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Mark L. Palmeri CV CV

Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Duke Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708-0281
Rm 258 Hudson Hall Annex, Durham, NC 27708
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Research Interests


Ultrasonic imaging, specifically using acoustic radiation force to characterize the mechanical properties of tissue, and finite element analysis of soft tissue response to impulsive radiation force excitation. Other research interests include ultrasonic bioeffects and mechanical testing of soft tissues.

Selected Grants


Medical Scientist Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027

3D Shearwave Elasticity Biomarker Development for Neuromuscular Disease

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

mHealth Tympanometer: A Digital Innovation to Address Preventable Childhood Hearing Loss in Low- and Middle -Income Countries

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2025

Deep Learning Image Enhancement for Point of Care Ultrasound

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

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

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

EASI: Elasticity Assessment for Predicting Success of Induction

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Wisconsin - Madison · 2018 - 2022

Medical Scientist Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 2022

mHealth Tympanometer: A Digital Innovation to Address Childhood Hearing Loss in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2022

Ultrasound-Based Device to Guide Treatment of Graft-Versus-Host-Disease using Skin Elasticity as a Biomarker

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by MicroElastic Ultrasound Systems, Inc. · 2019 - 2022

Improved ultrasound imaging using elevated acoustic output

ResearchFaculty Member · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2020

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

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

Monitoring Changes in Cervical Microstructure during Pregnancy

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Wisconsin · 2013 - 2018

Ultrasonic Skin Elasticity Measurement Device

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by MicroElastic Ultrasound Systems, Inc. · 2017 - 2018

Analysis of Sources of US SWS Measurement Inter-System Variability

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Radiological Society of North America · 2015 - 2017

Acoustic Radiation Force Based Hepatic Elasticity Quantification and Imaging

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

Development and validation of simulations and phantoms mimicking the viscoelastic properties of human liver

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Radiological Society of North America · 2014 - 2015

Numerical simulation of shear wave speed measurements in the liver

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2014 - 2015

Numerical simulation of shear wave speed measurements in the liver

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Radiological Society of North America · 2013 - 2014