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Pengfei Song

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
1427 Fitzpatrick Center, Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests


Super-resolution ultrasound imaging; ultrafast 3D ultrasound imaging; deep learning applications in ultrasound imaging; ultrasound shear wave elastography. 

Selected Grants


Developing ultrasound contrast agents and signal processing for structural and functional imaging in type 1 diabetes

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · 2025 - 2028

CAREER: Super-resolution Ultrasound Imaging for High-resolution Functional Mapping of the Brain

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2025 - 2028

3D real-time super-resolution cavitation mapping in laser lithotripsy of urinary stone disease

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2028

Whole-brain Functional Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative · 2024 - 2027

PFI-RP: Towards Democratization of Ultrafast 3D Ultrasound Imaging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2025 - 2026

A novel transducer clip-on device to enable accessible and functional 3D ultrasound imaging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2026

Noninvasive Deep-Brain Neurovascular Imaging with Light and Sound

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative · 2024 - 2025

External Relationships


  • Alpinion Medical Systems
  • GE Medical Systems
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Mindary Medical International Limited
  • Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
  • Samsung Healthcare
  • SonoScape Medical Corp.
  • Sonolepu Medical Technology
  • Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Verasonics Inc.

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