Mark L. Palmeri, Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering  


Mark L. Palmeri
Contact Info:
Office Location:  258 Hudson Hall Annex
Email Address:   send me a message
Web Page: http://people.duke.edu/~mlp6

Education:

M.D., Duke University, 2007
PhD, Duke University, 2005
BS, Duke University, 2000
Research Interests: Medical Imaging, Medical Instrumentation

Current projects: ARFI Imaging, Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging, Finite Element Analysis, Biomedical Electronics, Medical Imaging Processing

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
Medical Instrumentation

Specialties:

Ultrasound imaging
Mathematical Modeling
Medical Instrumentation
Medical Imaging
Teaching (Spring 2026):

  • BME 254L.001, MEDTECH PROTOTYPING SKILLS Synopsis
    Wilkinson 132, TuTh 11:45 AM-01:00 PM
  • BME 554L.001, EMBEDDED MEDICAL DEVICES Synopsis
    Hudson 212, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM
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 .
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