Qianqian Cai

College of Engineering

Works (6)

Updated: September 27th, 2024 05:00

2024 journal article

Ultrasound-Compatible Electrode for Functional Electrical Stimulation

BIOMEDICINES, 12(8).

By: S. Moon n, X. Xue n, V. Ganesh n, D. Shukla n, B. Kreager n, Q. Cai n, H. Wu n, Y. Zhu n , N. Sharma n , X. Jiang n 

author keywords: body-conforming ultrasound-compatible electrode; functional electrical stimulation (FES); silver nanowire (AgNW) electrode; ultrasound (US); wearable ultrasound
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Added: August 8, 2024

2023 journal article

Flexible Ultrasonic Transducers for Wearable Biomedical Applications: A Review on Advanced Materials, Structural Designs, and Future Prospects

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, 71(7), 786–810.

By: X. Xue n, H. Wu n, Q. Cai n, M. Chen n, S. Moon n, Z. Huang *, T. Kim *, C. Peng * ...

author keywords: Transducers; Ultrasonic imaging; Biomedical imaging; Sensors; Acoustics; Piezoelectric materials; Biomedical monitoring; biomedical sensing; biomedical therapy; flexible electronics; flexible ultrasound; ultrasound transducers
TL;DR: This article comprehensively reviews the application of flexible ultrasound transducers in the field of biomedical imaging, sensing, and therapy and highlights some promising preliminary data with recent applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 28, 2024

2023 journal article

Inertial Measurement Unit-Assisted Ultrasonic Tracking System for Ultrasound Probe Localization

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 70(9), 920–929.

By: Q. Cai n, J. Hu*, M. Chen n, J. Prieto *, A. Rosenbaum *, J. Stringer *, X. Jiang n 

author keywords: Dynamic localization; inertial navigation; Kalman filters; motion measurement; ultrasonic tracking
TL;DR: The proposed IMU-assisted US tracking system achieved centimeter-level positional tracking accuracy with the mean absolute error (MAE) of 12 mm and the MAE of orientational tracking was less than 1°. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 2, 2023

2022 review

Recent Advances in Tracking Devices for Biomedical Ultrasound Imaging Applications

[Review of ]. MICROMACHINES, 13(11).

By: C. Peng *, Q. Cai n, M. Chen n & X. Jiang n 

author keywords: tracking; ultrasound imaging; optical tracking; electromagnetic tracking; 3D ultrasound imaging; ultrasound-guided interventions; ultrasound image fusion
TL;DR: The basic tracking principles, system components, performance analyses, as well as the main sources of error for popular tracking technologies that are utilized in ultrasound imaging are discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 28, 2022

2021 journal article

Performance Enhanced Ultrasound Probe Tracking With a Hemispherical Marker Rigid Body

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 68(6), 2155–2163.

By: Q. Cai n, C. Peng n, J. Lu *, J. Prieto *, A. Rosenbaum *, J. Stringer *, X. Jiang n 

author keywords: Three-dimensional displays; Cameras; Ultrasonic imaging; Target tracking; Probes; Imaging; Two dimensional displays; 3-D freehand ultrasound (US); marker configuration; occlusion; ultrasound probe tracking
MeSH headings : Motion; Phantoms, Imaging; Ultrasonography
TL;DR: A hemispherical marker rigid body to hold passive noncoplanar markers so that the markers could be identified by the camera, mitigating self-occlusion is proposed, and the enlarged rotational range provides greater freedom for sonographers while performing examinations. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 14, 2021

2021 article proceedings

Quantitative Study on Error Sensitivity in Ultrasound Probe Calibration with Hybrid Tracking

By: Q. Cai n, T. Wu n , J. Lu *, J. Prieto *, A. Rosenbaum*, J. Stringer *, X. Jiang n 

author keywords: 3D freehand ultrasound; spatial calibration; error sensitivity
TL;DR: A linear relationship was found between the perturbation in imaging plane motion estimation and the error caused in the calibration solution, which showed a good error tolerance for the hybrid tracking enabled US probe calibration. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 15, 2022

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