Contact Info:

Office Location:	258 Hudson Hall Annex
Office Phone:	(919) 660-5158
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://kathynightingalelab.pratt.duke.edu

Teaching (Spring 2010):

• BME 154L.002, BIOMED ELECTRONIC MEAS II Synopsis

• BME 154L.03L, BIOMED ELECTRONIC MEAS II

• BME 154L.04L, BIOMED ELECTRONIC MEAS II

Education:

M.D., Duke University, 2007

PhD, Duke University, 2005

BS, Duke University, 2000

Specialties:

Ultrasound imaging
Mathematical Modeling
Medical Instrumentation
Medical Imaging

Research Interests:

Current projects: ARFI Imaging

Dr. Palmeri's research interests include ultrasonic imaging, specifically using acoustic radiation force to characterize the mechanical properties of tissue, and finite element analysis of soft tissue response to impulsive radiation force excitation. Other research interests include ultrasonic bioeffects and mechanical testing of soft tissues.

Areas of Interest:

Medical Imaging
Ultrasound

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. M.L. Palmeri and S.A. Grant, Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging in Regional Anesthesia, in Ultrasound Guidance for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management (Fall, 2009) .
2. Kristin Frinkley Bing and Gabriel P Howles and Yi Qi and Mark L Palmeri and Kathryn R Nightingale, Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption using a diagnostic ultrasound scanner and Definity in Mice., Ultrasound Med Biol, vol. 35 no. 8 (2009), pp. 1298–1308 [012]  [abs].
3. Richard R Bouchard and Jeremy J Dahl and Stephen J Hsu and Mark L Palmeri and Gregg E Trahey, Image quality,tissue heating,and frame rate trade-offs in acoustic radiation force impulse imaging., IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control, vol. 56 no. 1 (2009), pp. 63–76 [1006]  [abs].
4. Hilary A Hancock and Lauren H Smith and Julian Cuesta and Amir K Durrani and Mary Angstadt and Mark L Palmeri and Eitan Kimmel and Victor Frenkel, Investigations into Pulsed High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound-Enhanced Delivery: Preliminary Evidence for a Novel Mechanism., Ultrasound Med Biol (2009) [020]  [abs].
5. K.R. Nightingale and M.L. Palmeri, Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging: Fundamental Concepts and Image Formation, in Biomedical Applications of Vibration and Acoustics in Imaging and Characterizations (Summer, 2008), American Society of Mechanical Engineers .