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William F. Walker

William F. Walker

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
36
Citations
7099
World Ranking
8593
National Ranking
2379

Overview

William F. Walker is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersections of medicine and engineering, with a focus on imaging techniques and applications.

The main fields of study that Walker has contributed to include:

  • Medicine
  • Engineering

Their work is further specialized into subfields such as:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Radiation

Walker's research topics cover several aspects of imaging technology and wave propagation, namely:

  • Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques

Their recent publications reflect these topics and have appeared predominantly in the IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control and the Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation.

Recent papers include:

  • "Synthetic Aperture Focusing for Multi-Covariate Imaging of Sub-Resolution Targets" (2020), IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • "Intrinsic Tradeoffs in Multi-Covariate Imaging of Sub-Resolution Targets" (2020), IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • "Adaptive Models for Multi-Covariate Imaging of Sub-Resolution Targets (MIST)" (2022), IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • "BSA Queen City Clean Waters: Leveraging Infrastructure Projects into Community Investment" (2025), Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation

Walker has collaborated frequently with other researchers in their fields, including:

  • Matthew R. Morgan
  • Gregg E. Trahey
  • Nick Bottenus
  • Rifat Ahmed
  • Katelyn Flint

These collaborations underscore a focus on ultrasound and acoustic imaging technologies, as demonstrated by the recurring venues and co-authors linked to this research area. Walker's contributions engage with both theoretical modeling and practical applications of advanced imaging and environmental infrastructure.

Best Publications

  • Quantitative Comparison of Algorithms for Tracking Single Fluorescent Particles

    Michael K. Cheezum;William F. Walker;William H. Guilford

  • Bioabsorbable stent and method of making the same

    Richard S. Stack;Howard G. Clark;William F. Walker;James H. McElhaney

  • A fundamental limit on delay estimation using partially correlated speckle signals

    W.F. Walker;G.E. Trahey

  • A comparison of the performance of time-delay estimators in medical ultrasound

    F. Viola;W.F. Walker

  • A spline-based algorithm for continuous time-delay estimation using sampled data

    F. Viola;W.F. Walker

  • A method of imaging viscoelastic parameters with acoustic radiation force

    William F Walker;Francisco J Fernandez;Laura A Negron

  • Comparison of PSGL-1 microbead and neutrophil rolling: microvillus elongation stabilizes P-selectin bond clusters.

    Eric Y.H. Park;McRae J. Smith;Emily S. Stropp;Karen R. Snapp

  • A fundamental limit on the performance of correlation based phase correction and flow estimation techniques

    W.F. Walker;G.E. Trahey

  • A constrained adaptive beamformer for medical ultrasound: initial results

    J.A. Mann;W.F. Walker

  • An intuitive ultrasonic imaging system and related method thereof

    William F. Walker;John A. Hossack;Travis N. Blalock

  • Method and apparatus for abberation correction in the presence of a distributed aberrator

    Gregg E. Trahey;Gary C-H Ng;William F. Walker;Paul D. Freiburger

  • A 32Gb/s wireline receiver with a low-frequency equalizer, CTLE and 2-tap DFE in 28nm CMOS

    S. Parikh;T. Kao;Y. Hidaka;Jian Jiang

  • The application of k-space in pulse echo ultrasound

    W.F. Walker;G.E. Trahey

  • Speckle coherence and implications for adaptive imaging

    William F. Walker;Gregg E. Trahey

  • Radiation force imaging of viscoelastic properties with reduced artifacts

    F. Viola;W.F. Walker

  • INTERNAL DEFORMATION OF A UNIFORM ELASTIC SOLID BY ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE

    William F. Walker

  • Efficient ultrasound system for two-dimentional c-scan imaging and related method thereof

    John A. Hossack;William F. Walker;Travis N. Blalock

  • A novel ultrasonic technique for differentiating cysts from solid lesions: preliminary results in the breast.

    Kathryn R. Nightingale;Phyllis J. Kornguth;William F. Walker;Bruce A. McDermott;Bruce A. McDermott

  • Sonorheometry: a noncontact method for the dynamic assessment of thrombosis.

    Francesco Viola;Margaret D. Kramer;Michael B. Lawrence;James P. Oberhauser

  • A speckle target adaptive imaging technique in the presence of distributed aberrations

    G.C. Ng;P.D. Freiburger;W.F. Walker;G.E. Trahey

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Hossack
John A. Hossack University of Virginia
Gregg E. Trahey
Gregg E. Trahey Duke University
Cynthia A. Toth
Cynthia A. Toth Duke University
Kathryn R. Nightingale
Kathryn R. Nightingale Duke University
Arthur Garson
Arthur Garson University of Virginia
Jason P. Sheehan
Jason P. Sheehan University of Virginia
Neal F. Kassell
Neal F. Kassell Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Max Wintermark
Max Wintermark Stanford University
Scott L. Diamond
Scott L. Diamond University of Pennsylvania
Eben Alsberg
Eben Alsberg University of Illinois at Chicago

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