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Ning Lu, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Member, CWRU Center for Imaging Research

As an ultrasound scientist, I am dedicated to advancing ultrasound technologies that address critical clinical needs in early diagnosis, noninvasive therapy, and continuous health monitoring. My recent research focuses on transcranial histotripsy for noninvasive brain therapy and volumetric ultrafast imaging for real-time interventional guidance. By combining innovations in ultrasound hardware, imaging algorithms, and computational methods, our goal is to develop safer, more precise, and more personalized healthcare solutions. Ultimately, we aim to expand the impact of ultrasound across a wide range of applications, improving outcomes for patients with cancer, neurological disorders, and other challenging diseases.

Research Information

Research Interests

  • Ultrasound Therapy
  • Ultrasound Imaging
  • Biomedical Instrumentation
  • Parallel Computing in Biomedical Applications

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Publications

Improving real-time ultrasound spine imaging with a large-aperture array.” Science Advances. 2025 Jul 25;11(30):eadw2601. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12292900.

Transcranial MR-Guided Histotripsy System.” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. 2021 Sep;68(9):2917-2929. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8428576.

Two-step aberration correction: application to transcranial histotripsy.” Physics in Medicine & Biology. 2022 Jun 10;67(12) PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9234948.

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy
Biomedical Engineering and Scientific Computing
University of Michigan
2023
Bachelor of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Southeast University
2018