Publications

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JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. Bryan J. Ranger, Micha Feigin, Xiang Zhang, Kevin Moerman, Hugh M. Herr, and Brian W. Anthony. “3D ultrasound imaging of residual limbs with camera-based motion compensation” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 207-217. 2019.
  2. Bryan J. Ranger and Aikaterini Mantzavinou. “Design thinking in development engineering education: a case study on creating prosthetic and assistive technologies for the developing world” Journal of Development Engineering. vol. 3, pp. 166-174. 2018.
  3. Bryan Ranger, Peter J. Littrup, Nebojsa Duric, Priti Chandiwala-Mody, Cuiping Li, Steven Schmidt, and Jessica Lupinacci. “Breast ultrasound tomography versus MRI for clinical display of anatomy and tumor rendering: preliminary results” American Journal of Roentgenology, vol. 198, no. 1, pp. 233-239. 2012.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. Bryan J. Ranger, Micha Feigin, Hugh Herr, and Brian W. Anthony. “Image registration in a tomographic ultrasound system: comparison between camera-tracking and image-based motion compensation“. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) Conference (2017).
  2. Bryan J. Ranger and Aikaterini Mantzavinou. “A Course in Prosthetics for the Developing World: Merging Education, Research, and Industry to Teach Biomedical Design for Social Impact“.  IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Conference (2017).
  3. Bryan J. Ranger, Brian W. Anthony, Hugh M. Herr, Kevin M. Moerman. “Indentation and inverse FEA-based soft tissue constitutive parameter identification: simplified versus anatomically accurate model geometries”. European Mechanics Society (Euromech) Conference – Colloqium 585: Advanced Experimental Methods in Tissue Biomechanics (2017).
  4. Micha Feigin, Bryan J. Ranger, Brian W. Anthony. “Statistical Consensus Matching Framework for Image Registration”. International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) (2016).
  5. Aikaterini Mantzavinou*, Bryan J. Ranger*, Smitha Gudapakkam, Katharine G. Broach Hutchins, Elizabeth Bailey, Kristian R. Olson. “Health hackathons drive affordable medical technology innovation through community engagement“. UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development: From Innovation to Social Impact (2016).
  6. Bryan J. Ranger, Micha Feigin, Xiang Zhang, Al Mirealt, Ramesh Raskar, Hugh M. Herr, and Brian W. Anthony. “3D optical imagery for motion compensation in a limb ultrasound system“. SPIE Medical Imaging (2016).
  7. Bryan J. Ranger, Micha Feigin, Nikita Pestrov, Xiang Zhang, Victor Lempitsky, Hugh M. Herr, Brian W. Anthony. “Motion compensation in a tomographic ultrasound imaging system: toward volumetric scans of a limb for prosthetic socket design”. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Conference (2015).
  8. Jonathan Casey*, Aikaterini Mantzavinou*, Bryan Ranger*, Rafael Secundo*, Robert Sheridan. “A cost-efficient spring-powered dermatome to treat skin trauma”. IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Healthcare Innovation & Point-of-Care Technologies (HIPT) (2014).
  9. Bryan Ranger, Peter Littrup, Neb Duric, Cuiping Li, Steven Schmidt, Olsi Rama, Lisa Bey-Knight. “Breast imaging with ultrasound tomography: update on comparative study with MR”. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7968, 79680M (2011).
  10. Nebojsa Duric, Peter Littrup, Erik West, Bryan Ranger, Cuiping Li, Steven Schmidt. “In-vivo imaging of breast cancer with ultrasound tomography: probing the tumor environment”. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7968, 796821 (2011).
  11. Bryan Ranger, Peter Littrup, Neb Duric, Cuiping Li, Steven Schmidt, Jessica Lupinacci, Lukasz Myc, Amy Szczepanski, Olsi Rama, Lisa Bey-Knight. “Breast imaging with ultrasound tomography: a comparative study with MRI”. Proc. SPIE, Vol 7629, 762906 (2010).
  12. Nebojsa Duric, Peter Littrup, Priti Chandiwala-Mody, Cuiping Li, Steven Schmidt, Lukasz Myc, Olsi Rama, Lisa Bey-Knight, Jessica Lupinacci, Bryan Ranger, Amy Szczepanski, Erik West. “In-vivo imaging results with ultrasound tomography: report on an ongoing study at the Karmanos Cancer Institute”. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7629, 76290M (2010).
  13. Lukasz Myc, Neb Duric, Peter Littrup, Cuiping Li, Bryan Ranger, Jessica Lupinacci, Steven Schmidt, Olsi Rama, Lisa Bey-Knight. “Volumetric breast density evaluation by ultrasound tomography and magnetic resonance imaging: a preliminary comparative study”. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7629, 76290N (2010).
  14. Jessica Lupinacci, Neb Duric, Peter Littrup, Ding Wang, Cuiping Li, Steven Schmidt, Bryan Ranger, Erik West, Amy Szczepanski, Olsi Rama, Lisa Bey-Knight, Lukasz Myc “Monitoring breast masses with ultrasound tomography in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy”. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7629, 76291C (2010).
  15. Bryan Ranger, Peter Littrup, Neb Duric, Cuiping Li, Jessica Lupinacci, Lukasz Myc, Olsi Rama, Lisa Bey-Knight. “Breast Imaging with acoustic tomography: a comparative study with MRI.” SPIE, Vol. 7265, 726510 (2009).

*co-first authors

ARTICLES (contributing author)

  1. “Global health innovations can be game-changes at home, too“. STAT News: First Opinion. March 14, 2017.

REPORTS (contributing author)

  1. Local Production and Technology Transfer to Increase Access to Medical Devices: Addressing the barriers and challenges in low- and middle-income countries. World Health Organization (WHO) Report. Geneva, Switzerland, 2012. ISBN: 978 92 4 150454 6.

INVITED KEYNOTES

  1. “Merging Education, Research and Industry – Teaching Biomedical Engineering Design for Social Impact.” IEEE International Conference on Instrumentation, Communication, Information Technology, and Biomedical Engineering (ICICI-BME). Bandung, Indonesia. November 8, 2017.

INVITED TALKS

  1. “Design Thinking in Healthcare.” IEEE International Conference on Instrumentation, Communication, Information Technology, and Biomedical Engineering (ICICI-BME). Bandung, Indonesia. November 6, 2017.
  2. “A Course in Prosthetics for the Developing World: Merging Education, Research, and Industry to Teach Biomedical Design for Social Impact.” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference. Jeju, South Korea. July 12, 2017.
  3. “Indentation and inverse FEA-based soft tissue constitutive parameter identification: simplified versus anatomically accurate model geometries.” European Mechanics Society (Euromech) Conference – Colloqium 585: Advanced Experimental Methods in Tissue Biomechanics. Burg Warberg, Germany. February 16, 2017.
  4. “Health hackathons drive affordable medical technology innovation through community engagement.” UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development: From Innovation to Social Impact. Lausanne, Switzerland, May 3, 2016.
  5. “3D optical imagery for motion compensation in a limb ultrasound system.” SPIE Medical Imaging. San Diego, CA. February 29, 2016.
  6. “Motion compensation in a tomographic ultrasound imaging system: toward volumetric scans of a limb for prosthetic socket design.” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference. Milan, Italy. August 28, 2015.
  7. “Design Differently with Fusion 360: Collaborative Design & Manufacturing of Prosthetic Sockets.” Autodesk University Conference. Las Vegas, NV. December 3, 2014.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

  1. Bryan J. Ranger, Kevin M. Moerman, Dana Solav, Brian W. Anthony, Hugh M. Herr. “Inverse FEA-based soft tissue constitutive parameter identification using ultrasound indentation and shear wave elastography: preliminary results.” 7th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues. Waikoloa, Hawaii. December 10, 2017. (forthcoming)
  2. Bryan J. Ranger, Micha Feigin, Hugh Herr, and Brian W. Anthony. “Image registration in a tomographic ultrasound system: comparison between camera-tracking and image-based motion compensation.” IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) Conference. Washington, DC. September 7, 2017.
  3. Bryan J. Ranger, Micha Feigin, Hugh M. Herr, Brian W. Anthony. “Camera-tracking vs. image-based motion compensation in a tomographic limb ultrasound system.” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS) Conference. Jeju, South Korea. July 14, 2017.
  4. Jonathan Casey*, Aikaterini Mantzavinou*, Bryan Ranger*, Rafael Secundo*, Robert Sheridan. “A cost-efficient spring-powered dermatome to treat skin trauma.” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS) Special Topic Conference on Healthcare Innovation and Point-of-Care Technologies. Seattle, WA. October 10, 2014.
  5. Bryan Ranger, Bianca Lawrence, Nankinga Clare Ssemogerere, Najjuma Josephine, Godfrey Mugyenyi, Massy Mutumba, Jason Bell, Rachel Snow.  “Impact of HIV Status on Post-Abortion Care and Women’s Reproductive Health in Uganda.” University of Michigan Global Health Symposium. Ann Arbor, MI. November 11, 2011.
  6. Jessica Lupinacci, Neb Duric, Peter Littrup, Ding Wang, Cuiping Li, Steven Schmidt, Bryan Ranger, Erik West, Amy Szczepanski, Olsi Rama, Lisa Bey-Knight, Lukasz Myc. “Monitoring breast masses with ultrasound tomography in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy.” Karmanos Cancer Institute Research Poster Day. Detroit, MI. June 12, 2009.