Mik Kiss

Miklos Z. Kiss, Ph.D

Research Scientist

Department Affiliations

Medical Physics

Education

  • Ph.D. Physics, North Carolina State University, 2002
  • M.S. Physics, New Mexico State University, 1992
  • B.S. Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1990

    Research

    Research Interests:

    Ultrasound Imaging, Biomechanics, Elastic Properties Measurements, Elastography

    Post-Doctoral Research Mentor:

    Tomy Varghese, Ph.D

    Positions

    • 07/2003-06/2006, Research Associate, Department of Medical Physics
    • 07/2006-05/2009, Research Engineer at Volcano Corporation, USA
    • 11/2009-Present, Physicist at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA

    Awards and Honors

      Memberships

      • Member, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
      • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

      Publications @ UW

      • M.Z. Kiss, T, Varghese, and M.A. Kliewer, "Ex-vivo ultrasound attenuation coefficient for human cervical and uterine tissue from 5 to 10 MHz", Ultrasonics, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 467-471, 2011. Digital Object Identifier: 10.1016/j.ultras.2010.11.012. (PMCID: PMC3056396) [Abstract]
      • M. Z. Kiss, M.J. Daniels and T, Varghese, "Investigation of temperature-dependent viscoelastic properties of thermal lesions in in-vitro animal liver tissue", J. Biomech, Vol. 42, No. 8, pp. 959-966, 2009. (PMCID: PMC2760997). [Abstract]
      • M.A. Hobson, M.Z. Kiss, T Varghese, M.A. Kliewer, J.A. Zagzebski, T.J. Hall, J. Harter, E. M. Hartenbach and E. L. Madsen, "In-Vitro Uterine Strain Imaging: Preliminary Results", Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol. 26, pp. 899-908, 2007[Abstract]
      • M.Z. Kiss, M.A. Hobson, T. Varghese, J. Harter, M.A. Kliewer, E.M. Hartenbach, and J.A. Zagzebski "Frequency-dependent complex modulus of the uterus: preliminary results", Physics in Medicine and Biology, (Epub 2006 July 12), Vol. 51, No.15, pp. 3683-3695, August 2006. [Abstract]
      • S. Bharat, U. Techavipoo, M.Z. Kiss, W. Liu, and T. Varghese, Monitoring Stiffness Changes in Lesions after Radiofrequency Ablation at Different Temperatures and Durations of Ablation, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 415-422, 2005. [Abstract]
      • M.Z. Kiss, T. Varghese, and T.J. Hall, Viscoelastic characterization of in-vitro canine tissue, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 49, No. 18, pp. 4207-4218, 2004. [Abstract]
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