Gregg E. Trahey

Gregg E. Trahey

Robert Plonsey Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering

My laboratory develops and evaluates novel ultrasonic imaging methods. Current projects involve high resolutioon imaging of the breast and mechanical characterization of the breast and cardiovascular system. We conduct phantom, animal, ex vivo and in vivo trials. Current clinical trials involve imaging of soft and hard vascular plaques and mecahnical imaging of breast lesions.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Robert Plonsey Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Professor in Radiology
  • Bass Fellow

Contact Information

  • Office Location: 275 Engineering Annex, Durham, NC 27708
  • Office Phone: (919) 660-5169
  • Email Address: gregg.trahey@duke.edu
  • Websites:

Education

  • Ph.D. Duke University, 1985
  • M.S. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1979
  • B.S. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1975

Research Interests

Medical ultrasound, image guided surgery, adaptive imaging, imaging of tissue's mechanical properties, and radiation force imaging.

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Fellow. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2022
  • MERIT Award. National Institutes of Health. 2009
  • Fellows. American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. 1999

Courses Taught

  • BME 844: Advanced Ultrasonic Imaging
  • BME 848L: Radiology in Practice
  • ECE 392: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • MEDPHY 738: Radiology in Practice

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Jin, FQ; Kakkad, V; Bradway, DP; LeFevre, M; Kisslo, J; Khouri, MG; Trahey, GE, Evaluation of Myocardial Stiffness in Cardiac Amyloidosis Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse and Natural Shear Wave Imaging., Ultrasound Med Biol, vol 49 no. 8 (2023), pp. 1719-1727 [10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2023.03.016] [abs].
  • Ahmed, R; Foiret, J; Ferrara, K; Trahey, GE, Large-Array Deep Abdominal Imaging in Fundamental and Harmonic Mode., Ieee Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol 70 no. 5 (2023), pp. 406-421 [10.1109/tuffc.2023.3255800] [abs].
  • Huber, M; Trahey, G, Adaptive acoustic power and frequency adjustment in color Doppler imaging, Ieee International Ultrasonics Symposium, Ius (2023) [10.1109/IUS51837.2023.10306712] [abs].
  • Flint, KM; Barre, EC; Huber, MT; McNally, PJ; Ellestad, SC; Trahey, GE, An Automated Region-Selection Method for Adaptive ALARA Ultrasound Imaging., Ieee Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control, vol 69 no. 7 (2022), pp. 2257-2269 [10.1109/TUFFC.2022.3172690] [abs].
  • Ahmed, R; Flint, KM; Morgan, MR; Trahey, GE; Walker, WF, Adaptive Models for Multi-Covariate Imaging of Sub-Resolution Targets (MIST)., Ieee Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol 69 no. 7 (2022), pp. 2303-2317 [10.1109/tuffc.2022.3178035] [abs].