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Kathryn Radabaugh Nightingale

Theo Pilkington Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708-0281
277 Hudson Hall Annex, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours Wednesdays, 1:30-3:00pm, 277 Hudson Hall Annex  

Research Interests


Ultrasonic and elasticity imaging; image-guided therapies; biomechanical tissue modeling; ultrasonic bioeffects.

Selected Grants


Developing a Novel Clinical Care Model for Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy Utilizing Whole Person Healthcare

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2023 - 2028

3D Shearwave Elasticity Biomarker Development for Neuromuscular Disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

Matrix Transducer for 3D-SWEI Hepatic Imaging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Acoustiic Inc · 2023 - 2024

Image guided targeted biopsy of clinically significant prostate cancer with acoustic radiation force

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2023

Development of a combined ARFI/SWEI ultrasound elasticity imaging system for targeted prostate biopsy guidance

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2023

A Patient-Adaptive, High MI Abdominal Scanner

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2023

Improved ultrasound imaging using elevated acoustic output

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2020

Training in Medical Imaging

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2020

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging of Cardiac Tissue

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2020

Early Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer using Ultrasonic Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2016 - 2019

Acoustic Radiation Force Based Hepatic Elasticity Quantification and Imaging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2017

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging of Cardiac Tissue

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2014

Assessing Use of Acoustic Radiation Force to Noninvasively Measure Liver Pressure

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2014

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (AFRI) Imaging for Prostate Cancer

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command · 2008 - 2011

Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging of Colorectal Tissues

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2011

Laboratory Renovation for Teaching and Research in Tissue Engineering

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 1998 - 1999

External Relationships


  • MicroElastic Ultrasound Systems Inc
  • Samsung
  • Siemens Medical Solutions

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