Dr. Nick Bottenus Profile

Dr. Nick Bottenus

Assistant Professor at Univ of Colorado Boulder

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Chair | Author | Editor

Proceedings Article | 1 April 2024 Presentation + Paper

Improving spatial coherence of multi-line transmit imaging: effects of synthetic focusing

Nazli Javadi Eshkalak, Nick Bottenus

Proceedings Volume 12932, 129320N (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008802

KEYWORDS: Spatial filtering, Image quality, Spatial coherence, Crosstalk, Data acquisition, Signal to noise ratio, Image enhancement

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2022 Paper

Decoding multiline transmit ultrasound data for synthetic focusing

Nick Bottenus

Proceedings Volume 12038, 1203805 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610699

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Target detection, Apodization, Ultrasonography, Speckle, Point spread functions, Image processing, Computer programming, Transducers, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2021 Presentation + Paper

Ultrasonic bubble detection and tracking using spatial coherence and motion modeling

Nick Bottenus, Tobias Straube, Stewart Farling, Travis Vesel, Bruce Klitzman, Marc Deshusses, Ira Cheifetz

Proceedings Volume 11602, 116020F (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2580587

KEYWORDS: Image filtering, Spatial coherence, Motion models, Digital filtering, Ultrasonics, Oxygen, Ultrasonography, Transducers, Image processing, Ultrafast imaging

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SPIE Journal Paper | 11 April 2020 Open Access

Virtual clinical trials in medical imaging: a review

Ehsan Abadi, William Segars, Benjamin M. Tsui, Paul Kinahan, Nick Bottenus, Alejandro Frangi, Andrew Maidment, Joseph Lo, Ehsan Samei

JMI, Vol. 7, Issue 04, 042805, (April 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JMI.7.4.042805

KEYWORDS: Medical imaging, Computer simulations, Magnetic resonance imaging, Clinical trials, Imaging systems, Data modeling, Image segmentation, Image quality, Single photon emission computed tomography, Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2018 Paper

Synthetic recovery of the complete harmonic data set

Nick Bottenus

Proceedings Volume 10580, 105800D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293760

KEYWORDS: Apodization, In vivo imaging, Transducers, Wave propagation, Speckle, Fetus, Image quality, Liver

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 April 2016 Open Access

Synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging: design, simulation, and experimental evaluation

Haichong Zhang, Alexis Cheng, Nick Bottenus, Xiaoyu Guo, Gregg Trahey, Emad Boctor

JMI, Vol. 3, Issue 02, 027001, (April 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JMI.3.2.027001

KEYWORDS: Ultrasonography, Image quality, Calibration, Error analysis, Transducers, Tissues, Image segmentation, Imaging systems, Robotics, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2016 Paper

Detection of and compensation for blocked elements using large coherent apertures: ex vivo studies

Marko Jakovljevic, Nick Bottenus, Lily Kuo, Shalki Kumar, Jeremy Dahl, Gregg Trahey

Proceedings Volume 9790, 97900W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2217385

KEYWORDS: Signal detection, Ultrasonography, Chest, Point spread functions, Acoustics, Visualization, Image restoration, Tissues, Image quality, Binary data, Spatial frequencies, Aberration correction

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2015 Paper

Implementation of swept synthetic aperture imaging

Nick Bottenus, Marko Jakovljevic, Emad Boctor, Gregg Trahey

Proceedings Volume 9419, 94190H (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2081434

KEYWORDS: Transducers, Tissues, Point spread functions, Imaging systems, Image transmission, Ultrasonography, Image resolution, Chemical elements, Spatial frequencies, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2015 Paper

Ultrasound coherence imaging using hardware receive beamforming and broad transmit beams

Nick Bottenus, Gregg Trahey, Kutay Üstüner

Proceedings Volume 9419, 94191C (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2081433

KEYWORDS: Ultrasonography, Scanners, Coherence imaging, Coherence (optics), Spatial coherence, Data acquisition, Kidney, Tissues, In vivo imaging, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 2013 Paper

A synthetic aperture study of aperture size in the presence of noise and in vivo clutter

Nick Bottenus, Brett Byram, Gregg Trahey

Proceedings Volume 8675, 86750S (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2006981

KEYWORDS: Speckle, In vivo imaging, Signal to noise ratio, Image quality, Point spread functions, Data acquisition, Transducers, Target acquisition, Tissues, Ultrasonography

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SPIE Conference Volume | 9 May 2023

Medical Imaging 2023: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography

SPIE Conference Volume | 27 April 2022

Medical Imaging 2022: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography

Conference Committee Involvement (4)

Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography

16 February 2025 | San Diego, United States

Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography

19 February 2024 | San Diego, California, United States

Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography

22 February 2023 | San Diego, California, United States

Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography

23 February 2022 | San Diego, California, United States

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