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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2019 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to ultrasound signal processing hardware and algorithms

Overview

Piero Tortoli is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Engineering and Medicine. Their work notably focuses on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's primary research themes include Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation, Flow Measurement and Analysis, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, and Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography.

Recent published papers by Piero Tortoli include:

  • Genome-Wide Association Study of Peripheral Artery Disease, 2021, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
  • High Frame Rate Volumetric Imaging of Microbubbles Using a Sparse Array and Spatial Coherence Beamforming, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • Unfocused Field Analysis of a Density-Tapered Spiral Array for High-Volume-Rate 3-D Ultrasound Imaging, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • The effect of size range on ultrasound-induced translations in microbubble populations, 2020, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Requirements and Hardware Limitations of High-Frame-Rate 3-D Ultrasound Imaging Systems, 2022, Applied Sciences

The frequent co-authors of Tortoli include Alessandro Ramalli, Enrico Boni, Daniele Mazierli, Francesco Guidi, and Laura Peralta. These collaborations are reflective of interdisciplinary and multi-author approaches typical in engineering and biomedical research.

Publication venues where Tortoli's work has appeared repeatedly are:

  • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
  • Applied Sciences
  • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Their contributions to ultrasound signal processing hardware and algorithms earned them recognition as an IEEE Fellow in 2019. Additionally, they were named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in the same year.

Best Publications

  • Large Artery Remodeling and Dynamics following Simulated Microgravity by Prolonged Head-Down Tilt Bed Rest in Humans

    Carlo Palombo;Carmela Morizzo;Martino Baluci;Daniela Lucini

  • ULA-OP: an advanced open platform for ultrasound research

    P. Tortoli;L. Bassi;E. Boni;A. Dallai

  • ULA-OP 256: A 256-Channel Open Scanner for Development and Real-Time Implementation of New Ultrasound Methods

    Enrico Boni;Luca Bassi;Alessandro Dallai;Francesco Guidi

  • Density-tapered spiral arrays for ultrasound 3-D imaging

    Alessandro Ramalli;Enrico Boni;Alessandro Stuart Savoia;Piero Tortoli

  • Ultrasound Open Platforms for Next-Generation Imaging Technique Development

    Enrico Boni;Alfred C. H. Yu;Steven Freear;Jorgen Arendt Jensen

  • Multi-Transmit Beam Forming for Fast Cardiac Imaging—Experimental Validation and In Vivo Application

    Ling Tong;Alessandro Ramalli;Ruta Jasaityte;Piero Tortoli

  • A reconfigurable and programmable FPGA-based system for nonstandard ultrasound methods

    E. Boni;L. Bassi;A. Dallai;F. Guidi

  • Design of Optimal 2-D Nongrid Sparse Arrays for Medical Ultrasound

    Bakary Diarra;Marc Robini;Piero Tortoli;Christian Cachard

  • Bidirectional Doppler signal analysis based on a single RF sampling channel

    P. Tortoli;L. Bessi;F. Guidi

  • 3-D Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging With a 2-D Sparse Array

    Sevan Harput;Piero Tortoli;Robert J. Eckersley;Chris Dunsby

  • High Frame-Rate, High Resolution Ultrasound Imaging With Multi-Line Transmission and Filtered-Delay Multiply And Sum Beamforming.

    Giulia Matrone;Alessandro Ramalli;Alessandro Stuart Savoia;Piero Tortoli

  • Real-time vector velocity assessment through multigate doppler and plane waves

    Stefano Ricci;Luca Bassi;Piero Tortoli

  • Noninvasive simultaneous assessment of wall shear rate and wall distension in carotid arteries

    Piero Tortoli;Tiziano Morganti;Giacomo Bambi;Carlo Palombo

  • Experimental 3-D Ultrasound Imaging with 2-D Sparse Arrays using Focused and Diverging Waves

    Emmanuel Roux;François Varray;Lorena Petrusca;Christian Cachard

  • Doppler Ultrasound Technology for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: A Review

    Paul Hamelmann;Rik Vullings;Alexander F. Kolen;Jan W. M. Bergmans

  • 2-D Ultrasound Sparse Arrays Multidepth Radiation Optimization Using Simulated Annealing and Spiral-Array Inspired Energy Functions

    Emmanuel Roux;Alessandro Ramalli;Piero Tortoli;Christian Cachard

  • Architecture of an Ultrasound System for Continuous Real-Time High Frame Rate Imaging

    Enrico Boni;Luca Bassi;Alessandro Dallai;Valentino Meacci

  • Interaction between secondary velocities, flow pulsation and vessel morphology in the common carotid artery.

    Piero Tortoli;Vittorio Michelassi;Giacomo Bambi;Francesco Guidi

  • Comparison of carotid artery blood velocity measurements by vector and standard Doppler approaches.

    Piero Tortoli;Matteo Lenge;Matteo Lenge;Daniele Righi;Gabriele Ciuti

  • Spectral velocity profiles for detailed ultrasound flow analysis

    P. Tortoli;F. Guidi;G. Guidi;C. Atzeni

  • Improved blood velocity estimation using the maximum Doppler frequency

    Piero Tortoli;Gabriele Guidi;Vernon L. Newhouse

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Atzeni
Carlo Atzeni University of Florence
Herve Liebgott
Herve Liebgott Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Nico de Jong
Nico de Jong Delft University of Technology
Lorenzo Ghiadoni
Lorenzo Ghiadoni University of Pisa
Jianwen Luo
Jianwen Luo Tsinghua University
Patrick Segers
Patrick Segers Ghent University
Meng-Xing Tang
Meng-Xing Tang Imperial College London
Robert J. Eckersley
Robert J. Eckersley King's College London
Michel Versluis
Michel Versluis University of Twente
Hans Torp
Hans Torp Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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