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6070
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Overview

Oleg A. Sapozhnikov is affiliated with Lomonosov Moscow State University in the Russian Federation. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily in Engineering and Medicine, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering and related subfields.

Their work covers a range of specialized subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, and Biophysics. The main topics addressed in their research include Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, Flow Measurement and Analysis, Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena, and Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research.

Sapozhnikov has contributed to many scientific publications, frequently appearing in several established journals. The leading publication venues for their work include:

  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • Acoustical Physics
  • Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics
  • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology

Their recent papers showcase a variety of topics related to acoustic manipulation, nonlinear acoustic fields, and histotripsy methods. Selected recent publications are:

  • Noninvasive acoustic manipulation of objects in a living body, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The histotripsy spectrum: differences and similarities in techniques and instrumentation, 2023, International Journal of Hyperthermia
  • "HIFU Beam:" A Simulator for Predicting Axially Symmetric Nonlinear Acoustic Fields Generated by Focused Transducers in a Layered Medium, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • A Prototype Therapy System for Boiling Histotripsy in Abdominal Targets Based on a 256-Element Spiral Array, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • A review on B/A measurement methods with a clinical perspective, 2021, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

They have collaborated extensively with a number of researchers, including frequent co-authors:

  • Vera A. Khokhlova
  • Tatiana D. Khokhlova
  • S. A. Tsysar
  • Pavel B. Rosnitskiy
  • Adam D. Maxwell

Their body of work integrates advanced research in ultrasound technology, acoustic therapy, and biomedical imaging, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches bridging engineering and medical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Nonlinear Wave Processes in Acoustics

    Konstantin A. Naugolnykh;Lev A. Ostrovsky;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Mark F. Hamilton

  • Physical mechanisms of the therapeutic effect of ultrasound (a review)

    M. R. Bailey;V. A. Khokhlova;O. A. Sapozhnikov;S. G. Kargl

  • Acoustic characterization of high intensity focused ultrasound fields: a combined measurement and modeling approach.

    Michael S. Canney;Michael R. Bailey;Lawrence A. Crum;Vera A. Khokhlova

  • Cavitation clouds created by shock scattering from bubbles during histotripsy.

    Adam D. Maxwell;Tzu Yin Wang;Charles A. Cain;J. Brian Fowlkes

  • Gel phantom for use in high-intensity focused ultrasound dosimetry

    Cyril Lafon;Vesna Zderic;Misty L. Noble;Jonathan C. Yuen

  • Cavitation Bubble Cluster Activity in the Breakage of Kidney Stones by Lithotripter Shockwaves

    Yuriy A. Pishchalnikov;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Michael R. Bailey;James C. Williams

  • Radiation force of an arbitrary acoustic beam on an elastic sphere in a fluid

    Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Michael R. Bailey

  • Controlled tissue emulsification produced by high intensity focused ultrasound shock waves and millisecond boiling.

    Tatiana D. Khokhlova;Michael S. Canney;Vera A. Khokhlova;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov

  • Use of overpressure to assess the role of bubbles in focused ultrasound lesion shape in vitro

    Michael R. Bailey;Lisa N. Couret;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Vera A. Khokhlova

  • A mechanistic analysis of stone fracture in lithotripsy

    Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Adam D. Maxwell;Brian MacConaghy;Michael R. Bailey

  • Effect of overpressure and pulse repetition frequency on cavitation in shock wave lithotripsy

    Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Vera A. Khokhlova;Michael R. Bailey;James C. Williams

  • Modeling elastic wave propagation in kidney stones with application to shock wave lithotripsy

    Robin O. Cleveland;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov

  • Modeling of pulsed finite-amplitude focused sound beams in time domain.

    Jahangir Tavakkoli;Dominique Cathignol;Rémi Souchon;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov

  • Characterization of a multi-element clinical HIFU system using acoustic holography and nonlinear modeling

    W. Kreider;P. V. Yuldashev;O. A. Sapozhnikov;N. Farr

  • Numerical modeling of finite-amplitude sound beams: Shock formation in the near field of a cw plane piston source

    V. A. Khokhlova;R. Souchon;J. Tavakkoli;O. A. Sapozhnikov

  • New piezoelectric transducers for therapeutic ultrasound

    Jean Yves Chapelon;Dominique Cathignol;Charles Cain;Emad Ebbini

  • Disintegration of tissue using high intensity focused ultrasound: Two approaches that utilize shock waves

    Adam Maxwell;Oleg Sapozhnikov;Michael Bailey;Lawrence Crum

  • Acoustic holography as a metrological tool for characterizing medical ultrasound sources and fields.

    Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Sergey A. Tsysar;Vera A. Khokhlova;Wayne Kreider

  • Noninvasive acoustic manipulation of objects in a living body

    Mohamed A Ghanem;Adam D Maxwell;Yak-Nam Wang;Bryan W Cunitz

  • Cavitation detection during shock-wave lithotripsy.

    Michael R. Bailey;Yuri A. Pishchalnikov;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Robin O. Cleveland

  • Fragmentation of Urinary Calculi In Vitro by Burst Wave Lithotripsy

    Adam D. Maxwell;Bryan W. Cunitz;Wayne Kreider;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov

  • Ultrasonic atomization of tissue and its role in tissue fractionation by high intensity focused ultrasound

    Julianna C. Simon;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Vera A. Khokhlova;Vera A. Khokhlova;Yak Nam Wang

  • A dual passive cavitation detector for localized detection of lithotripsy-induced cavitation in vitro.

    Robin O. Cleveland;Oleg A. Sapozhnikov;Michael R. Bailey;Lawrence A. Crum

Frequent Co-Authors

Vera A. Khokhlova
Vera A. Khokhlova Lomonosov Moscow State University
Lawrence A. Crum
Lawrence A. Crum University of Washington
Robin O. Cleveland
Robin O. Cleveland University of Oxford
Andrew P. Evan
Andrew P. Evan Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Thomas J. Matula
Thomas J. Matula University of Washington
Tim Colonius
Tim Colonius California Institute of Technology
Charles A. Cain
Charles A. Cain University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Matthew O'Donnell
Matthew O'Donnell University of Washington
Zhen Xu
Zhen Xu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tao Sun
Tao Sun University of Virginia

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