University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · EngineeringOelze Ultrasound Lab
Michael L. Oelze · Champaign, Illinois
Research Focus
Dr. Michael Oelze's lab at the University of Illinois focuses on advancing ultrasound technology by developing a low-cost, high-channel count research platform for 3D volumetric imaging. Their work aims to make real-time and ultrafast imaging more accessible for research and clinical applications. By creating a user-friendly and open-source platform, the lab hopes to improve the quality and affordability of advanced ultrasound techniques.
3D ultrasoundvolumetric imagingultrafast imagingFPGAopen-source technology
Research Aims
4AIM 01Develop a 1024-channel ultrasound scanning system under $70k.
AIM 02Create a user-friendly toolchain for customized imaging tasks.
AIM 03Demonstrate real-time ultrafast volumetric imaging in vivo.
AIM 04Design a distributed volumetric beamformer using FPGA.
Skills the Lab Values
ultrasound imagingFPGA designhardware prototyping3D data acquisitionimage processing
Output against the department
Publications342top 23% of dept.65th of 278
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Citations5.7kbottom 44% of dept.157th of 278
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