Paul M. Meaney

Research Associate Professor

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Past:

1983-1985 Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts, Amherts, MA, Computational modeling of electromagnetic field scattering.

1985-1989 Member of Technical Staff, Millitech Corporation, South Deerfield, MA, Collaborated on the design and development of millimeter wave components and subsystems including a 2000 element, full band, frequency steerable antenna array and a 35 GHz microstrip monopulse antenna array. Experience also includes development of filters, oscillators, mixers, detectors and PIN switches.

1989-1991 Senior Design Engineer, Alpha Industries, Woburn, MA, Designed and implemented planar antenna array systems, harmonic mixers, detectors, a 94 GHz miniature transceiver and a space qualified millimeter wave mixer for the MILSTAR communications satellites.

1991-1995 Research Assistant, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Designed and developed a prototype microwave imaging system with Dr. Keith Paulsen for 2-D image reconstruction of electrical properties. WISP mentor.

1995-1996 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Continuation of microwave imaging system development. WISP mentor.

1996-1997 NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK, Numerical modeling of heat deposition from a focused ultrasound system for noninvasive surgery. Design and development of a hand-held elasticity imaging system for breast cancer detection, thermal imaging and focused ultrasound targeting. Assisted in the supervision of a Ph.D. graduate student.

1997-2003 Research Assistant Professor, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Research interests include inverse solutions especially in regards to 2D microwave imaging and elasticity imaging for biomedical applications.

Present:

2003-present Research Associate Professor, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Research interests include inverse solutions especially in regards to 2D microwave imaging and elasticity imaging for biomedical applications.

1995-present President, Microwave Imaging System Technologies, Hanover, NH, Design and development of commercial microwave imaging systems. Awarded first SBIR grant in 1997.

2002-present Associate Investigator, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH.

AWARDS/HONORS

1991 Morgan Parker Memorial Fellowship for potential contribution in Biomedical Engineering

1995 Radiation Research Society Student Travel Award

1996 NSF/NATO Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

PATENTS

"Two-dimensional microwave imaging apparatus and methods," Paul. M. Meaney, Keith D. Paulsen, #5,841,288.
"Fixed array imaging, high contrast object imaging techniques and breast cancer imaging," Paul M. Meaney, Keith D. Paulsen, Margaret W. Fanning, #6,448,788.
"Optimal Coupling Liquid for Microwave Tomographic Breast Imaging," Paul M. Meaney, Keith D. Paulsen, Margaret W. Fanning, Timothy Raynolds (patent filed - April 2003).
"Magnetic Resonance Microwave Absorption and Tomography Imaging," Keith D. Paulsen, John B. Weaver, Paul M. Meaney (provisional patent filed - September 2003).
"Non-invasive microwave analysis systems," Edward M. Godshalk, Timothy Raynolds, Paul M. Meaney, Keith D. Paulsen, Gregory C. Burke, #7,164,105, (Microwave Imaging System Technologies, Inc.)
"Non-invasive microwave screening system for liquid containers," Edward M. Godshalk, Paul M. Meaney, Gregory C. Burke, Timothy Raynolds, Margaret W. Fanning, Keith D. Paulsen, Peter Robbie (patent application filed - March 2005) (Microwave Imaging System Technologies, Inc.)
"Microwave imaging system and processes, and software enabling same," Qianqian Fang, Paul M. Meaney, Keith D. Paulsen (patent application filed - December 2005) (Microwave Imaging System Technologies, Inc.)

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles:
"Non-linear microwave imaging for breast-cancer screening using Gauss-Newton's method and the CGLS inversion algorithm," Rubaek T, Meaney PM, Meincke P, Paulsen, KD, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2006 (accepted).

"Characterization of a monopole antenna in a lossy medium for microwave breast computed tomography," Fox CJ, Meaney PM, Potwin L, Paulsen KD, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2007 (submitted).

"Electromagnetic breast imaging: pilot results in women with abnormal mammography," Poplack SP, Paulsen KD, Hartov A, Meaney PM, Pogue B, Tosteson,T, Grove,M, Soho S, Wells W, Radiology, 2007 (accepted).

"3-Point Support Mechanical Steering System for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound," Meaney PM, Raynolds T, Potwin L, Paulsen KD, Review of Scientific Instruments, 2007 (accepted).

"Initial clinical experience with microwave breast imaging in women with normal mammography," Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Raynolds T, Fox CJ, Fang Q, Kogel CA, Poplack SP, Paulsen KD, Academic Radiology, vol. 14, pp. 207-218, 2007.

"Singular value analysis of the Jacobian matrix in microwave image reconstructions," Fang Q, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 54, pp. 2371-2380, 2006.

"Log transformation benefits parameter estimation in microwave tomographic imaging," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Rubaek T, Demidenko E, Paulsen KD, Medical Physics, 2006 (accepted).

"The multidimensional phase unwrapping integral and applications to microwave tomographical image reconstruction," Fang Q, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 15, pp. 3311-3324, 2006.

"Microwave image reconstruction of tissue property dispersion characteristics utilizing multiple frequency information," Fang Q, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 52, pp. 1866-1875, 2004.

"A parallel-detection microwave spectroscopy system for breast imaging," Li D, Meaney PM, Raynolds T, Pendergrass SA, Fanning MW, Paulsen KD, Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 75, pp. 2305-2313, 2004.

"Microwave image reconstruction from 3D fields coupled to 2D parameter estimation," Fang Q, Meaney PM, Geimer SD, Streltsov AV, Paulsen KD, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 23, pp. 475-484, 2004.

"Electromagnetic breast imaging - average tissue property values in women with negative clinical findings," Poplack SP, Paulsen KD, Hartov A, Meaney,PM, Pogue B, Tosteson,T, Grove,M, Soho S, Wells W, Radiology, vol. 231, pp. 571-580, 2004.

"Comparison of three alternative breast modalities in a common phantom imaging experiment," Li D, Meaney PM, Tosteson TD, Jiang S, Kerner TE, McBride TO, Pogue BW, Hartov A, Paulsen KD, Medical Physics, vol. 30, pp. 2194-2205, 2003.

"Microwave thermal imaging: Initial in vivo experience with a single heating zone," Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Paulsen KD, Li D, Pendergrass SA, Fang Q, Moodie KL Int. J. Hyperthermia, vol. 19, pp. 617-641, 2003.

"Microwaves for breast cancer detection?" Fear EC, Meaney PM, Stuchly MA, IEEE Potentials Magazine, 2002 (submitted).

"Image accuracy improvements in microwave tomographic thermometry: phantom experience," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Fanning MW, Li D, Fang Q, International Journal of Hyperthermia, vol. 19, pp. 534-550, 2003.

"Conformal microwave imaging for breast cancer detection," Li D, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 51, pp. 1179-1186, 2003.

"Importance of using a reduced contrast coupling medium in 2D microwave breast imaging," Meaney PM, Pendergrass SA, Fanning MW, Yagnamurthy NK, Paulsen KD, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 17, pp. 333-355, 2003.

"Breast tumor detection with microwaves," Fear EC, Hagness SC, Meaney PM, Okoniewski M, Stuchly MA, Microwave Theory and Techniques Magazine, vol. 3, pp. 48-56, 2002.

"Progress in freehand elastography of the breast," Bamber JC, Barbone PE, Bush NL, Cosgrove DO, Doyley MM, Fuechsel FG, Meaney PM, Miller NR, Shiina T, Tranquart F, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, vol. 85-D, pp. 5-14, 2002.

"Fundamental limitations of non-invasive temperature imaging by means of ultrasound echo strain imaging," Miller NR, Bamber JC, Meaney PM, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, vol. 28, pp. 1319-1333, 2002.

"Quantification of 3D field effects during 2D microwave imaging," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Geimer S, Haider S, Fanning MW, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 49, pp. 708-720, 2002.

"A two-stage microwave image reconstruction procedure for improved internal feature extraction," Meaney PM, Demidenko E, Yagnamurthy NK, Li D, Fanning MW, Paulsen KD, Medical Physics, vol. 28, pp. 2358-2369, 2001.

"Pre-scaling of reconstruction parameter components to reduce imbalance in image recovery process," Meaney PM, Yagnamurthy NK, Paulsen KD, Physics in Medicine and Biology,vol. 47, pp. 1101-1119, 2002.

"Microwave image reconstruction utilizing log-magnitude and unwrapped phase to improve high-contrast object recovery," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Pogue BW, Miga MI, IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging, vol. 20, pp. 104-116, 2001.

"The intensity dependence of lesion position shift during FUS utilizing nonlinear propagation modelling techniques in a highly focused configuration," Meaney PM, Cahill M, ter Haar GR. Ultrasound in Med. & Biol., vol. 26, pp. 441-450, 2000.

"A conductive plastic for simulating biological tissue at microwave frequencies," Chang JT, Fanning M, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD. IEEE Trans. on Electromagnetic Compatability, vol. 42, pp. 76-81, 2000.

"An evaluation of an iterative reconstruction technique for quantitative elastography," Doyley MM, Meaney PM, Bamber JC, Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 45, pp. 88-96, 2000.

"An iterative reconstruction method for quantitative elastography," Doyley MM, Meaney PM, Bamber JC, European Journal of Ultrasound, 2000 (in press).

"Reconstruction of Young's modulus distribution within soft tissues from freehand elastograms," Doyley MM, Meaney PM, Bamber JC, Fuechsel, Bush N, Miller N, Acoustical Imaging, vol 25, pp. 469-476, 2000.

"Compensation for nonactive array element effects in a microwave imaging system: part I - forward solution vs. measured data comparison," Paulsen KD, Meaney PM. IEEE Trans. on Med. Imag., vol. 18, pp. 496-507, 1999.

"Compensation for nonactive array element effects in a microwave imaging system: part II - imaging results," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Chang JT, Fanning M. IEEE Trans. on Med. Imag., vol. 18, pp. 508-518, 1999.

"A clinical prototype for active microwave imaging of the breast," Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Li D, Poplack SP, Paulsen KD, IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 48, pp. 1841-1853, 2000.

"A 3D finite element model for computation of temperature profiles and regions of thermal damage during focused ultrasound surgery exposures," Meaney PM, Clarke RL, ter Haar GR, Rivens IH. Ultrasound in Med. & Biol., vol. 24, pp. 1489-1499, 1998.

"Near-field microwave imaging of biologically based materials using a monopole transceiver system," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Chang JT. IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theor. and Tech., vol. 46, pp.31-45, 1998.

"Non-invasive thermal assessment of tissue phantoms using an active near field microwave imaging technique," Chang JT, Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, Fanning M. Int. J. Hyperthermia, vol. 14, pp. 513-534, 1998.

"Microwave imaging for tissue assessment: initial evaluation in multitarget tissue-equivalent phantoms," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Hartov A, Crane RK. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng.; vol. 43, pp. 878-890, 1996.

"An active microwave imaging system for reconstruction of 2-D electrical property distributions," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Hartov A, Crane RK. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng.; vol. 42, pp. 1017-1026, 1995.

"A dual mesh scheme for finite element based reconstruction algorithms," Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, Moskowitz MJ, Sullivan, Jr. JM. IEEE Trans. on Med. Imag.; vol. 14, pp. 504-514, 1995.

"Two-dimensional hybrid element image reconstruction for TM illumination," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Ryan TP. IEEE Trans. Ant. and Prop., vol. 43, pp. 239-247, 1995.

"Finite element simulation of Sigma 60 heating in the Utah phantom: computed and measured results compared," Jia X, Paulsen KD, Buechler DN, Gibbs FA, Jr., Meaney PM, Int. J. Hyperthermia, vol. 10, pp. 755-774, 1994.

"Efficient Calculation of Scattering by Inhomogeneous Dielectric Bodies," Schaubert DH, Meaney PM. Transactions Antennas and Propagation, vol. 34, 1986.

Textbooks Edited:
Alternative Breast Imaging: Four Model-Based Approaches, Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, and Gilman L (eds.), The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol. 778, Springer Publishers, Boston, MA, 2005. Textbook Chapters:

Textbook Chapters:
"Computational framework," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Alternative Breast Imaging: Four Model-Based Approaches, K.D. Paulsen, P.M. Meaney, and L. Gilman (eds.), pp. 25-47, The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol. 778, Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., New York, NY, 2005.

"Microwave imaging: a model-based approach," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Alternative Breast Imaging: Four Model-Based Approaches, K.D. Paulsen, P.M. Meaney, and L. Gilman (eds.), pp. 127-153, The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol. 778, Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., New York, NY, 2005.

"Microwave imaging: hardware and results," Meaney PM, Li D, Alternative Breast Imaging: Four Model-Based Approaches, K.D. Paulsen, P.M. Meaney, and L. Gilman (eds.), pp. 127-153, The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol. 778, Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., New York, NY, 2005.

"Matching the energy source to the clinical need," Paulsen KD, Hartov A, Meaney PM, The International Society for Optical Engineering, T.P. Ryan (Ed.), pp. 485-515, SPIE Optical Engineering Press, San Jose, CA, January, 2000.

"Advances in microwave imaging for clinical implementations in breast tumor detection and thermal therapy monitoring," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Fanning MW, Chang JT, Recent Res. Devel. Microwave Theory & Tech., 1:37-56, 1999.

Invited Conference Papers:
"Optimal coupling bath selection for microwave imaging in the neoadjuvant breast chemotherapy monitoring mode," Meaney PM, Kogel CA, Kaufman PA, Poplack SP, Fanning MW, Paulsen KD, ACES 2007, Verona, Italy, March 2007.

"Microwave tomographic techniques for explosive and flammable liquid detection," Meaney PM, Godshalk EM, Raynolds T, Burke GC, Paulsen KD, ACES 2007, Verona, Italy, March 2007.

"Microwave imaging at Dartmouth College," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Invited talk at the University of Trento, Department of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, March 2007.

"Beam Manipulation of a Monopole Antenna," Fox CJ, Meaney PM, Potwin L, Paulsen KD, Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, p. 538, Cambridge, MA, 2006.

"Single Value Decomposition and Degree-of-Ill-Posedness Assessment in Microwave Imaging," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Paulsen KD, Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, p. 360, Cambridge, MA, 2006.

"Noninvasive temperature monitoring using microwave technology," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, International Meeting on Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation, Phoenix, AZ, p.20, 2006.

"Medical microwave imaging: contender or pretender?", Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, IPEM Annual Scientific Meeting, p. 56, Glasgow, Scotland, September 2005.

"Near-Field Microwave Imaging: Challenges in Applying Sophisticated Algorithms to Real-World Hardware," Meaney PM, Technical University of Denmark, Orsted, Denmark, September 2005.

"Microwave imaging of the Breast," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Workshop on Alternatives to Mammography, Copenhagen, Denmark, September, 2005.

"Data collection strategies and their impact on 3D microwave imaging of the breast," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Paulsen KD, IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Washington, DC, Session 27, paper # 4, 2005.

"3D microwave breast tomography: 3D data acquisition and algorithm development," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Raynolds T, Fanning MW, Potwin L, Fox CJ, Paulsen KD, 16th International Zurich Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatability, Topical Meeting on Biomedical EMC, pp. 49-52, Zurich, Switzerland, February, 2005.

"Clinical microwave breast imaging: early results - work in progress," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Pendergrass SA, Fanning MW, Raynolds T, Fox CJ, Paulsen KD, Poplack SP, URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory , Pisa, Italy, pp. 900-902, 2004.

"Microwave intravascular detection of vulnerable plaque," Meaney PM, Doyley MM, Pendergrass SA, Wells WA, Fox CJ, Paulsen KD, NInternational Conference of the IEEE Engineering and Medicine and Biology Society, Cancun, Mexico, paper # 12.6.1-5, 2003.

"Second generation microwave imaging system: phantom and early clinical experience," Meaney PM, Li D, Fang Q, Pendergrass SA, Fanning MW, Paulsen KD, Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2003.

"Exploiting tissue properties in non-invasive tomographic imaging: microwave and alternative modalities compared," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Fanning MW, Li D, Yagnamurthy NK, Fang Q, Pendergrass SA, Raynolds T, North American Hyperthermia Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, 2002.

"Diminished 3D wave propagation artifacts with reduced background contrast," Meaney PM, Yagnamurthy NK, Fanning MW, Pendergrass SA, Paulsen KD, Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, Cambridge, MA, 2002.

"Reduced background contrast for improved microwave imaging of the breast: phantom study," Meaney PM, Li D, Yagnamurthy NK, Fanning MW, Pendergrass SA, Paulsen KD, Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, Cambridge, MA, 2002.

"Evaluation of the Jacobian Matrix for Two Different Gauss-Newton Image Reconstruction Formulations," Meaney PM, Li D, Fang Q, Yagnamurthy NK, Paulsen KD, Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, Cambridge, MA, 2002.

"Microwave breast imaging with a non-contacting, monopole antenna array," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Fanning MW, Li D, Yagnamurthy NKV, European Microwave Conference, Paris, France, 2000.

"Utilizing phase unwrapping in microwave imaging," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Pogue BW, Miga MI, PIERS, Boston, MA, 2000.

"A microwave breast imaging prototype," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Fanning MW, PIERS, Boston, MA, 2000.

"Analysis of a 2D inverse scattering approach in 3D wave propagation," Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Yagnamurthy NKV, PIERS, Boston, MA, 2000.

"Medical microwave imaging: review of the Dartmouth experience," Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, Second World Congress on Microwave & Radio Frequency Processing, Orlando, Florida, April, 2000.

"Forward solution match issues affecting iterative inverse scattering approaches," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Chang JT. PIERS, p. 1012, Nantes, France, 1998.

"Precise microwave imaging for the quantitative assessment of biological tissues," Chang JT, Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, Fanning M. PIERS, p. 1014, Nantes, France, 1998.

Conference Papers:
"Microwave imaging for neoadjuvant chemotherapy monitoring," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Kogel CA, Poplack SP, Kaufman PA, Paulsen KD, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Nice, France, 2006 (paper # 365072).

"Microwave imaging using the adjoint method: facilitating advances in software and hardware development," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Fanning MW, Raynolds T, Robbie P, Paulsen KD, 2nd International Conference on Electromagnetic Near-Field Characterization and Imaging, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 67-71, June, 2005.

"Comparison of fibroglandular tissue distributions for Microwave Tomographic Breast Images with Complementary MR T2 Weighted Images," Meaney PM, Fox CJ, Fang Q, Kogel C, Poplack SP, Pogue BW, Paulsen KD, Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, San Francisco, pp. 1314-1316, 2004.

"Phase unwrapping in microwave scattered field with scattering nulls and applications in microwave imaging," Fang Q, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, IASTED International Conference on Antennas, Radar and Wave Propagation, Banff, AB, Canada, pp. 125-131, 2004.

"Microwave detection of flammable materials in an airport screening environment," Meaney PM, Godshalk EM, Raynolds T, Burke GC, Spring IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, Cambridge, MA 2004.

"Analysis of maximum phase projection data for improvement of microwave imaging background media," Pendergrass SA, Fanning MW, Fang Q, Fox CJ, Raynolds T, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, IEEE Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Springfield, MA, pp. 57-58, 2004.

"A scanned focused ultrasound device for hyperthermia: numerical simulation and prototype implementation," Meaney PM, Raynolds T, Geimer SD, Potwin L, Paulsen KD, Proceedings of the SPIE, 2004.

"Microwave breast imaging with an under-determined reconstruction parameter mesh," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Fanning MW, Pendergrass SA, Raynolds T, Fox CJ, Paulsen KD, 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging from Nano to Macro, Arlington, VA, 2004 (submitted).

"Initial microwave imaging study of menstrual cycle variations of breast tissue properties," Meaney PM, Pendergrass SA, Fanning MW, Coffey J, Soho SK, Poplack SP, Paulsen KD, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia, paper #108.01.03B, 2003.

"Microwave breast imaging: preliminary study of patients with abnormal findings," Meaney PM, Pendergrass SA, LI D, Fang Q, Cecere L, Raynolds T, Soho SK, Kogel CA, Poplack SP, Paulsen KD, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia, paper #246.01.01A, 2003.

"A broadband microwave breast imaging system," Li D, Meaney PM, Raynolds T, Pendergrass SA, Fanning MW, Paulsen KD, IEEE Northeast Biomedical Engineering Symposium, Newark, NJ, paper #3.5.4:3, 2003.

"Microwave imaging for thermal therapy monitoring: temperature accuracy and image reconstruction time improvements," Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Li D, Fang D, Pendergrass SA, Paulsen KD, SPIE's International Symposium - Thermal Treatment of Tissue, vol. 4954, pp. 172-182, 2003.

"Microwave breast imaging," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Li D, Fanning MW, Fang Q, Pendergrass SA, European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference, Vienna, Austria,pp. 1102-1103, 2002.

"Spectrum analysis of microwave breast examination data and reconstructed images," Li D, Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Fang Q, Pendergrass SA, Raynolds T, IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, Washington, DC, pp. 62-65, 2002.

"3D scalar microwave image reconstruction algorithm," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Geimer SD, Streltsov AV, Paulsen KD, International Microwave Symposium, Seattle, WA, pp. 2269-2272, 2002.

"Initial experience with microwave imaging system for monitoring temperature change in an animal model," Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Fang Q, Paulsen KD, 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Istanbul, Turkey, paper # 889, 2001.

"The effects of background contrast on conformal mesh microwave breast imaging," Meaney PM, Li D, Paulsen KD, 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 2359-2362, 2001.

"Conformal imaging with a non-contacting microwave antenna array," Li D, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, pp. 20-25, 2001.

"Image enhancement techniques for a saline-based microwave breast imaging system," Meaney PM, Li D, Yagnamurthy NK, Fanning MW, Paulsen KD, Demidenko E, URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, Victoria, Canada, pp. 548-550, 2001.

"A two-stage Gauss-Newton reconstruction technique for improved object detection in microwave imaging," Meaney PM, Yagnamurthy NK, Li D, Demidenko E, Paulsen KD, IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Boston, MA, pp. 238-241, 2001.

"Microwave imaging for breast cancer detection: preliminary experience," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Fanning MW, SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging 2000: Physics of Medical Imaging 2000, James T. Dobbins, John M. Boone, (Eds.), vol. 3977, pp. 308-319, 2000.

"An iterative reconstruction method for quantitative elastography," Doyley MM, Meaney PM, Bamber JC, European Journal of Ultrasound, 2000 (in press).

"Towards a clinical implementation of a noninvasive microwave imaging system for temperature monitoring," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Chang JT, Fanning M. Proceedings of SPIE, 3249:171-181, San Jose, 1998.

"Intensity dependence of FUS lesion position," Meaney PM, Cahill M, ter Haar G. Proceedings of SPIE, 3249:246-256, San Jose, 1998.

"Microwave thermal imaging using a hybrid element method with a dual mesh scheme for reduced computation time," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Ryan TP. IEEE Int. Conf. Eng. in Med. and Bio., San Diego, 1993.

"Finite element methods in impedance tomography and microwave imaging," Meaney PM, Moskowitz MJ. IEEE Ann. Northeast Bioengineering Conference, pp. 25-27, 1993.

"A Novel Branch-Line Coupler Design for Millimeter-Wave Applications," Meaney PM. IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symp. Digest, pp. 585-8, May 1990.

Conference Abstracts:
"Microwave tomographic imaging for monitoring breast tumor progression during neoadjuvant chemotherapy," Meaney PM, Kaufman PA, Schwartz GN, Poplack SP, Fox CJ, Kogel C, Paulsen KD, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Seoul, Korea, 2006.

"Microwave breast imaging: preliminary study of patients with abnormal findings," Meaney PM, Pendergrass SA, Li D, Fang Q, Cecere L, Raynolds T, Soho SK, Kogel CA, Poplack SP, Paulsen KD, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia, paper #246.01.01A 2003.

"Temperature imaging by means of ultrasonic strain estimation for the guidance of focused ultrasound surgery," Miller NR, Bamber JC, ter Haar GR, Meaney PM, Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, Niagra Falls, Canada, p. 28, 2002.

"An iterative reconstruction method for quantitative elastography," Doyley MM, Meaney PM, Bamber JC, British Medical Ultrasound Society Annual Meeting , Brit. J. Radiol. (abstract), Dec. 1999.

"Reconstruction of Young's modulus images from freehand elastograms," Doyley MM, Bamber JC, Meaney PM, 25th International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging, pp. 44-45, 1999.

"Initial microwave imaging experiments in ex-vivo breast tissue," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Chang JT, Fanning MW, IEEE EMBS-BMES Joint Conference, Atlanta, 1999.

"Non-invasive thermal assessment technique using a fixed array microwave imaging system," Chang JT, Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, Fanning MW, URSI 26th General Assembly, Toronto 1999.

"Fixed array microwave imaging in high loss biological media," Chang JT, Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, Fanning MW, O'Connell D, URSI-IEEE International Scientific Meeting on Electromagnetics in Medicine, Chicago, IL, Nov., 1997.

"2-D near field microwave imaging technique of biological tissues," Chang JT, Paulsen KD, Meaney PM, Fanning M, Kivanc D. PIERS, Cambridge, MA, July, 1997.

"Medical microwave imaging with a fixed array," Chang JT, Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Kivanc D, Paulsen KD, 16th Annual Meeting of the North American Hyperthermia Society, Providence, RI, May, 1997.

"Non-invasive temperature imaging using ultrasound echo strain: preliminary simulations," Bamber JC, Meaney PM, Doyley MM, Clarke RL, ter Haar GR. Acoustical Imaging Annual Conference, Boston, April, 1997.

"2-D Microwave imaging for tissue assessment," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Chang JT. IPEM Conference on Medical Applications of Radiofrequency and Microwave Fields, Hammersmith Hospital, London, April, 1997.

"Simulation of temperature imaging using ultrasound echo strain," Bamber JC, Meaney PM, Clarke RL, Doyley MM. IPEM Physics and Technology of Medical Ultrasound Meeting, University of York, p. 53, March, 1997.

"A 3D finite element model for computation of thermal profiles during focused ultrasound surgery exposures," Meaney PM, Clarke RL, ter Haar GR. IPEM Physics and Technology of Medical Ultrasound Meeting, University of York, p. 39, March, 1997.

"Development of active microwave imaging for hyperthermic treatment monitoring and assessment: system calibration and modeling," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Crane RK, Hartov A, 15th Annual Meeting of the North American Hyperthermia Society, p. 109, San Jose, CA, 1995.

"Implementation of an active microwave imaging system for thermal imaging," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Ryan TP. Radiation Research Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nashville, TN, 1994.

Conference Posters:
"Microwave breast imaging with an under-determined reconstruction parameter mesh," Meaney PM, Fang Q, Fanning MW, Pendergrass SA, Raynolds T, Fox CJ, Paulsen KD, IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, Arlington, VA, pp. 1369-1372, 2004. "A 2-Stage Gauss-Newton Reconstruction Technique for Improved Object Detection in Microwave Imaging," Meaney PM, Yagnamurthy NK, Li D, Demidenko E, Paulsen KD, North American Hyperthermia Society Annual Scientific Meeting, San Juan, PR, 2001.

"Monitoring of Thermal Therapy with Microwave Imaging," Fanning MW, Meaney PM, Fang Q, Li D, Paulsen KD, North American Hyperthermia Society Annual Scientific Meeting, San Juan, PR, 2001.

"Identification of 3D wave propagation effects in a 2D microwave imaging regime," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Chang JT, Fanning MW, URSI 26th General Assembly, Toronto (1999).

"Development of active microwave imaging for hyperthermic treatment monitoring and assessment: preliminary phantom imaging experiments," Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Crane RK, Hartov A, 15th Annual Meeting of the North American Hyperthermia Society, p. 110, San Jose, CA, 1995.

Trade Journal Articles:
"Microwaves for breast cancer detection?" Fear EC, Meaney PM, Stuchly MA, IEEE Potentials Magazine, vol. 22, pp. 12-18, 2002.

"Breast tumor detection with near-field imaging," Fear EC, Hagness SC, Meaney PM, Okoniewski M, Stuchly MA, IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 3, pp. 48-56, 2002.

"A Novel Transition from Microstrip to Waveguide," Meaney PM. Microwave Journal, pp. 145-8, Nov. 1990.

"W-band harmonic mixers reduce mm-wave system cost," Meaney PM, Boyd P, Microwaves & RF, vol. 29, pp. 101-109, 1990.

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