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Elisa E. Konofagou

Elisa E. Konofagou

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
83
Citations
20238
World Ranking
452
National Ranking
155

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Elisa E. Konofagou is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has conducted extensive research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Engineering. Their scholarly work focuses on Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, and Neurology.

The main research topics covered by Konofagou include Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, and Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena.

Konofagou has published numerous papers in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
  • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Konofagou are:

  • Ultrasound Neuromodulation: Mechanisms and the Potential of Multimodal Stimulation for Neuronal Function Assessment, 2020, Frontiers in Physics
  • Cavitation-modulated inflammatory response following focused ultrasound blood-brain barrier opening, 2021, Journal of Controlled Release
  • Focused Ultrasound-Mediated Blood-Brain Barrier Opening Increases Delivery and Efficacy of Etoposide for Glioblastoma Treatment, 2020, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Application of a sub-0.1-mm 3 implantable mote for in vivo real-time wireless temperature sensing, 2021, Science Advances
  • Ultrasound for the Brain: A Review of Physical and Engineering Principles, and Clinical Applications, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control

The research efforts have included collaboration with several frequent co-authors, notably:

  • Robin Ji
  • Antonios N. Pouliopoulos
  • Alec J. Batts
  • Nancy Kwon
  • Hermes A. S. Kamimura

Elisa E. Konofagou's contributions have been recognized by membership in professional bodies, including being named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Elastography: ultrasonic estimation and imaging of the elastic properties of tissues.

    J Ophir;S K Alam;B Garra;F Kallel

  • A new elastographic method for estimation and imaging of lateral displacements, lateral strains, corrected axial strains and Poisson's ratios in tissues.

    Elisa Konofagou;Elisa Konofagou;Jonathan Ophir;Jonathan Ophir

  • Elastography: Imaging the elastic properties of soft tissues with ultrasound

    Jonathan Ophir;Jonathan Ophir;S Kaisar Alam;Brian S Garra;Faouzi Kallel

  • Noninvasive, transcranial and localized opening of the blood-brain barrier using focused ultrasound in mice

    James J. Choi;Mathieu Pernot;Scott A. Small;Elisa E. Konofagou

  • A fast normalized cross-correlation calculation method for motion estimation

    Jianwen Luo;Elisa E Konofagou

  • Myocardial elastography—a feasibility study in vivo

    Elisa E. Konofagou;Jan D’hooge;Jonathan Ophir

  • Microbubble-Size Dependence of Focused Ultrasound-Induced Blood–Brain Barrier Opening in Mice In Vivo

    J.J. Choi;J.A. Feshitan;B. Baseri;Shougang Wang

  • In vivo transcranial cavitation threshold detection during ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier opening in mice

    Yao-Sheng Tung;Fotios Vlachos;James J Choi;Thomas Deffieux

  • The Size of Blood–Brain Barrier Opening Induced by Focused Ultrasound is Dictated by the Acoustic Pressure:

    Hong Chen;Elisa E Konofagou

  • An adaptive strain estimator for elastography

    S.K. Alam;J. Ophir;E.E. Konofagou

  • Two-dimensional ultrasonic strain rate measurement of the human heart in vivo

    J. D'hooge;E. Konofagou;F. Jamal;A. Heimdal

  • Molecules of various pharmacologically-relevant sizes can cross the ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier opening in vivo

    James J. Choi;Shougang Wang;Yao-Sheng Tung;Barclay Morrison

  • Localized harmonic motion imaging: theory, simulations and experiments.

    Elisa E. Konofagou;Kullervo Hynynen

  • The mechanism of interaction between focused ultrasound and microbubbles in blood-brain barrier opening in mice

    Yao-Sheng Tung;Fotios Vlachos;Jameel A. Feshitan;Mark A. Borden

  • Ultrasound-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Opening

    Elisa E Konofagou;Yao-Sheng Tung;James Choi;Thomas Deffieux

  • Arterial stiffness identification of the human carotid artery using the stress-strain relationship in vivo.

    T. Khamdaeng;J. Luo;J. Vappou;P. Terdtoon

  • The Future of Biomedical UltrasoundElastographic imaging

    J Ophir;B Garra;F Kallel;E Konofagou

  • Multi-Modality Safety Assessment of Blood-Brain Barrier Opening Using Focused Ultrasound and Definity Microbubbles: A Short-Term Study

    Babak Baseri;James J. Choi;Yao-Sheng Tung;Elisa E. Konofagou

  • Optimization of the Ultrasound-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Opening

    Elisa E. Konofagou

  • A Quantitative Pressure and Microbubble-Size Dependence Study of Focused Ultrasound-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Opening Reversibility in vivo Using MRI

    Gesthimani Samiotaki;Fotios Vlachos;Yao-Sheng Tung;Elisa E. Konofagou

  • Pulse wave imaging for noninvasive and quantitative measurement of arterial stiffness in vivo.

    Jonathan Vappou;Jianwen Luo;Elisa E. Konofagou

  • Pulse Wave Imaging of Normal and Aneurysmal Abdominal Aortas In Vivo

    Jianwen Luo;K. Fujikura;L.S. Tyrie;M.D. Tilson

  • ECG-gated, mechanical and electromechanical wave imaging of cardiovascular tissues in vivo.

    Mathieu Pernot;Kana Fujikura;Simon D. Fung-Kee-Fung;Elisa E. Konofagou

  • Noninvasive and localized blood-brain barrier disruption using focused ultrasound can be achieved at short pulse lengths and low pulse repetition frequencies

    James J Choi;Kirsten Selert;Zimeng Gao;Gesthimani Samiotaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianwen Luo
Jianwen Luo Tsinghua University
Jonathan Ophir
Jonathan Ophir The University of Texas at Austin
Vincent P. Ferrera
Vincent P. Ferrera Columbia University
Mathieu Pernot
Mathieu Pernot Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Kullervo Hynynen
Kullervo Hynynen Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Tao Sun
Tao Sun University of Virginia
Tomy Varghese
Tomy Varghese University of Wisconsin–Madison
Scott A. Small
Scott A. Small Columbia University
Vernice Jackson-Lewis
Vernice Jackson-Lewis Columbia University
Serge Przedborski
Serge Przedborski Columbia University

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