Christakis Damianou
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering a
Cyprus University of Technology
Cyprus
Biography
Christakis Damianou received a B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in Electrical engineering in 1988, 1990 and 1993 respectively. He was employed at the universities of Arizona, Indiana, Harvard and Frederick. Since he returned to Cyprus (1995) his goal was to create a competitive laboratory in MRI guided focused ultrasound surgery.
Research Interest
Simulation of thermal effects of high intensity focused ultrasound, MRI monitoring of ultrasonic heating, Ultrasonic tissue characterization, MR-compatible robotics, MRI coil design, Sonothrombolysis, Brain ablation, Skull phantoms, Motion phantoms.
Publications
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Damianou C., Hynynen K., "Focal spacing and near-field heating during pulsed high temperature ultrasound therapy", Ultrasound Med. Biol., Vol. 19 (9), pp. 777-787,1993.
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Hynynen K., Damianou C., Alexander A., Unger E., Cline H., Schenck J., "Demonstration of MR-guided Noninvasive US surgery of the Kidney", Radiology, Vol.189(Suppl), pp. 224, 1993.
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Hynynen K., Damianou C., Darkazanli A., Unger E., Schenck J., "The feasibility of using MRI to monitor and guide noninvasive ultrasound surgery", Ultrasound Med. Biol., Vol. 19 (1), pp. 91-92, 1992.
