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"...Introduce and develop next-generation non-invasive diagnostic technologies by applying dual-use advanced sonar and radar signal processing techniques for medical imaging and monitoring vital-signs applications..."

Books

[B1] Handbook on "Advanced Signal processing: Theory & Implementation for Sonar Radar and Medical Imaging Systems"; Editor: Stergiopoulos S., CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, USA, under contract agreement to be completed , March-2000.

Chapters in Books

[B1] Stergiopoulos S., "Signal Processing Concept Similarities among Sonar, Radar and Medical Imaging Systems", Handbook on Advanced Signal Processing for Sonar, Radar and Medical Imaging Systems, Editor: S. Stergiopoulos, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, USA, March 2000

[B2] Stergiopoulos S., "Advanced Beamformers", Handbook on Advanced Signal Processing for Sonar, Radar and Medical Imaging Systems, Editor: S. Stergiopoulos, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, USA, March 2000

[B3] Stergiopoulos S., "Advanced Sonar Signal Processing, Theory and Implementation", Handbook on Advanced Signal Processing for Sonar, Radar and Medical Imaging Systems, Editor: S. Stergiopoulos, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, USA, March 2000

[B4] Cunningham I., Stergiopoulos S. & Dhanantwari A., "Correction of Motion Artifacts in x-ray CT Medical Imaging Applications", Handbook on Advanced Signal Processing for Sonar, Radar and Medical Imaging Systems, Editor: S. Stergiopoulos, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, USA, March 2000

[B5] S. Stergiopoulos, "The problem of creating a synthetic aperture in a non-isotropic ocean", Ocean Variability and Acoustic Propagation, Editors: J. Potter et.al., Kluwer Academic Publ. Co. 1990.

Invited Publications in Referreed Journals

[J1] Stergiopoulos S., "Implementation of Adaptive and Synthetic Aperture Beamformers in Sonar Systems", The Proceedings of the IEEE , 86(2), 358-396, Feb. 1998.

[J2] Stergiopoulos S. & Ashley A., "Guest Editorial", IEEE, J.Oceanic Eng., 18(4), 361-366, 1993.

[J3] Sullivan E., Carey W. & Stergiopoulos S., "Editorial",IEEE, J. Oceanic Eng., 17(1), 1-7, 1992.

[J4] Stergiopoulos S. and Urban H., IEEE, J. Oceanic Eng., 17(1), 16-25, 1992.

[J5] Stergiopoulos, S. and Urban, H, "A new Passive Synthetic Aperture Technique for Towed Arrays", IEEE, J. Oceanic Eng. 17(1), 16-25, Feb., 1992.

Publications in Referreed Journals

[J6] I. Karanasiou, N. Uzunoglu, W. Wong and S. Stergiopoulos, "A Non-Invasive 3D Thermography System Using Microwave Radiometry", (in press) ITBM (Innovation and the Technology in Biology and Medicine), Elsevier, June-2004.

[J7] Lu Feng, Milios E., Stergiopoulos S., and Dhanantwari A., "A New Towed Array Shape Estimation Scheme for Real Time Sonar Systems ", IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 28(3), 552-563, Sept, 2003.

[J8] Pinto L., Dhanantwari A., Wong W., and Stergiopoulos S., "Blood Pressure Monitoring System Using Adaptive Interference Cancellation for Applications in Noisy & Vibration Intense Environments", Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 30, 657-670, 2002.

[J9] Younis W., Stergiopoulos S., Havelock, D., Groski J., "Non-Distructive Imaging of Shallow Buried Objects Using Acoustic Computed Tomography ", J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 111(5), 2117-2127, 2002.

[J10] Dhanantwari A.C., Stergiopoulos S., I. Iakovides "Correcting Organ Motion Artifacts in X-ray CT Medical Imaging by Adaptive Processing (Part-I: Theory)", Med. Phys. 28(8), 1562-1576, 2001.

[J11] Dhanantwari A.C., Stergiopoulos S., "Correcting Organ Motion Artifacts in X-ray CT Systems Based on Tracking of Motion Phase by the Spatial Overlap Correlator (Part-II: Experimental Study)", Med. Phys. 28(8), 1577-1596, Aug. 2001.

[J12] Stergiopoulos S., Munn D.R., and Nikitakos N., "A Method to Minimize the Correlation Properties of Anisotropic Noise and Improves SNR at the Single-Sensor ", IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 23(2), 31-44, 1998.

[J13] Stergiopoulos S. and Ashley A.T., "An Experimental Evaluation of Split-Beam Processing as a Broadband Bearing Estimators for Line Array Sonar Systems", J. Acoust. Soc. Amer., 102(6), 3556-3563, 1997.

[J14] Stergiopoulos S, "Noise Normalization Technique for Beamformed Towed Array Data", J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 97(4), 2334-2345, 1995.

[J15] Stergiopoulos, S. and Urban, H, "An experimental study in forming a Long Synthetic Aperture in the sea", IEEE, J. Oceanic Eng.,17(1), 62-72, Feb., 1992.

[J16] Stergiopoulos, S., "Limitations on Towed Array Gain imposed by a non-isotropic ocean", J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 90(6), 3161-3172,1991.

[J17] Stergiopoulos, S, "Optimum bearing resolution for a moving towed array and extension of its physical aperture", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 87(5), 2128-2140, 1990.

[J18] Stergiopoulos, S., and Sullivan, E.J., "Extended Towed Array Processing by over-lapped correlator", J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 86(1), 158-171, 1989.

[J19] Aldridge, K.D. and Stergiopoulos, S., "Direct measurement of time dependent eigenfrequencies", Phys. Fluids A, 3(2) 316-327, 1991.

Defence R&D Canada Reports

[R1] Stergiopoulos S. and Dhanantwari A.,, "Advanced Beamformers for 3D ultrasound systems deploying linear and planar phased array probes", DRDC Toronto TR 2002-058, May 2002.

[R2] W. Wong, S. Stergiopoulos S., R. Reid and P. Bhartia, "Dual use Study of Systems and Software Technologies", DRDC Toronto TR 2002-188, Nov. 2002.

Invited Refereed Articles in Conference Proceedings

[1] S. Stergiopoulos " Acoustic Signal Processing Developments for Non-Invasive Monitoring of Vital Signs and Ultrasound Intracranial Systems", Journal of the Canadian Acoustics Association, 32(3), 118-9, September 2004.

[2] S. Stergiopoulos, "Non-Invasive Battlefield Diagnostic Aid System (NIBDAS) Vital-Signs Monitoring and 3D Ultrasound Imaging", ATACCC, Conference on Casualty Care by US Armed Forces, St. Pete FL., Sept.-2002.

[3] Stergiopoulos S., "Non-Invasive Medical Diagnostic 3D Imaging and Monitoring Vital Signs Technologies", EC-IST, Conference: Broadband Europe, Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 2002.

[4] F. Zhang, A. Bilas, A. Dhanantwari, K. Plataniotis, R. Abiprojo & S. Stergiopoulos, "Parallelization and Performance of 3D Ultrasound Imaging Beamforming Algorithms on Modern Clusters", (Award of Best Student presentation), 16th Annual ACM International Conference on Supercomputing, Boston, USA, June 2002.

[5] Stergiopoulos S., "Adaptive Processing to Correct for Organ Motion Artifacts in X-ray CT and to Improve Image Resolution in Ultrasound Medical Imaging Systems: MITTUG and New Roentgen Projects /European Commission, IST-10618 & EP-26764", World Congress 2000, Biomedical Engineering, Chicago, IL, July-2000.

[6] Stergiopoulos S., "Technology Challenges on International Collaborative Efforts Associated with Ultrasound Technology", World Congress 2000 ON Biomedical Engineering, Chicago, IL, July-2000.

[7] Stergiopoulos S., "Canadian R&D Efforts in Ultrasound Imaging Technologies associated with the European-Canadian Collaborative Project MITTUG"(invited), European Commission, IST-2000 conference, Nice-France, Nov-2000.

[8] Stergiopoulos S., et al., "Acoustic 3D CT for demining and archeological applications", JASA, 107(5) Pt.2, 2806, 139th ASA meeting in Atlanta-USA, May 2000.

[9] Stergiopoulos S., et al., "Adaptive and synthetic aperture processing for high-resolution mine-hunting sonars deploying planar or cylindrical arrays", JASA, 107(5) Pt.2, 2910, 139th ASA meeting in Atlanta-USA, May 2000.

Refereed Articles in Conference Proceedings

[10] A. Dhanantwari, S. Stergiopoulos, C. Parodi, F. Bertora, P. Pellegretti, A. Questa, "An efficient 3D beamformer implementation for real-time 4D ultrasound systems deploying planar array probes", Proceedinds of the IEEE UFFC'04 Symposium, Montreal, Canada, August 2004

[11] A. Dhanantwari, S. Stergiopoulos, C. Parodi, F. Bertora, A. Questa and P. Pellegretti, " Adaptive 3D Beamforming for Ultrasound Systems Deploying Linear and Planar Array Phased Array Probes", IEEE Conference Proceedings, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Honolulu Hawaii, Oct. 5-8, 2003,

[12] Dhanantwari A. and Stergiopoulos S., "Adaptive processing to correct for organ motion artifacts in CT/X-ray imaging systems", SAM-2000 Conference Proceedings, Boston, MA, March 2000.

[13] Dhanantwari A. and Stergiopoulos S., "A method for tracking and correcting for organ motion artifacts in computed tomography (CT/X-ray) imaging systems ", IEEE-DSP ICSPAT Conference Proceedings, Toronto, Ont., Sept. 1998.

[14] Dhanantwari A. and Stergiopoulos S., "An adaptive processing structure for integrated active-passive sonars deploying cylindrical arrays ", Proceedings of the 135th ASA meeting, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 103(5), Pt.2, pg. 2854, June 1998.

[15] Dhanantwari A. and Stergiopoulos S., "Tracking and correcting for organ motion artifacts in ultrasound tomography systems ", Proceedings of the 135th ASA meeting, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 103(5), Pt.2, pg. 3059, June 1998.

[16] Dhanantwari A.C., Stergiopoulos S. and Grodski J., "Implementation of Adaptive processing in Integrated Active-Passive Sonars deploying cylindrical arrays ", IEEE Conference Proceedings of Underwater Technology UT'98, Tokyo Japan, April-1998.