Russell S Witte, PhD

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Professor, Medical Imaging
Biography
Russell S. Witte, PhD graduated with Honors in Physics from the University of Arizona (1993) and Bioengineering from Arizona State University (PhD, 2002), followed by 5 years at University of Michigan developing new imaging tools. In 2007, he returned to Tucson to establish the Experimental Ultrasound and Neural Imaging Laboratory, which develops ground-breaking “hybrid” modalities that integrate light, sound, and electricity for biomedical imaging. The ultimate goal is to improve patient care by providing tools that enhance diagnostic accuracy and treatment-decision making. Dr. Witte recently founded ElectroSonix™, a local spinoff company, to commercialize acoustoelectric technology for fast imaging of arrhythmias.
Cancer Focus
- Novel imaging modalities using ultrasound, light, and radiofrequencies
- Smart contrast agents
- Photoacoustic Imaging of cancer progression and regression
- Elasticity Imaging of tissue mechanical properties
- Image-guided Thermoacoustic Imaging of tissue temperature (thermometry)
Selected Publications
Witte, R. S., C. Karunakaran, A. N. Zuniga, H. Schmitz, and H. Arif, "Frontiers of cancer imaging and guided therapy using ultrasound, light, and microwaves.", Clin Exp Metastasis, vol. 35, issue 5-6, pp. 413-418, 2018 08. PMID: 30078169
Kunyansky, L., C. P. Ingram, and R. S. Witte, "Rotational magneto-acousto-electric tomography (MAET): theory and experimental validation.", Phys Med Biol, vol. 62, issue 8, pp. 3025-3050, 2017 04 21. PMCID: PMC5526336 PMID: 28323633
Montilla, L. G., R. Olafsson, D. R. Bauer, and R. S. Witte, "Real-time photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging: a simple solution for clinical ultrasound systems with linear arrays.", Phys Med Biol, vol. 58, issue 1, pp. N1-12, 2013 Jan 07. PMID: 23221479
Roach, M., J-L. Alberini, A. Paul Pecking, A. Testori, F. Verrecchia, J. Soteldo, U. Ganswindt, J. L. Joyal, J. W. Babich, R. S. Witte, et al., "Diagnostic and therapeutic imaging for cancer: therapeutic considerations and future directions.", J Surg Oncol, vol. 103, issue 6, pp. 587-601, 2011 May 01. PMID: 21480253
Olafsson, R., D. R. Bauer, L. G. Montilla, and R. S. Witte, "Real-time, contrast enhanced photoacoustic imaging of cancer in a mouse window chamber.", Opt Express, vol. 18, issue 18, pp. 18625-32, 2010 Aug 30. PMID: 20940754