Overview
Derek Chan received the B.S.E. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 2017, graduating magna cum laude with distinction and receiving the Howard G. Clark Award for excellence in research. He continued his studies at Duke, and received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering in 2019 and 2023, respectively. In 2018, he was awarded the Theo Pilkington Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering. From 2019 to 2020, he served as an Ultrasonics Student Representative for the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society. In 2021, he was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31) by the NIH National Cancer Institute.
Recent Publications
Clinical Feasibility of 3-D Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging for Targeted Prostate Biopsy Guidance.
Journal Article Ultrason Imaging · March 2025 We have developed a 3-D acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) prostate imaging system to identify regions suspicious for cancer and guide a targeted prostate biopsy in a single visit. The system uses a side-fire transrectal probe and an automated rotatio ... Full text Link to item CiteMultiparametric Ultrasound Imaging of Prostate Cancer Using Deep Neural Networks.
Journal Article Ultrasound in medicine & biology · November 2024 ObjectiveA deep neural network (DNN) was trained to generate a multiparametric ultrasound (mpUS) volume from four input ultrasound-based modalities (acoustic radiation force impulse [ARFI] imaging, shear wave elasticity imaging [SWEI], quantitativ ... Full text CiteCombined ARFI and Shear Wave Imaging of Prostate Cancer: Optimizing Beam Sequences and Parameter Reconstruction Approaches.
Journal Article Ultrason Imaging · July 2023 This study demonstrates the implementation of a shear wave reconstruction algorithm that enables concurrent acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging and shear wave elasticity imaging (SWEI) of prostate cancer and zonal anatomy. The combined ARFI/SWE ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Development of a combined ARFI/SWEI ultrasound elasticity imaging system for targeted prostate biopsy guidance
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2023A Patient-Adaptive, High MI Abdominal Scanner
ResearchGraduate Student · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2023View All Grants