Overview

Areas of Expertise

Advanced state-of-the-art ultrasound technology for medical diagnosis and therapy.
Groundbreaking clinical applications to the prostate, heart, eye, breast and other organs.
Exciting new programs in contrast agents and elastography.
Major initiatives in therapeutic ultrasound.
Comprehensive, problem-solving approaches.
Collaborative research partnerships with major medical centers.
Three decades of NIH funding and licensing of ultrasound patents.
Growing staff of biomedical engineering and biophysics experts.
Fully equipped ultrasound laboratory facilities.
Integral part of RRI's mission to provide unbiased expertise in the public interest.

Prostate Studies

A decade of experience with spectrum analysis and artificial-neural-network classification of prostate tissue and imaging of prostate cancer.
Applications to biopsy guidance, therapy targeting and treatment monitoring. 3-D imaging for treatment planning and evaluation.
Integration with magnetic-resonance methods for more-accurate tissue typing.

Ophthalmic Studies

Three decades of research involving diagnosis and therapy of ophthalmic diseases.
Fine-resolution imaging and biometry of the cornea and anterior chamber.
Differentiation among ophthalmic lesions, e.g., melanomas vs. metastatic cancers.