specialties:

Medical Imaging
Medical Diagnostics
Ultrasound imaging

Research Interests:

Nightingale's research interests include: ultrasonic imaging, specifically nonlinear propagation, acoustic streaming and radiation force; the intentional generation of these phenomena for the purpose of tissue characterization; finite element modeling of normal and diseased tissue when exposed to ultrasound, and performing both phantom and clinical experiments investigating these phenomena. Other areas of interest include ultrasonic flow detection and cardiac imaging, the bioeffects of ultrasound, and beamforming.

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award, Duke University, 2007

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Dahl, J.J. and Pinton, G.F. and Palmeri, M.L. and Agrawal, V. and Nightingale, K.R. and Trahey, G.E., A parallel tracking method for acoustic radiation force impulse imaging, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control (USA), vol. 54 no. 2 (2007), pp. 301 - 12  [abs].
2. Palmeri, M.L. and McAleavey, S.A. and Fong, K.L. and Trahey, G.E. and Nightingale, K.R., Dynamic mechanical response of elastic spherical inclusions to impulsive acoustic radiation force excitation, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control (USA), vol. 53 no. 11 (2006), pp. 2065 - 79  [abs].
3. Palmeri, M.L. and McAleavey, S.A. and Trahey, G.E. and Nightingale, K.R., Ultrasonic tracking of acoustic radiation force-induced displacements in homogeneous media, IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control (USA), vol. 53 no. 7 (2006), pp. 1300 - 13  [abs].
4. Palmeri, M.L. and Frinkley, K.D. and Oldenburg, K.G. and Nightingale, K.R., Characterizing acoustic attenuation of homogeneous media using focused impulsive acoustic radiation force, Ultrason. Imaging (USA), vol. 28 no. 2 (2006), pp. 114 - 28  [abs].
5. Paschal, C.B. and Nightingale, K.R. and Ropella, K.M., Undergraduate biomedical imaging education, Ann. Biomed. Eng. (USA), vol. 34 no. 2 (2006), pp. 232 - 8 [s10439-005-9031-2]  [abs].