{"668506":{"#nid":"668506","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Novel Ultrasound Imaging Research Earns Trailblazer Award Funding","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAssistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/shaolan-li\u0022\u003EShaolan Li\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer\u003C\/a\u003E (ECE) has been awarded the prestigious \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nibib.nih.gov\/research-funding\/trailblazer-r21-awards\u0022\u003ETrailblazer R21 Award\u003C\/a\u003E from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nibib.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering\u003C\/a\u003E(NIBIB). The research will be performed in collaboration with Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/degertekin\u0022\u003ELevent Degertekin\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (ME).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENIBIB is a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) dedicated to advancing health through the promotion of cutting-edge research in biomedical imaging and bioengineering.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe award will provide support for the interdisciplinary team\u2019s work, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/search\/l6291IzU7kOkmXYKl86Vcw\/project-details\/10727224\u0022\u003E\u201cSpace-Time Compressed Sampling Techniques for Integrated Ultrasound Imaging System-on-a-Chip,\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E focused on advancing compact, energy-efficient integration of ultrasound front-end electronics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Trailblazer R21 Award is specifically aimed at new and early-stage investigators, with the goal of facilitating groundbreaking research at the intersection of life sciences, engineering, and the physical sciences. Notably, applicants are required to propose novel high-risk high-return research approaches that have minimal or no preliminary data.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe three-year project aims to integrate compact and power-efficient electronics into portable and wearable ultrasound imaging systems, meeting the growing demand in the field. Li and Degertekin will explore a novel approach called compressed sensing (CS) at the integrated circuit level to overcome the current challenges posed by the requirements of high-performance imaging and the limitations of power, physical size, and interconnects.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe research purposes a novel CS framework that reduces the size of ultrasound data without sacrificing image quality. By combining compression techniques and advanced chip design, the team hopes to achieve faster and more efficient imaging.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUltimately, the researchers plan to develop a prototype device that integrates different components on a single chip, potentially reducing the need for multiple cables during catheter-based ultrasound procedures. The performance of this prototype will be compared to traditional imaging systems to assess its effectiveness.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe project is expected to contribute valuable theories, models, circuit techniques, and insights into the design space and limitations of emerging portable and wearable ultrasound systems.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering award will fund Shaolan Li\u2019s new research on energy-efficient integration of ultrasound front-end electronics in portable and wearable ultrasound imaging systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Led by Shaolan Li, and in collaboration with\u00a0Levent Degertekin, the award will provide support to research on\u00a0compact, energy-efficient integration of ultrasound front-end electronics.\u00a0"}],"uid":"36172","created_gmt":"2023-07-18 18:52:19","changed_gmt":"2023-08-03 23:56:43","author":"dwatson71","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671179":{"id":"671179","type":"image","title":"Li and Degertekin.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPhoto of Georgia Tech professors\u0026nbsp;Shaolan Li (ECE) and Levent Degertekin (ME).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1689706347","gmt_created":"2023-07-18 18:52:27","changed":"1689706347","gmt_changed":"2023-07-18 18:52:27","alt":"Shaolan Li (ECE) and Levent Degertekin (ME)","file":{"fid":"254193","name":"Li and Degertekin.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/07\/18\/Li%20and%20Degertekin.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/07\/18\/Li%20and%20Degertekin.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8979706,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/07\/18\/Li%20and%20Degertekin.jpg?itok=GnJFsSMU"}}},"media_ids":["671179"],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"182039","name":"Shaolan Li"},{"id":"192866","name":"School of Electrical and Computer"},{"id":"192867","name":"Trailblazer R21 Award"},{"id":"192868","name":"National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering"},{"id":"2270","name":"National Institutes of Health"},{"id":"17041","name":"Levent Degertekin"},{"id":"14545","name":"George W. 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