| John A. Hossack | | Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering | | Ph.D., University of Strathclyde, U.K. | | | | Dr. Hossack has served on the University of Virginia faculty since 2000. He has published 30 articles and abstracts and is a listed inventor on approximately 50 U.S. patents. Prior to joining the faculty, Dr. Hossack was senior technical contributor (Fellow) at Acuson, a leading developer of diagnostic ultrasound equipment. He is an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control; an elected member of the Administrative Committee of the Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society of the IEEE; and a Technical Program Committee member for the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. | | | | Research Interests | | John Hossack specializes in ultrasound transducers, beam forming and signal processing for biomedical diagnostic use. He is particularly interested in high-bandwidth transducers and signal processing, new approaches to 3D imaging and applications of microbubbles. | | | Sponsored Research Quantitative 3D Ultrasound Imaging for Diagnosing Breast Cancer (funded by: The Whitaker Foundation) Detection and Analysis of the Anatomical Changes Associated with the Onset of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (funded by: Carilion Biomedical Institute) Phased-Layer High-Bandwidth Transducers (funded by: National Science Foundation MRI award (partial funding via shared award)) Combined High Resolution 3D Transrectal Ultrasound and Synthetic Digital Rectal Examination for Prostate Cancer Detection (funded by: Mellon Prostate Cancer Research Institute)
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