Siddhartha Sikdar

Education

University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Dissertation: Ultrasonic Imaging of Flow-induced Vibrations in Tissue.
Supervisor: Yongmin Kim, PhD, Professor and Chair, Bioengineering.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Thesis: A Single-Mediaprocessor-based Programmable Ultrasound System.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.

Professional Experience

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Rehabilitation Medicine Department
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Department of Bioengineering
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
IBM Global Services, India

Publications

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PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
  1. B. Zhuang, V. Shamdasani, S. Sikdar, R. Managuli, and Y. Kim, “Real-time ultrasound scan conversion using a multi-core processor,” IEEE Trans. Inf. Technol Biomed., 2009 [Epub ahead of print].
  2. Y. M. Yoo, S. Sikdar, K. Karadayi, O. Kolokythas and Y. Kim, “Adaptive Clutter Rejection for 3D Color Doppler Imaging: Preliminary Clinical Study,” Ultrasound Med. Biol., vol. 34, pp. 1221-1231, 2008.
  3. V. Shamdasani, U. Bae, S. Sikdar, Y. M. Yoo, K. Karadayi, R. Managuli and Y. Kim, “Research interface on a programmable ultrasound scanner,” Ultrasonics, vol. 48, pp. 159-168, 2008.
  4. S. Sikdar, K. W. Beach, J. C. Lee, J. Remington, M. S. Lidstrom, X-Q Zhao, S. L. Goldberg and Y. Kim, “Ultrasonic Doppler vibrometry: Novel method for detection of coronary artery stenosis using left ventricular wall vibrations,” J. Am Soc Echo., vol. 20, pp 1386-1392, 2007.
  5. S. Sikdar, K. W. Beach, M. Paun, S. Vaezy and Y. Kim. “Ultrasonic interrogation of tissue vibrations in arterial and organ injuries: Preliminary in vivo results,” Ultrasound Med. Biol., vol. 32, pp. 1203-1214, 2006.
  6. S. Sikdar, K. W. Beach, S. Vaezy and Y. Kim. “Ultrasonic techniques for imaging tissue vibrations: preliminary results,” Ultrasound Med. Biol., vol. 31, pp. 221-232, 2005.
  7. V. Shamdasani, R. Managuli, S. Sikdar and Y. Kim, “Ultrasound color-flow imaging on a programmable system,” IEEE Trans. Inf. Technol. Biomed., vol. 8, pp. 191-199, 2004.
  8. S. Sikdar, R. Managuli, V. Shamdasani, L. Gong, T. Hayashi, T. Mitake and Y. Kim, “A single mediaprocessor-based programmable ultrasound system,” IEEE Trans. Inf. Technol. Biomed., vol. 7, pp. 64-70, 2003.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
  1. S. Sikdar, J. P. Shah, E. Gilliams, T. Gebreab, L. H. Gerber, “Assessment of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs): A new application of ultrasound imaging and vibration sonoelastography,” Proc. the 30th Annual International Conference of IEEE EMBS, pp. 5585-5589, 2008.
  2. S. Sikdar, J. H. Kim, Y. M. Yoo, K. Karadayi, J. Xu, O. Kolokythas, K. W. Beach and Y. Kim, “Functional Color Doppler: A feasibility study,” Proc. IEEE Ultrason Sym, pp. 1089-1092, 2007.
  3. S. Sikdar, B. Zhuang, M. Zaccardi, D. Leotta, K. Beach and Y. Kim, “Ultrasonic Doppler measurement of tissue vibrations: Opportunities and limitations, Proc. IEEE Ultrason Sym., pp. 1341-1344, 2006.
  4. S. Sikdar, K. Beach, S. Goldberg, M. Lidstrom and Y. Kim, “Ultrasonic Doppler vibrometry: Measurement of left-ventricular wall vibrations associated with coronary artery disease,” Proc. the 28th Annual International Conference of IEEE EMBS, pp. 863-866, 2006.
  5. S. Sikdar, V.T. Shamdasani, M.S. Lidstrom, K.W. Beach and Y. Kim, “Low-cost detection and monitoring of coronary artery disease using ultrasound.” Proc. the 1st Transdisciplinary Conference on Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare, pp. 55-58, 2006.
  6. H. Yoshikawa, T. Azuma, K. Sasaki, K Kawabata, C. Xu, S. Sikdar, R. Managuli, Y. Kim and S. Umemura, “High contrast ultrasound imaging by motion-compensated time-averaging method,” Proc. IEEE Ultrason Sym., in press, 2006.
  7. H. Yoshikawa, T. Azuma, K. Sasaki, K Kawabata, C. Xu, S. Sikdar, R. Managuli, Y. Kim and S. Umemura, “Motion-compensated frame accumulation method for therapeutic monitoring,” Proc. the 6th International Sym Therapeutic Ultrasound, in press, 2006.
  8. S. Sikdar, K. W. Beach, S. L. Goldberg, T. R. Zwink, L. I. Baughman and Y. Kim. “Ultrasonic imaging of myocardial vibrations associated with coronary artery disease,” Proc. the 27th Annual International Conference of IEEE EMBS, pp. 4310-4313, 2005.
  9. S. Sikdar, V. Zderic, R. Managuli, S. Vaezy and Y. Kim, “Real-time ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy with enhanced visualization and reduced treatment time,” Proc. the 4th International Sym Therapeutic Ultrasound, Vol. 754, pp. 47-51, 2005.
  10. S. Sikdar, Y. Kim, D. F. Leotta, J. F. Primozich and K. W. Beach. “Ultrasonic techniques for assessing wall vibrations in stenosed arteries,” Proc. the 26th Annual International Conference of IEEE EMBS, pp. 1325-1328, 2004.
  11. S. Sikdar, S. Vaezy, K. W. Beach and Y. Kim, “Transcutaneous localization of arterial bleeding through ultrasonic imaging of tissue vibrations,” Proc. IEEE Ultrason. Sym., Vol. 2, pp. 1820-1823, 2003.
  12. S. Sikdar, R. Managuli and Y. Kim, “Scan conversion for a multiprocessor-based ultrasound processing system,” Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4681, pp. 260-270, 2002.
  13. S. Sikdar, R. Managuli, T. Mitake, T. Hayashi and Y. Kim, “Programmable ultrasound scan conversion on a mediaprocessor-based system,” Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4319, pp. 699-711, 2001.
  14. M. Grow, S. Sikdar, D. Kim and Y. Kim, “Mediaprocessor programming interface to increase the portability of mediaprocessor software,” Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4313, pp. 11-22, 2001.
CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
  1. T. H. Shaw, R. Parasuraman, S. Sikdar and J. S. Warm, “Knowledge of Results and Signal Salience Modify Vigilance Performance and Cerebral Hemovelocity,” Proc. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, USA, 53 (in press).
  2. J. Shah, S. Sikdar, T. Gebreab, E.Gilliams, L. Gerber, “A new application of 2D gray scale ultrasound and vibration sonoelastography to image myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle,” Arch. Phys Med. Rehabil., vol. 89, p e55, 2008.
  3. S. Sikdar, S. S. Vaidya, M. K. Dighe, O. Kolokythas, K. W. Beach, R. T. Andrews and Y. Kim, “Doppler Vibrometry: Assessment of arterial stenoses using perivascular tissue vibrations without lumen visualization,” J. Vasc Interv Radiol, vol. 19, p S20, 2008.
  4. S. Sikdar, O. Kolokythas, Y. M. Yoo, K. Karadayi, S. F. Behnia, R. Pichler, N. Leca, M. Dighe, C. Cueva, T. Dubinsky and Y. Kim, “Ultrasonic Doppler Vibrometry: A new method for quantifying tissue vibrations caused by turbulent flow in transplant renal arteries,” Proc 93rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, pp. 364-365, 2007.
  5. S. Sikdar, K. W. Beach and Y. Kim, “Ultrasonic characterization of soft-tissue vibrations based on the two-dimensional Fourier transform,” J Acoust Soc Am, vol. 118, p 1877, 2005.
INVITED TALKS
 
S. Sikdar, “The next generation of ultrasound imaging: Opportunities and applications”, NIH Rehabilitation Medicine Department Grand Rounds, 2008.
S. Sikdar and J. C. Lee, “Ultrasonic Doppler vibrometry,” UW Medicine Cardiology Grand Rounds, 2006.
S. Sikdar, “Ultrasonic characterization of soft-tissue vibrations based on the two-dimensional Fourier transform,” 150th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, 2005.
S. Sikdar, “Ultrasonic imaging of myocardial vibrations,” Summer in Seattle Annual Cardiology Conference, 2005.

OTHER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

S. Sikdar, “Ultrasonic Doppler Vibrometry: A new imaging method for cardiovascular diagnosis,” New England Doppler Conference, 2007.
S. Sikdar, “Imaging heart murmurs using a novel ultrasonic stethoscope,” UW Postdoctoral Research Symposium, 2006.
S. Sikdar, “Ultrasonic imaging of myocardial vibrations associated with coronary artery disease,” New England Doppler Conference, 2005.
S. Sikdar, “Ultrasonic imaging of vascular bruits and cardiac murmurs,” Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Seminar, Tacoma Community College, 2005.

PATENTS AND COMMERCIAL LICENSES
  1. Ultrasonic techniques for assessing wall vibrations in stenosed blood vessels, US patent pending, 2005. Commercial license (CorazonX through UW TechTransfer) 2006
  2. Interference-free ultrasound imaging during HIFU therapy, using software tools, US patent pending, 2005; Commercial license (Mirabilis Medica through UW TechTransfer) 2006.
  3. Transcutaneous localization of arterial bleeding through ultrasonic imaging of pathological tissue vibrations, US patent pending, 2004.
  4. Architecture and algorithms for a programmable ultrasound machine, Commercial license (Hitachi Medical Corporation, Japan through UW TechTransfer), 2003.

Awards and Honors

American Heart Association, Pacific Mountain Affiliate.
2nd Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium
University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
1st Transdisciplinary Conference on Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare
Washington DC.
150th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
Minneapolis, MN.
27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.
Program in Technology Commercialization
University of Washington, Seattle, WA.