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PubMed

• Semiautomated Software to Improve Stability and Reduce Operator-Induced Variation in Vascular Ultrasound Speckle Tracking.
  Nirmala Rajaram, Brian J Thelen, James D Hamilton, Yihao Zheng, Timothy Morgan, Miguel Angel Funes-Lora, Lenar Yessayan, Albert J Shih, Peter Henke, Nicholas Osborne, ...> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
• Development of open-source software for free-hand 3D vascular ultrasound: Dialysis fistula application:
  William F. Weitzel, Nirmala Rajaram, Yihao Zheng, Miguel Angel Funes-Lora, James A. Hamilton, Lenar Yessayan, Venkataramu N. Krishnamurthy, Peter K. Henke, Nicholas H....> ;The Journal of Vascular Access. 2021 Oct 28
• 1 citations
  Angioplasty Induced Changes in Dialysis Vascular Access Compliance.
  Yihao Zheng, Brian J Thelen, Nirmala Rajaram, Venkataramu N. Krishnamurthy, James A. Hamilton, Miguel Angel Funes-Lora, Timothy R. Morgan, Lenar Yessayan, Brandie Bish...> ;Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2021 Aug 11
• 3 citations
  Ultrasound Measurement of Vascular Distensibility Based on Edge Detection and Speckle Tracking Using Ultrasound DICOM Data.
  Miguel Angel Funes-Lora, Brian J Thelen, Albert J. Shih, James A. Hamilton, Nirmala Rajaram, Jingxuan Lyu, Yihao Zheng, Timothy R. Morgan, William F. Weitzel> ;ASAIO Journal. 2021 Aug 10
• 1 citations
  Detecting High-Resolution Intramural Vascular Wall Strain Signals Using DICOM Data.
  William F. Weitzel, Brian J Thelen, Nirmala Rajaram, Jing Gao, James A. Hamilton, Timothy R. Morgan, Yihao Zheng, Miguel Angel Funes-Lora, Venkataramu N. Krishnamurthy...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2021 May 28
• 2 citations
  Sono-angiography for dialysis vascular access based on the freehand 2D ultrasound scanning:
  William F. Weitzel, Nirmala Rajaram, Venkataramu N. Krishnamurthy, James A. Hamilton, Brian J Thelen, Yihao Zheng, Timothy R. Morgan, Miguel Angel Funes-Lora, Lenar Ye...> ;The Journal of Vascular Access. 2021 May 10
• 10 citations
  Quantifying lung ultrasound comets with a convolutional neural network: Initial clinical results.
  Xianglong Wang, Joseph S. Burzynski, James A. Hamilton, Panduranga S. Rao, William F. Weitzel, Joseph L. Bull> ;Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2019 Feb 7
• 7 citations
  A pilot study to measure vascular compliance changes during fistula maturation using open-source software:
  Barry Belmont, Dae Woo Park, Albert J. Shih, Matthew Leavitt, Brett Plattner, Peter K. Henke, William F. Weitzel> ;The Journal of Vascular Access. 2019 Jan 1
• Ultrasound Strain Imaging to Assess the Biceps Brachii Muscle in Chronic Poststroke Spasticity
  Jonathan M Rubin, William Weitzel, Robert Min, Johnson Chen> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
• 6 citations
  An Open-Source Ultrasound Software for Diagnosis of Fistula Maturation.
  Barry Belmont, Dae Woo Park, William F. Weitzel, Albert J. Shih> ;ASAIO Journal. 2017 May 1
• 1 citations
  Design and Testing of a Single-Element Ultrasound Viscoelastography System for Point-of-Care Edema Quantification
  John J. Pitre, Leo Koziol, Grant H. Kruger, Alan Vollmer, Jonathan Ophir, Jean Jacques Ammann, William F. Weitzel, Joseph L. Bull> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2016 Sep 1
• 9 citations
  Comparison of Ultrasound Corticomedullary Strain with Doppler Parameters in Assessment of Renal Allograft Interstitial Fibrosis/Tubular Atrophy
  Jing Gao, Jonathan M. Rubin, William F. Weitzel, Jun Lee, Darshana Dadhania, Sandip Kapur, Robert J. Min> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2015 Oct 1
• 25 citations
  Quantitative lung ultrasound comet measurement: Method and initial clinical results
  William F. Weitzel, James A. Hamilton, Xianglong Wang, Joseph L. Bull, Alan Vollmer, April Bowman, Jonathan M. Rubin, Grant H. Kruger, Jing Gao, Michael Heung, Pandura...> ;Blood Purification. 2015 Jan 1
• 23 citations
  Corticomedullary strain ratio: a quantitative marker for assessment of renal allograft cortical fibrosis.
  Jing Gao, Robert J. Min, James A. Hamilton, William F. Weitzel, Johnson Chen, Krishna Juluru, Jonathan M. Rubin> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2013 Oct 1
• 7 citations
  Quantification of Ultrasound Correlation-Based Flow Velocity Mapping and Edge Velocity Gradient Measurement
  Dae Woo Park, Grant H. Kruger, Jonathan M. Rubin, James A. Hamilton, Paul Gottschalk, Robert E. Dodde, Albert J. Shih, William F. Weitzel> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2013 Oct 1
• 27 citations
  Renal Transplant Elasticity Ultrasound Imaging: Correlation Between Normalized Strain and Renal Cortical Fibrosis
  Jing Gao, William F. Weitzel, Jonathan M. Rubin, James A. Hamilton, Jun Lee, Darshana Dadhania, Robert J. Min> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2013 Sep 1
• 5 citations
  Performance of Biopsy Needle With Therapeutic Injection System to Prevent Bleeding Complications
  Philip M. Wong, Kent J. Johnson, Roscoe L. Warner, Scott I. Merz, Grant H. Kruger, William F. Weitzel> ;Journal of Medical Devices. 2013 Mar 1
• 12 citations
  In vivo vascular wall shear rate and circumferential strain of renal disease patients
  Dae Woo Park, Grant H. Kruger, Jonathan M. Rubin, James A. Hamilton, Paul Gottschalk, Robert E. Dodde, Albert J. Shih, William F. Weitzel> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2013 Feb 1
• 294 citations
  Diagnosis, Evaluation and Follow-Up of Asymptomatic Microhematuria (AMH) in Adults: AUA Guideline
  Rodney Davis, J. Stephen Jones, Daniel A. Barocas, Erik P. Castle, Erich K. Lang, Raymond J. Leveillee, Edward M. Messing, Scott D. Miller, Andrew C. Peterson, Thomas ...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2012 Dec 1
• 5 citations
  Characterization of vascular strain during in-vitro angioplasty with high-resolution ultrasound speckle tracking
  Prashant R. Patel, Rohan Biswas, Dae Woo Park, Thomas J. Cichonski, Michael S. Richards, Jonathan M. Rubin, Sem H. Phan, James A. Hamilton, William F. Weitzel> ;Theoretical Biology & Medical Modelling. 2010 Aug 20
• 16 citations
  Venous elastography: validation of a novel high-resolution ultrasound method for measuring vein compliance using finite element analysis.
  Rohan Biswas, Prashant R. Patel, Dae W. Park, Thomas J. Cichonski, Michael S. Richards, Jonathan M. Rubin, James A. Hamilton, William F. Weitzel> ;Seminars in Dialysis. 2010 Jan 1
• 17 citations
  Two-Dimensional Strain Imaging of Controlled Rabbit Hearts
  Congxian Jia, Ragnar Olafsson, Kang Kim, Theodore J. Kolias, Jonathan M. Rubin, William F. Weitzel, Russell S. Witte, Sheng Wen Huang, Michael S. Richards, Cheri X. De...> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2009 Sep 1
• 11 citations
  High-resolution ultrasound elasticity imaging to evaluate dialysis fistula stenosis.
  William F. Weitzel, Kang Kim, Dae Woo Park, James A. Hamilton, Matthew O'Donnell, Thomas J. Cichonski, Jonathan M. Rubin> ;Seminars in Dialysis. 2009 Jan 1
• 1 citations
  Analysis of novel geometry-independent method for dialysis access pressure-flow monitoring
  William F. Weitzel, Casey L. Cotant, Zhijie Wen, Rohan Biswas, Prashant R. Patel, Harsha Panduranga, Yogesh B. Gianchandani, Jonathan M. Rubin> ;Theoretical Biology & Medical Modelling. 2008 Nov 5
• 11 citations
  High-resolution ultrasound speckle tracking may detect vascular mechanical wall changes in peripheral artery bypass vein grafts.
  William F. Weitzel, Kang Kim, Peter K. Henke, Jonathan M. Rubin> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2009 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

• An Open-Source Ultrasound Software for Diagnosis of Fistula Maturation  
  Belmont B, Park DW, Weitzel WF, Shih AJ, ASAIO J, 1/8/2017
• Evaluation of a model-based poroelastography algorithm for edema quantification  
  Pitre JJ, Weitzel WF, Bull JL, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1/1/2016
• The feasibility of using compression bioimpedance measurements to quantify peripheral edema  
  Koziol L, Pitre J, Bull J, Dodde RE, Kruger G, Vollmer A, Weitzel WF, J Electr Bioimp, 1/1/2014
• Performance of Biopsy Needle With Therapeutic Injection System to Prevent Bleeding Complications  
  Wong P, Johnson KJ, Warner RL, Merz SI, Kruger GH, Weitzel WF, J. Med Device, 1/1/2013
• Magnetic linear actuator for vascular access surveillance  
  Kruger G, Pitre J, Vollmer A, Koziol L, Bull J, Weitzel W, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2013
• Optimization of a magnetic linear transducer actuator using computational fluid dynamics  
  Pitre J, Kruger G, Koziol L, Vollmer A, Weitzel W, Bull J, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2013
• Novel method and device for viscoelastic tissue characterization of edema  
  Kruger G, Dodde RE, Koziol L, Weitzel WF, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2012
• An electronically-scanned CMUT-in-CMOS transducer for hemodialysis vascular access monitoring  
  Lemmerhirt DF, Cheng X, Sanzi DA, Kruger G, Weitzel WF, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2011
• 9A-2 Controlled 2D cardiac elasticity imaging on an isolated perfused rabbit heart  
  Jia C, Olafsson R, Kim K, Witte RS, Huang S, Kolias TJ, Rubin JM, Weitzel WF, Deng CX, O'Donnell M, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2007
• 10B-5 4D elasticity imaging of PVA LV phantom integrated with pulsatile circulation system using 2D phased array  
  Jia C, Kim K, Kolias TJ, Rubin JM, Weitzel WF, Yan P, Dione D, Sinusas AJ, Duncan J, O'Donnell M, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2007
• P1E-1 left ventricular phantom with pulsatile circulation for ultrasound strain rate imaging  
  Jia C, Kim K, Weitzel WF, Jia C, Rubin JM, Kolias TJ, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2006
• 6G-6 local nonlinear arterial elastic modulus reconstruction from in-vivo strain imaging and PWV  
  Kim K, Weitzel WF, Jia C, Rubin JM, Kolias TJ, O'Donnell M, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2006
• Dual arterial elastic modulus reconstruction from in-vivo strain imaging and PWV  
  Kim K, Weitzel WF, Xie H, Rubin JM, Jia C, O'Donnell M, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2005
• Arterial elastic modulus reconstruction from in-vivo strain image using arterial pressure equalization  
  Kim K, Weitzel WF, Rubin JM, Xie H, Chen X, O'Donnell M, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE, 1/1/2004
• Enhanced vascular strain imaging using arterial pressure equalization  
  Kim K, Weitzel WF, Rubin JM, Xie H, Chen X, O'Donnell M, Ultrasonics Symposium IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), 1/1/2003
• Quantitative elasticity imaging  
  O'Donnell M, Emelianov SY, Skovoroda AR, Lubinski MA, Weitzel WF, Wiggins RC, Ultrasonic Symposium IEEE, 1/1/1993
• EXLAM, a program for the calculation and expansion of local model exchange potentials  
  Weitzel WF, Gibson TL, Morrison MA, Computer Physics Communications, 1/1/1983
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Books/Book Chapters

• Biomedical Engineering Handbook 
  Chapter: Tissue engineering of the kidney. 
  Humes HD, Weitzel WFEditors: Bronzino JD.CRC Press, Boca Raton, FLEdition 2nd,2000

Abstracts/Posters

• Modified Compression Bioimpedance in Edema Quantification in Patients on Hemodialysis.
  Singh AP, Weitzel W, Pitre JJ, Koziol L, Bull JL, Rao PS, American Society of Nephrology (ASN), New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2017
• Evaluation of a model-based poroelastography algorithm for edema quantification.
  Pitre JJ, Weitzel WF, Bull JL, Annual Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2016
• A Single-Element Ultrasound Viscoelastography System for Point-of-Care Edema Quantification.
  Pitre JJ, Koziol L, Kruger G, Weitzel WF, Bull JL, Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2014
• Renal Transplantation Elasticity Ultrasound Imaging: Correlation Between Normalized Strain and Renal Cortical Fibrosis.
  Gao J, Weitzel W, Rubin JM, Hamilton J, Lee J, Min R, 14th World Congress of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB), Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1/2/2013
• Corticomedullary Strain Ratio: A Quantitative Marker in Assessment of Renal Allograft Cortical Fibrosis.
  Gao J, Rubin, Hamilton J, Weitzel WF, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), UFFC (Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society), Prague, Czech Republic, 1/1/2013
• Magnetic Linear Actuator for Vascular Access Surveillance.
  Kruger G, Pitre J, Koziol L, Bull J, Weitzel W, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), UFFC (Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society), Prague, Czech Republic, 1/1/2013
• Optimization of a Magnetic Linear Transducer Actuator Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
  Pitre J, Kruger G, Koziol L, Weitzel W, Bull J, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), UFFC (Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society), Prague, Czech Republic, 1/1/2013
• Hand-held Ultrasound Device for Dialysis Vascular Access Volume Flow Monitoring.
  Kruger GH, Dodde RE, Thelen B, Weitzel WF, ASME Design of Medical Devices Conference DMD, Minneapolis, MN, 1/10/2012
• Percutaneous Biopsy Device Design with Haemostatic Bleeding Control.
  Kruger GH, Weitzel WF, ASME Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 1/10/2012
• Point-of-Care Ultrasound Devices: Increased Performance, Lower Cost, Operator Independence and Implications for Diagnosis and Research.
  Weitzel WF, Kruger GH, Fourth Annual Medical Electronic Device Realization Center (MEDRC), Boston, MA, 1/10/2012
• "Novel Method and Device for Visco-Elastic Tissue Characterization of Edema,"
  Kruger GH, Dodde RE, Koziol L, Weitzel WF, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Dresden, Germany, 1/7/2012
• Edema Assessment Using Combined Ultrasound Visco-Elasticity and Bioimpedance.
  Dodde RE, G. H. Kruger GH, Koziol L, J. Ophir J, Weitzel WF, 11th International Tissue Elasticity Conference (ITEC), Deauville, France, 1/2/2012
• Doppler Smart-sensor for Vascular Access Monitoring.
  Weitzel WF, Kruger GH, Thelen B, Koziol BW, Carpenter B, Mitra M, Koziol L, Conway DE, Diroff CR, Preston A, Swaney D, Park DW, Dodde, R, J Am Soc Nephrol, 1/11/2011
• Characterization of strain during simulated angioplasty using ultrasound elastography.
  Weitzel WF, Patel PP, Biswas R, Park DW, Cichonski TJ, Richards MS, Rubin JM, Phan SH, 8th International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, Vlissingen, Zeeland, The Netherlands, 1/14/2009
• Venous elastography: validation of a novel high resolution ultrasound method for measuring vein compliance.
  Biswas R, Pate PP, Park DW, Cichonski TJ, Richards MS, Rubin JM, Hamilton J, Weitzel WF, J Am Soc Nephrol, 1/1/2009
• Direct measurements of dialysis fistula wall strain using high-resolution phase-sensitive ultrasound speckle tracking.
  Weitzel WF, Kim K, Park DW, Hamilton J, O'Donnell M, Cichonski TJ, Rubin J, Seventh International Conference on Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, Austin, TX, 1/27/2008
• In vitro analysis of dialysis vascular access pressure-flow relationship: comparison with models and implications for dialysis access monitoring.
  Cotant CL, Wen Z, Byington B, Biswas R, Gianchandani YB, Weitzel WF, MD, ASAIO J, 1/1/2007
• Multimodal ultrasound imaging of the cardiovascular inflammatory response: from whole-organ to molecular-scale.
  Kim K, Weitzel WF, Rubin JM, Jia C, Kolias TJ, Huang SW, Witte RS, Hall TL, Chenevert TL, Agarwal A, Denny MF, Kaplan MJ, Ashkenazi S, Kotov NA, O'Donnell M, 13th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM), 1/1/2007
• Left ventricular phantom with pulsatile circulation for ultrasound strain rate imaging.
  Kim K, Kolias T, Weitzel WF, Rubin J, O'Donnell M, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, 1/1/2006
• Local nonlinear arterial elastic modulus reconstruction from in vivo strain imaging and pulse wave velocity.
  Kim K, Weitzel WF, Jia C, Rubin J, Kolias TJ, O'Donnell M, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, 1/1/2006
• Local undistended arterial elastic modulus reconstruction using in-vivo strain imaging and pulse wave velocity.
  Kim K, Weitzel WF, Jia C, Rubin JM, Kolias TJ, O'Donnell M, International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, 1/1/2006
• Ultrasound elasticity imaging for aging deep venous thrombosis in humans.
  Rubin JM, Xie H, Kim K, Weitzel WF, Emelianov SY, Aglyamov S, Wakefield TW, O'Donnell M, RSNA 91st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/27/2005
• Ultrasound elasticity imaging for aging deep venous thrombosis in humans.
  Rubin JM, Xie H, Kim K, Weitzel WF, Emelianov SY, Aglyamov S, Wakefield TW, O'Donnell M, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, 1/1/2005
• Arterial elastic modulus reconstruction from in-vivo strain imaging and pulse wave velocity.
  Weitzel WF, Kim K, Xie H, Rubin JM, Jia C, O'Donnell M, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, 1/1/2005
• Dual arterial elastic modulus reconstruction from in-vivo strain imaging and pulse wave velocity.
  Kim K, Weitzel WF, Xie H, Rubin JM, Jia C, O'Donnell M, Proceedings of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, 1/1/2005
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Lectures

• "Ultrasound elastography for dialysis vascular access." 
  Washington, DC - 1/13/2018
• "Practical Aspects of Lung Ultrasound." 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/28/2015
• "Wall shear and wall strain; can ultrasound offer more than anatomic information?" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/24/2015
• Research Update: Bio-Impedance, Bio-markers, Doppler and elasticity Imaging. 
  Tampa, FL - 1/23/2013
• Research Update. "Bio-Impedance, Bio-markers, Elasticity Imaging." 
  San Juan, PR - 1/23/2013
• "Technical Innovations in Ultrasound." 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/11/2013
• Ultrasound Vascular Elasticity Imaging. 
  Chongqing, China - 1/27/2012
• Pre-Operative Vascular Ultrasound and Elastography. 
  Dalian, China - 1/23/2012
• Arbor Ultrasound Technologies, Emerging from University of Michigan research to develop a low-cost, flexible ultrasound development platform. 
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/18/2012
• Present & Future Needs & Systems Solutions. 
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA - 1/10/2012
• Research Update: Bio-Impedance, Bio-markers and Doppler Access Flow 
  Miami, FL - 1/25/2011
• Clinical Ultrasound and Elastography in Vascular Disease. 
  Beijing, China - 1/26/2010
• Update in Vascular Ultrasound Elastography. 
  Beijing, China - 1/24/2010
• Research Update: Doppler Access Flow and Renal Biopsy. 
  New Orleans, Louisiana - 1/20/2010
• Dialysis access monitoring: Can doppler ultrasound solve a clinical problem? 
  University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA - 1/28/2009
• Characterization of Strain During Simulated Angioplasty Using Ultrasound Elastography. 
  Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands - 1/14/2009
• BioArtificial Kidney Update. 
  Chiang Mai, Thailand - 1/12/2009
• Aphresis in Critical Care. 
  Chiang Mai, Thailand - 1/12/2009
• Vascular Access: Pre-Operative Evaluation Innovations in Ultrasound. 
  Chiang Mai, Thailand - 1/11/2009
• Renal Diseases and BioTechnology for Blood Purification 2009. 
  Chiang Mai, Thailand - 1/9/2009
• Research Update: Elasticity and Doppler Flow. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2009
• Research Update: Elasticity Imaging and Anemia Management. 
  Cancun, Mexico - 1/14/2008
• Fistula Evaluation: Angiography, Doppler, Other Techniques. Are They Useful? 
  Vicenza, Italy - 1/1/2008
• Vascular Access: Emerging Methods for Pre-Operative Evaluation. 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2008
• Direct Measurements of Dialysis Fistula Wall Strain Using High-Resolution Phase-Sensitive Ultrasound Speckle Tracking. 
  Austin, TX - 1/1/2008
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Other

• Manufacturing and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of a Patient-Specific Fistula Model. 
  Liu Y, Zheng Y, Pitre J, Weitzel WF, Bull J, Shih, A, Bio and Sustainable Manufacturing
  1/1/2017