Publications of Qianqian Fang

update time: July 2, 2006

Journal

• Fang Q, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, "The Multi-dimensional Phase Unwrapping Integral and Applications to Microwave Tomographical Image Reconstruction",IEEE Transaction on Image Processing,(in press)
• Fang Q, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, "Singular Value Analysis of the Jacobian Matrix in Microwave Image Reconstruction", IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagation, vol. 54, No. 8, Aug. 2006
• Fang Q, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, "Microwave image reconstruction of tissue property dispersion characteristics utilizing multiple frequency information," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 52, Aug. 2004.
• Fang Q, Meaney PM, Geimer SD, Streltsov AV, Paulsen KD,"Microwave image reconstruction from 3D fields coupled to 2D parameter estimation," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 23, pp. 475-484, Apr. 2004.
• Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Paulsen KD, Li D, Pendergrass SA, Fang Q, Moodie KL, "Microwave thermal imaging: Initial in vivo experience with a single heating zone," International Journal of Hyperthermia, vol. 19, pp. 617-641, 2003.
• Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Fanning MW, Li D, Fang Q, "Image accuracy improvements in microwave tomographic thermometry: phantom experience," International Journal of Hyperthermia, vol. 19, pp. 534-550, 2003.

Invite Conference paper

• Meaney PM, Li D, Fang Q, Pendergrass SA, Fanning MW, Paulsen KD, "Second generation microwave imaging system: phantom and early clinical experience," Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2003.
• Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Pogue BW, Fanning MW, Li D, Fang Q, "Exploiting tissue property contrast for clinical diagnosis: patient examination experience," Pendergrass SA, IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Workshop WFD - Optical/RF/Microwave Technologies for Medical Applications, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.
• Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Fanning MW, Li D, Yagnamurthy NK, Fang Q, Pendergrass SA, Raynolds T, "Exploiting tissue properties in non-invasive tomographic imaging: microwave and alternative modalities compared," 20th North American Hyperthermia Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, p. 65, 2002.
• Meaney PM, Li D, Fang Q, Yagnamurthy NK, Paulsen KD, "Evaluation of the Jacobian Matrix for Two Different Gauss-Newton Image Reconstruction Formulations," Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium, Cambridge, MA, p. 590, 2002.

Conference paper

• Fang Q, Boas D, Boverman G, Zhang Q, Kauffman T,"Nonlinear image reconstruction algorithm for diffuse optical tomography using iterative block solver and automatic mesh generation from tomosynthesis images,"Proceedings of SPIE -- Volume 6081,Feb., 2006
• Fang Q, Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, "Phase unwrapping in the presence of scattering nulls and applications to microwave imaging," The IASTED Int. Conf. on Antennas, Radar and Wave Propagation, Apr. 2004, (accepted)
• Meaney PM, Fang Q, Fanning MW, Pendergrass SA, Raynolds T, Fox CJ, Paulsen KD, "Microwave breast imaging with an under-determined reconstruction parameter mesh," 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging from Nano to Macro, Arlington, VA, 2004 (submitted).
• Meaney PM, Pendergrass SA, Li D, Fang Q, Cecere L, Raynolds T, Soho SK, Kogel CA, Poplack SP, Paulsen KD, "Microwave breast imaging: preliminary study of patients with abnormal findings," World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia, paper #246.01.01A 2003.
• Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Li D, Fang D, Pendergrass SA, Paulsen KD, "Microwave imaging for thermal therapy monitoring: temperature accuracy and image reconstruction time improvements," SPIE's International Symposium - Thermal Treatment of Tissue, vol. 4954, pp. 172-182, 2003.
• Meaney PM, Paulsen KD, Li D, Fanning MW, Fang Q, Pendergrass SA, "Microwave breast imaging," European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference, Vienna, Austria, pp. 1102-1103, 2002.

Invited conference abstracts

• Li D, Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Fang Q, Pendergrass SA, Raynolds T, "Spectrum analysis of microwave breast examination data and reconstructed images," IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, Washington, DC, pp. 62-65, 2002.
• Meaney PM, Fang Q, Geimer SD, Streltsov AV, Paulsen KD, "3D scalar microwave image reconstruction algorithm," International Microwave Symposium, Seattle, WA, pp. 2269-2272, 2002.
• Meaney PM, Fanning MW, Fang Q, Paulsen KD, "Initial experience with microwave imaging system for monitoring temperature change in an animal model," 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Istanbul, Turkey, paper # 889, 2001.
• Meaney PM, Pendergrass SA, Li D, Fang Q, Cecere L, Raynolds T, Paulsen KD, "Microwave breast imaging: preliminary study of patients with abnormal findings," World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, Australia, 2003 (submitted).
• Fanning MW, Meaney PM, Fang Q, Li D, Paulsen KD, "Monitoring of Thermal Therapy with Microwave Imaging," North American Hyperthermia Society Annual Scientific Meeting, San Juan, PR, 2001.