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Welcome The Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound (CIMU) is a world-class leader in ultrasound research and development.Our talented, multidisciplinary staff of physicists, mathematicians, engineers, technicians, and students works with a wide variety of researchers and medical professionals around the world to advance the expansion of the field. 
CIMU staff (click image for enlargement) These relationships are enhanced by many industry partnerships and help to foster CIMU's mission of research collaboration, development and commercialization of technology, and training and education of students and professionals.Mission
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Tom Matula, Director What's New? 
The ultrasound-based Washington Molecular Imaging and Therapy center, or uWAMIT, focuses on the discovery, development, translation, and commercialization of molecular imaging and therapy technologies.
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The use of microbubbles in therapeutic ultrasound is set to change Director Tom Matula explains how his research is providing new applications for this technology. More >>
Ultrasound detects, locates, and stops internal bleeding A team has been conducting research on the use of HIFU to stop bleeding for over 10 years. The Deep Bleeder Acoustic Coagulation (DBAC) program seeks to develop a portable, lightweight, noninvasive, automated system for the detection, localization, and coagulation of deep bleeders that is operable by minimally trained personnel in the combat environment. Recently, CIMU partnered with Siemens Corporation to develop the system. More >> |
In the News Washington Life Sciences Discovery Fund Awards $15M Puget Sound Business Journal 7 Apr 2010 Tom Matula was awarded $5M by the fund to develop, translate, and commercialize new ultrasound techniques for molecular imaging and therapy. Recent Papers Chen, H., A.A. Brayman, W. Kreider, M.R. Bailey, and T.J. Matula, "Observations of translation and jetting of ultrasound-activated microbubbles in mesenteric microvessels," Ultrasound Med. Biol., 37, 2139-2148, doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.09.013, 2011. 1 Dec 2011, Link Zhou, Y., J. Zia, C. Warren, F.L. Starr, A.A. Brayman, L.A. Crum, and J.H. Hwang, "Targeted long-term venous occlusion using pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound xombined with a pro-inflammatory agent," Ultrasound Med. Biol., 37, 10, 1653-1658, doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.06.007, 2011. 1 Oct 2011, Link Aravkin, A., B. Bell, J.V. Burke, and G. Pillonetto, "Learning using state space kernel machines," In Proc., 18th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, 28 August - 2 September, Milan, Italy, doi: 10.3182/20110828-6-1002.02726 (IFAC/Elsevier, 2011). 28 Aug 2011, Link Educational Opportunities Graduate and undergraduate students who wish to study ultrasound technology and science at the Applied Physics Laboratory work with CIMU advisors who have joint appointments in UW academic departments. More >>
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