Publications
Webinars
International refereed journals (total = 95)
2024
2023
2022
2021
R. Roshankhah, Y Karbalaeisadegh, H. Greer, F. Mento, G. Soldati, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, E. Torri, T. Perrone, S. Aylward, L. Demi, and M. Muller, Investigating training-test data splitting strategies for automated segmentation and scoring of COVID-19 lung ultrasound images, the Journal of The Acoustical Society of America, 2021.
F. Mento, T. Perrone, A. Fiengo, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, G. Soldati, L. Demi, Deep learning applied to lung ultrasound videos for scoring COVID-19 patients: A multicenter study, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 149, 3626, 2021. FEATURED ARTICLE: TECHNICAL AREA PICK FOR BIOMEDICAL ACOUSTICS FOR 2021
G. Soldati, A. Smargiassi, T. Perrone, E. Torri, F. Mento, L. Demi, R. Inchingolo, LUS for COVID‐19 Pneumonia: Flexible or Reproducible Approach? Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2021
F. Moro, F. Mascilini, D. Buonsenso, R. Inchingolo , A. Smargiassi , G. Soldati ,R. Copetti, L. Demi, P. Giorgini, M. C. Moruzzi, F. Ciccarone, R. Moroni, T. Frusca, G. Scambia, A. C. Testa, Validation of the performance of “Fast Lung Ultrasound Teaching Program” for gynecologists/obstetricians dealing with pregnant women with suspicion of COVID-19 infection: an Italian prospective multicenter study, Italian Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Vol 3, 2021
R. Inchingolo, R. Copetti, A. Smargiassi, R.E. Gerardi, E.G. Conte, G.M. Corbo, A. Gatto, C. Pierandrei, L. Capossela, I. Lazzareschi, P. Valentini, L. Demi, Air bronchogram integrated lung ultrasound score to monitor community-acquired pneumonia in a pilot pediatric population, Journal of Ultrasound, 2021
T. Perrone, L. Demi, R. Inchingolo, A. Smargiassi, G. Soldati, Reply, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 2021
2020
A.C. H. Yu, L. Demi, M. Muller, Q. Zhou, Ultrasound Imaging: A Silent Hero in COVID-19 and Lung Diagnostics, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol 67, 2194 - 2196, 2020.
G. Soldati, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, L. Demi, Reply to colorimetric triage for patients with COVID-19, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2020.
G. Soldati, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, D. Buonsenso, T. Perrone, D. F. Briganti, S. Perlini , E. Torri, A. Mariani, E. E. Mossolani, F. Tursi, F. Mento, L. Demi, Time for a new international evidence‐based recommendations for point‐of‐care lung ultrasound, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2020.
G. Soldati, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, E. Torri, L. Demi, Reply to LUS in pregnant women with suspected COVID‐19 infection, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2020.
I.M. Rosado‐Mendez, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, G. Soldati, M. Muller, L. Demi, Lung Ultrasound for Treatment of Patients With COVID ‐19: Please Report Your Settings and Mechanical Index, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2020.
A. Smargiassi, G. Soldati, A. Borghetti, G. Scoppettuolo, E. Tamburrini, A.C. Testa, F. Moro, L. Natale, A.R. Larici, D. Buonsenso, P. Valentini, G. Draisci, B.A. Zanfini, M. Pompili, G. Scambia, A. Lanzone, F. Franceschi, G.L. Rapaccini, A. Gasbarrini, P. Giorgini, L. Richeldi, L. Demi, R. Inchingolo, Lung ultrasonography for early management of patients with respiratory symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Ultrasound, 2020.
G. Soldati, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, E. Torri, L. Demi, Reply, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2020.
D. Buonsenso, R. Inchingolo, A. Smargiassi, L. Demi, G. Scambia, A.C. Testa, F. Moro, Reply, Ultrasound In Obstetrics and Gynecology, v. 56, n. 3 (2020), p. 468-469.
D. Buonsenso, R. Inchingolo, A. Smargiassi, L. Demi, G. Scambia, A.C. Testa, F. Moro, Reply, Ultrasound In Obstetrics and Gynecology, v. 56, n. 3 (2020), p. 470-471.
R. Inchingolo, A. Smargiassi, G. Soldati, L. Demi, Lung ultrasound as an extension of medical examination for COVID-19 pneumonia: much more than an imaging technique, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020.
G. Soldati, G. Giannasi, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, L. Demi, Reply: on CEUS applicability to COVID-19 patients, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2020.
G. Soldati, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, D. Buonsenso, T. Perrone, D. F. Briganti, S. Perlini , E. Torri, A. Mariani, E. E. Mossolani, F. Tursi, F. Mento, L. Demi, On Lung Ultrasound Patterns Specificity in the Management of COVID‐19 Patients, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2020.
R. Inchingolo, A. Smargiassi, F. Moro, D. Buonsenso, S. Salvi, P. Del Giacomo, G. Scoppettuolo, L. Demi, G. Soldati, A.Testa, The Diagnosis of Pneumonia in a Pregnant Woman with COVID-19 Using Maternal Lung Ultrasound, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020.
D. Buonsenso, F. Moro, R. Inchingolo, A. Smargiassi, L. Demi, G. Soldati, R. Moroni, A. Lanzoni, G. Scambia, Effectiveness of rapid lung ultrasound teaching program for gynecologists and obstetricians dealing with pregnant women with suspect COVID‐19, Ultrasound In Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020.
F. Moro, D. Buonsenso, M.C. Moruzzi, R. Inchingolo, A. Smargiassi, L. Demi, A.R. Larici, G. Scambia, A. Lanzone, A.C. Testa, How to perform lung ultrasound in pregnant women with suspected COVID‐19 infection, Ultrasound In Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020.
A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, L. Calandriello, F. Lombardi, A. Calabrese, M. Siciliano, A.R. Larici, L. Demi, L. Richeldi, G. Soldati, "Possible Role of Chest Ultrasonography for the Evaluation of Peripheral Fibrotic Pulmonary Changes in Patients Affected by Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis—Pilot Case Series", Applied Sciences, Vol 10, 1617, 2020.
G. Soldati, A. Smargiassi, L. Demi, R. Inchingolo, "Artifactual Lung Ultrasonography: It Is a Matter of Traps, Order, and Disorder", Applied Sciences, Vol 10, 1580, 2020.
2019
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, "Localizing B-lines in Lung Ultrasonography by Weakly-Supervised Deep Learning, in-vivo results", IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2019. COVER PAGE ARTICLE
P. Gijsenbergh, A. Halbach, Y. Jeong, G. Brondani Torri, M. Billen, L. Demi, C.H. Huang, D. Cheyns, X. Rottenberg and V. Rochus, "Characterisation of polymer-based PMUT for short-range gesture recognition applications", Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 2019.
G. Soldati, M. Demi, L. Demi, "Ultrasound pattern of pulmonary edema", Annals of Translational Medicine, Vol 7, 2019.
2018
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, S.G. Schalk, C. Cartesio, C. Mannaerts, A.W. Postema, F. Molinari, H.C. van der Linden, P. Huang, H. Wijkstra, M. Mischi, "Contrast-enhanced ultrasound tractography for 3D vascular imaging of the prostate", Nature: Scientific Reports, Vol 8, 14640, 2018.
S. Schalk, J. Huang, J. Li, L. Demi, H. Wijkstra, P. Huang, M. Mischi, “3D quantitative dynamic contrast ultrasound for prostate cancer localization”, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Vol 44, pp. 807-814, 2018.
E.H.A. Duisterwinkel, G. Dubbelman, L. Demi, E. Talnishnikh, H.J. Wortche, J.W.M. Bergmans, "Robust Reconstruction of Sensor Swarms Floating Through Enclosed Environments", Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) , Vol 10, pp. 1-39, 2018.
2017
R. Wildeboer, S. Schalk, L. Demi, H. Wijkstra, M. Mischi, “Three-dimensional histopathological reconstruction as a reliable ground truth for prostate cancer studies”, Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, Vol 3, Issue 3, 2017.
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, H. Wijkstra and M. Mischi, “Mammography: developing a smarter and safer alternative”, Future Oncology, 13 (8), 669-671, 2017.
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, A.W. Postema, J. JMCH de la Rosette, H. Wijkstra and M. Mischi, “Ultrasound-Contrast-Agent Dispersion and Velocity Imaging for Prostate Cancer Localization”, Medical Image Analysis, Vol 35, pp. 610-619, 2017.
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, A.W. Postema, J.J.M.C.H. de la Rosette, H. Wijkstra, M. Mischi, “Entropy of Ultrasound-Contrast-Agent Velocity Fields for Angiogenesis Imaging in Prostate Cancer”, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 36 (3), 826-837, 2017. Also awarded as FEATURED ARTICLE.
S. Schalk, L. Demi, N. Bouhouch, M. Kuenen, A. Postema, J. de la Rosette, H. Wijkstra, T. Tjalkens, and M. Mischi, "Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Angiogenesis Imaging by Mutual Information Analysis for Prostate Cancer Localization", IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 64 (3), 661-670, 2017.
2016
R. Wildeboer, A. Postema, L. Demi, M. Kuenen, H. Wijkstra, M. Mischi, “Multiparametric Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Classification of Prostate Cancer”, European Radiology, pp. 1-9, 2016.
G. Soldati, M. Demi, R. Inchingolo, A. Smargiassi, L. Demi, “On the Physical Basis of Pulmonary Sonographic Interstitial Syndrome”, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 35, pp. 2075-2086, 2016.
S. Schalk, A. Postema, T.A. Saidov, L. Demi, M. Smeenge, J.J.M.C.H. de la Rosette, H. Wijkstra, and M. Mischi, “3D Surface-based Registration of Ultrasound and Histology in Prostate Cancer Imaging”, Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, Vol 47, pp. 29-39, 2016.
2015
R. van Sloun, A. Pandharipande, M. Mischi, and L. Demi, "Compressed Sensing for Ultrasound Computed Tomography", IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 62, Issue 6, pp. 1660-1664, 2015.
M.Mischi, L. Demi, M. Smeenge, M.P.J. Kuenen, A.W. Postema, J.J.M.C.H. de la Rosette, and H. Wijkstra, “Transabdominal contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of the prostate”, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 41, Issue 5, pp. 1112-1118, 2015.
S. Schalk, L. Demi, M. Smeenge, D.M. Mills, K.D. Wallace, J. de la Rosette, H. Wijkstra, and M. Mischi, "4-D Spatiotemporal Analysis of Ultrasound Contrast Agent Dispersion for Prostate Cancer Localization: A Feasibility Study", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol. 62, Issue 5, pp. 839-851, 2015. Included in the Editor’s Selection of Articles of IEEE T-UFFC.
R. van Sloun, L. Demi, C. Shan, and M. Mischi, "Ultrasound Coefficient of Nonlinearity Imaging", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol. 62, Issue 7, pp. 1331-1341, 2015. Included in the Editor’s Selection of Articles of IEEE T-UFFC.
2014
L. Demi, M. Demi, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, F. Faita, and G. Soldati, "Ultrasonography in lung pathologies: new perspectives", Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 9, Issue. 9, 2014.
2013
M.D. Verweij, L. Demi, and K.W.A. van Dongen, “Computation of nonlinear ultrasound fields using a linearized contrast source method,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 134, Issue 2, pp. 1442-1453, 2013.
2012
2011
P.L.M.J. van Neer, M.G. Danilouchkine, M.D. Verweij, L. Demi, M.M. Voormolen, A.F.W. van der Steen, and N. de Jong, “Comparison of fundamental, second harmonic, and superharmonic imaging: a simulation study,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 130, Issue 5, pp. 3148-3157, 2011.
M. Martorella, E. Giusti, L. Demi, Z. Zhou, A. Cacciamano, Berizzi F., and B. Bates, "Target Recognition by Means of Polarimetric ISAR Images", IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 47, Issue 1, pp. 225-39, 2011.
Patents (total = 2)
L. Demi, V. Rochus, Ultrasound Imaging Using a Null Subtraction Technique, EP3644092A1.
L. Demi, V. Rochus, Ultrasound Imaging Using a Null Subtraction Technique, US 2020 0129157 A1.
Invited talks and seminars (total = 26)
L. Demi, "The acoustic trap theory and its application to lung ultrasound", Invited talk at Meetings of the Acoustical Society of America, Ottawa, Canada, May, 2024.
L. Demi, "State of the art in Diagnostic Lung Ultrasound, from physics to clinics", Invited talk at Acoustics 2023 (joint meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and Australian Acoustical Society), Sydney, Australia, 4-8 December 2023.
L. Demi, "New International Guidelines and their Impact on the Future of LUS", Invited talk at the International Lung Ultrasound Symposium, Trento, Italy, 10-12 July 2023.
L. Demi, "Lung Ultrasound, from physics to clinics", Invited seminar at the Critical Care Trauma Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, Canada, 13 June 2023.
L. Demi, "Lecture Series on Lung Ultrasound", Invited lecture series (4 lectures) at Korean Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea, NanoFab Center, April, 2023.
L. Demi, "AI based Lung Ultrasound data analysis" Invited talk at the at the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, Boston University, January 24, 2023.
L. Demi, "The journey from qualitative to quantitative lung ultrasound" Invited talk at the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, December 9, 2022.
L. Demi, "From qualitative to quantitative lung ultrasound: the need for highly controllable physical models" Invited talk at the Institute of Physics Tutorial Day, London, September 23, 2022.
L. Demi, "Human-to-Human and Human-to-AI inter-rater agreement for lung ultrasound scoring, from a rigorous methodological approach to solid results", Keynote Lecture at the POCUS World Conference, September 16, 2022.
L. Demi, "Lung ultrasound: State of the art and future directions", invited seminar at the Harvard Emergency Ultrasound Conference, Harvard Medical School, Boston USA, June 8, 2022.
L. Demi, "Lung ultrasound: State of the art and future directions", invited contribution to the Session: Hot Topics in Acoustics at the 182th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Denver, 23-27 May 2022.
L. Demi, F. Mento, A. Di Sabatino, A. Fiengo, U Sabatini, V.N. Macioce, M. Robol, F. Tursi, C. Sofia, C. di Cienzo, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo and T. Perrone "A standardised and evidenced-based lung ultrasound acquisition protocol and scoring system for the monitoring and stratification of COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 patients", invited talk at the 182th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Denver, 23-27 May 2022.
L. Demi, "Lecture Series on Lung Ultrasound", Invited lecture series (4 lectures) at Stanford University, USA, Ultrasound Imaging & Instrumentation Lab, Department of Radiology, April-May, 2022.
L. Demi, "Technical Challenges and Opportunities for POCUS AI for Lung Ultrasound for COVID-19", Invited Talk at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) 2022 Annual Meeting, San Diego, 12-16 March 2022.
L. Demi, "Understanding vertical artifactual phenomena in lung ultrasound: where are we now?", Invited talk at the 4th AdET (Thoracic Echography Academy) National Congress, Naples, Italy, 10-11 Sept 2021.
L. Demi, "Lung Ultrasound", contribution to the Panel Session on Advances in Ultrasound Imaging: Novel Imaging Methods at the 180th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Virtual Meeting, 8-19 June 2021.
L. Demi, "Technical Aspects of Lung Ultrasound", Invited Talk at the Online Point of Care Ultrasound Conference, Virtual Meeting, 13 April, 2021.
L. Demi, “On the necessary paradigm-shift from qualitative to quantitative lung ultrasound”, Invited talk at the 179th Meeting of The Acoustical Society of America, Virtual meeting, 7-11 December, 2020.
L. Demi, "Interaction Between Ultrasound and Lung Tissue, State of the Art", Invited talk at the 3rd AdET (Thoracic Echography Accademy) National Congress, Bolzano, Italy, 25 Jan 2020.
L. Demi, “Lung Ultrasound: why standard pulse-echo imaging is clearly not enough”, Invited talk at the Special Course on Chest Ultrasonography and Endobronchial Ultrasounds, Gemelli Academic Hospital, Rome, Italy, June 2019.
L. Demi, “Dedicated Signal Processing for Lung Ultrasound Imaging, can we see what he year?”, Invited talk at the 177th Meeting of The Acoustical Society of America, Louisville, USA, 13-17 May, 2019.
L. Demi, "Lung Ultrasound, beyond standard pulse-echo imaging", Invited seminar at North Carolina State University, USA, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 10 May, 2019.
L. Demi, "Signal Processing in Lung Ultrasound, current limitations and future directions", Invited talk at the 2nd AdET (Thoracic Echography Accademy) National Congress, Rome, Italy, 19 Jan 2019.
L. Demi, "Quantitative Lung Ultrasonography", Invited talk at the Special Course on Chest Ultrasonography and Endobronchial Ultrasounds, Gemelli Academic Hospital, Rome, Italy, 19-22 April 2016.
L. Demi, R. van Sloun, C. Shan, M.D. Verweij, and M. Mischi, “Ultrasound Imaging of the Coefficient of Nonlinearity”, Invited talk at the 170th Meeting of The Acoustical Society of America, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, 2-6 November, 2015.
L. Demi, “Synergy with other application area’s”, Invited talk at the PTRC/INCAS3 Innovation Centre Workshop, Regina, Canada, 2013.
Book chapters (total = 2)
L. Demi and M.D. Verweij, “Nonlinear Acoustics”, in Comprehensive Biomedical Physics, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, pp. 387–399, 2014.
M.D. Verweij, Bradley E. Treeby, K.W.A. van Dongen and L. Demi, “Simulation of Ultrasound Fields”, in Comprehensive Biomedical Physics, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, pp. 465–499, 2014.
International conference proceedings (total = 75)
G. Tuccio, S. Afrakhteh, G. Iacca, L. Demi, Relaxing Super Localization Frame Rate Requirements Utilizing a Novel 2D Interpolation Technique, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
U. Khan, E. Torri, R. Inchingolo, A. Smargiassi, L. Demi, Can Data from One Medical Center Be Enough to Generalize Lung Ultrasound Patern classification? a multi-Center Domain Generalization Study , IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
S. Afrakhteh, G. Iacca, L. Demi, High Contrast and High Frame Rate Coherent Plane Wave Compounding by Means of 2D Spatio-Angular Interpolation Technique, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
F. Mento, M. Perpenti, G. Barcellona, T. Perrone, L. Demi, Differential Diagnosis of Lung Disease Through Quantitative Lung Ultrasound Spectroscopy, an in Vivo Clinical Study Over 114 Patients, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
F. Mento, M. Perrini, C. Malacarne, L. Demi, Estimation of Lung Surface Roughness by Means of an Ultrasound Multifrequency Approach, in silico and in vitro Results, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
R. Thompson, U. Khan, J. Li, L. Eter, I. Camelo, R. Pieciak, I. CastroAragon, B. Sety, C. Gill, L. Demi, M. Betke, Investigating Effective Transfer of Deep Learning Models from Adults to Children for Lung Ultrasound Data Analysis, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
U. Khan, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, L. Demi, A Novel Weighted Majority voting-Based Ensemble Framework for Lung Ultrasound Pattern Classification in Pneumonia Patients, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
U. Khan, S. Afrakhteh, F. Mento, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, V. Macioce, T. Perrone, G. Iacca, L. Demi, Lung Ultrasound Patterns Analysis at Video and prognostic-Level in a Resource Constrained Setting, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
N. Fatima, F. Mento, L. Demi, Oversample Minority Classes in Lung Ultrasound Using Generative Adversarial Network, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
S. Afrakhteh, G. Iacca, L. Demi, D/3D Echocardiography Frame Rate Enhancement by Means of a Novel Spatio-Temporal Reconstruction Technique, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 2023
U. Khan, F. Mento, LG Nicolussi, R. Trevisan, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, T. Perrone, L. Demi, Impact of pixel, intensity, & temporal resolution on automatic scoring of LUS from Coronavirus disease 2019 patients in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Denver, 46, 020003, 2022.
L.L. Custode, F. Mento, S. Afrakhteh, F. Tursi, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, T. Perrone, G. Iacca, L. Demi, Neuro-symbolic interpretable AI for automatic COVID-19 patient-stratification based on standardised lung ultrasound data, in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Denver, 46, 020002, 2022.
S. Afrakhteh, G. Iacca, L. Demi, Increasing Frame Rate of Focused Ultrasound Imaging Based on Tensor Completionin Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, 2022
S. Afrakhteh, F. Mento, U. Khan, L. De Rosa, N. Fatima, Z. Azam, F. Tursi, A. Samrgiassi, R. Inchingolo, T. Perrone, G. Iacca, L. Demi, Automatic Scoring of COVID-19 LUS Videos Using Cross-Correlation-Based Features Aggregated from Frame-Level Confidence Levels Obtained by a PreTrained Deep Neural Networkin Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, 2022
F. Mento, L. Demi, Multi-Frequency Approach to Estimate the Roughness of Lung Surface, In Silico Studyin Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, 2022
F. Mento, M. Gasperotti, L. Demi, Iterative Deconvolution Approach for Automatic Segmentation of Lung Ultrasound Vertical Artifacts, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, 2022
L. De Rosa, A. Salvati, F. Bonino, M.R. Brunetto, L. Demi, F. Faita, Non-Invasive Quantification of Steatosis: A New Ultrasound Based Model to Predict Fatty Liver Content in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, 2022
S. Afrakhteh, H. Jalilian, G. Iacca, L. Demi, Increasing the Frame Rate of Echocardiography Images Based on a Novel Interpolation Technique in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, 2022
F. Mento, A. Di Sabatino, A. Fiengo, U. Sabatini, V.N. Macioce, F. Tursi, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, T. Perrone, L. Demi Automatically Scoring Lung Ultrasound Videos of COVID-19 and Post-COVID-19 Patients, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy, 2022
F. Mento, T. Perrone, A. Fiengo, V.N. Macioce, F. Tursi, A. Smargiassi, R. Inchingolo, L. Demi, A Multicenter study Assessing Artificial Intelligence Capability in Scoring Lung Ultrasound Videos of COVID-19 Patients, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual Meeting, 2021
F. Mento, L. Demi, Impact of Frequency, Bandwidth, Focus, and Angle of Incidence on Lung Ultrasound Vertical Artifacts’ Intensity, in-vitro study in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual Meeting, 2021
D. Yaron, D. Keidar, E. Goldstein, Y. Shachar, A. Blass, O. Frank, N. Schipper, N. Shabshin, A. Grubstein, D. Suhami, N.R. Bogot, C.S. Weiss, E. Sela, A.A. Dror, M. Vaturi, F. Mento, E. Torri, R. Inchingolo, A, Smargiassi, G. Soldati, T. Perrone, L. Demi, M. Galun, S. Bagon, Y.M. Elyada, Y.C. Eldar, Point of Care Image Analysis for COVID-19, IEEE ICASSP 2021.
L. Demi, F. Guidi, P. Tortoli, A Simulation Study On The Second Harmonic Amplitude Generated With Plane Wave And Focused Wave Transmission, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual Meeting, 2020.
F. Mento, G. Soldati, R. Prediletto, M. Demi, L. Demi, Differentiation Of Pulmonary Fibrosis By Means Of Quantitative Lung Ultrasound Spectroscopy, First Clinical Study In Humans, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual Meeting, 2020.
F. Mento, L. Demi, Effect Of Imaging Parameters On The Visualization Of Lung Ultrasound B-Line Artifacts, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual Meeting, 2020.
Y. Song, A. Ramalli, E. Boni, L. Demi, “Filter optimization and artifacts estimation for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing with multi line transmission in ultrasound imaging”, in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, San Diego, 39, 020020, 2019.
F. Guidi, L. Demi, P. Tortoli, Harmonics Amplitude in Plane and Focused Waves - a Comparative Study at Equal Mechanical Index, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Glasgow, 2019.
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, B-line Detection and Localization by Means of Deep Learning: Preliminary In-vitro Results, Image Analysis and Recognition. ICIAR 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11662.
D. Thompson, L. Demi, E. Kruit, D. Gasteau, M. Olsman, S. Manohar, Plane wave and synthetic transmit aperture echography using laser-induced ultrasound, SPIE Photonics West Bios, San Francisco, USA, 2019.
M. Demi, G. Soldati, L. Demi, On the artefactual information of ultrasound lung images, in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Victoria, 35, 020003 (2018).
L. Demi, A. Ramalli, E. Boni, J. D'hooge, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Combined with Multi Line Transmission for Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging: Experimental Findings, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Kobe, 2018.
C.H. Huang, L. Demi, S. Mao, Y. Jeong, D. Cheyns, X. Rottenberg, V. Rochus, Display Compatible pMUT Device for Mid Air Ultrasound Gesture Recognition, TechConnect Brief, TechConnect World, Anaheim, California, 13-16 May, pp. 161-164 2018.
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, A.W. Postema, S. Saporito, I.H.F. Herold, P. Houthuizen, H.H.M. Korsten, H. Wijkstra, M. Mischi, Velocity vector imaging based on time-delay estimation: applications to angiogenic perfusion and cardiac flow analysis, Proceedings on 22th European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, Rotterdam (NL), Jan. 19-20, 2017.
R. Wildeboer, A. Postema, L. Demi, M. Kuenen, H. Wijkstra, M. Mischi, Multiparametric approach for Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound imaging of prostate cancer, Proceedings on 22th European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, Rotterdam (NL), Jan. 19-20, 2017. Best Poster Award
E.H.A. Duisterwinkel, G. Dubbelman, L. Demi, E. Talnishnikh, J.W.M. Bergmans and H.J. Wörtche (2016). Mapping Swarms of Resource-Limited Sensor Motes: Solely Using Distance Measurements and Non-Unique Identifiers. IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence 2016, 6-9 December 2016, Athens, Greece
R. Wildeboer, A. Postema, L. Demi, M. Kuenen, H. Wijkstra, M. Mischi, “Multiparametric Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Classification of Prostate Cancer”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Tour, 2016.
A. Panfilova, S.E. Shelton, R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, H. Wijkstra, P.A. Dayton, M. Mischi, “Does contrast ultrasound dispersion imaging reveal changes in vascular tortuosity? A comparison with acoustic angiography”, to appear in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Tour, 2016.
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, A.W. Postema, J. JMCH de la Rosette, H. Wijkstra and M. Mischi, “Entropy analysis of the velocity fields of ultrasound contrast agents for prostate cancer localization”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Tour, 2016.
P. Hamelmann, A. Kolen, L. Schmitt, R. Vullings, H. van Assen, M. Mischi, L. Demi, O.E.H.J. van Laar, J.W.M. Bergmans “Ultrasound Transducer Positioning Aid for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring”, in Proceedings of the International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Lake Buena Vista, pp. 4105-8 2016.
L. Demi, R.J.G. van Sloun, H. Wijkstra, and M. Mischi, “Cumulative Phase Delay Imaging,” Proceedings on 21th European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, Rotterdam (NL), Jan. 21-22, 2016.
M. Mischi, S. Turco, R.J.G. van Sloun, S. Schalk, L. Demi, and H. Wijkstra, “Contrast ultrasound dispersion imaging in prostate cancer: an update,” Proceedings on 21th European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, Rotterdam (NL), Jan. 21-22, 2016.
L. Demi, R.J van Sloun, H. Wijkstra, and M. Mischi, “Contrast-enhanced ultrasound tomography using the cumulative phase delay between second harmonic and fundamental component”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Oct. 21-24, Taipei, 2015.
L. Demi, G. Giannini, A. Ramalli, P. Tortoli, and M. Mischi, “Multi-focus tissue harmonic images obtained with parallel transmit beamforming by means of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Oct. 21-24, Taipei, 2015.
L. Demi, R.J van Sloun, H. Wijkstra, and M. Mischi, "Cumulative Phase Delay Imaging - a new contrast enhanced ultrasound modality", International Symposium on Nonlinear Acoustics, France, Lyon, published in American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings, 1685, 040012, 2015.
L. Demi, R.J.G. van Sloun, X. Zhao, H. Wijkstra, and M. Mischi, “Cumulative Phase Delay Imaging – a new contrast enhanced imaging modality,” Proceedings on 20th European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, Rotterdam (NL), Jan. 22-23, pp. 100-103, 2015. Best Poster Award (New directions 1).
S. Schalk, L. Demi, S. Martijn, J. de la Rosette, H. Wijkstra, and M. Mischi, "3D Contrast-Ultrasound Dispersion Imaging by Mutual Information Analysis in Prostate Cancer,” Proceedings on 20th European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, Rotterdam (NL), Jan. 22-23, pp. 125-128, 2015. Best Poster Award (New directions 2).
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, C. Shan, and M. Mischi, “Imaging the Ultrasonic Coefficient of Nonlinearity”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Oct. 21-24, Taipei, 2015.
R.J.G. van Sloun, A. Pandharipande, M. Mischi and L. Demi, “Compressed Sensing for Beamformed Ultrasound Computed Tomography”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Oct. 21-24, Taipei, 2015.
R.J.G. van Sloun, L. Demi, H. Wijkstra and M. Mischi, “Imaging of the Dispersion Coefficient of Ultrasound Contrast Agents by Wiener System Identification for Prostate Cancer Localization”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Oct. 21-24, Taipei, 2015.
S. Schalk, L. Demi, M. Smeenge, J. de la Rosette, P. Huang, H. Wijkstra, M. Mischi, “3D contrast ultrasound dispersion imaging by mutual information for prostate cancer localization” in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Oct. 21-24, Taipei, 2015.
L. Demi, J. Viti, G. Giannini, A. Ramalli, P. Tortoli, and M. Mischi, “Tissue Harmonic Images obtained with Parallel Transmit Beamforming by means of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Chicago, pp. 1213-1216, 2014.
S. Schalk, L. Demi, M. Smeenge, J. de la Rosette, D. Mills, H. Wijkstra, and M. Mischi, “Three-dimensional Contrast-ultrasound Dispersion Imaging for Prostate Cancer Localization, a Feasibility Study”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Chicago, pp. 616-619, 2014.
L. Demi, B. Treeby, and M. Verweij, “Comparison between two different full-wave methods for the computation of nonlinear ultrasound fields in inhomogeneous and attenuating tissue”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Chicago, pp.1464-1467, 2014.
M. Mischi, N. Bouhouch, L. Demi, M. Kuenen, A. Postema, J. De la Rosette, T. Tjalkens, and H. Wijkstra, “Contrast-ultrasound dispersion imaging of cancer neovascularization by mutual-information analysis”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Chicago, pp.1148-1151, 2014.
G. Dubbelman, E. Duisterwinkel, L. Demi, E. Talnishnikh, H.J. Wörtche, and J.W.M. Bergmans, "Robust Sensor Cloud Localization from Range Measurements", in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Chicago, pp. 3820 – 3827, 2014.
N. Bouhouch, L. Demi, M. Kuenen, H. Wijkstra, T. Tjalkens, and M. Mischi, "Contrast-enhanced angiogenesis imaging by mutual information analysis", in Proceedings on 19th European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, Rotterdam (NL), pp. 139-142, 2014. Best Poster Award.
E. Duisterwinkel, L. Demi, G. Dubbelman, E. Talnishnikh, H.J. Wörtche, and J.W. Bergmans, "Environment mapping and localization with an uncontrolled swarm of ultrasound sensor motes", in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, San Francisco, pp. Vol. 20, Issue 1, 030001, 2013.
L. Demi, G. Russo, H. Wijkstra, and M. Mischi, "Observed Cumulative Time Delay Between Second Harmonic and Fundamental Component of Pressure Wave Fields Propagating Through Ultrasound Contrast Agents", in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, San Francisco, pp. Vol. 20, Issue 1, 075002, 2013.
L. Demi, E.J. Alles, “Simulating Ultrasonic Pulse Echo Registration including Mutiple Scattering, Attenuation and Nonlinearity”, in Proceeding of the IEEE Internation Ultrasonics Symposium Prague, pp. 370-373, 2013.
F. Varray, L. Demi, O. Basset, C. Cachard, K.W.A. van Dongen and M.D. Verweij, “Nonlinear acoustic propagation simulation tools: Comparison of BBGASM and INCS up to the fifth harmonic components”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Prague, pp. 1033-1036, 2013.
J. Viti, L. Demi, L. Kunsters, F. Guidi, M. Mischi and P. Tortoli, “Parallel Transmit Beamforming by means of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing: Implementation on an Open Research Platform”, in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Prague, pp. 1468-1471, 2013.
L. Demi, M.D. Verweij and K.W.A. van Dongen, “Modeling Three-dimensional Nonlinear Pressure Wave Fields in Media with Spatially Varying Coefficient of Nonlinearity, Attenuation and Speed of Sound” in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Dresden, pp. 519-522, 2012.
M.D. Verweij, L. Demi and K.W.A. van Dongen, “Linearization Strategies for the Iterative Nonlinear Contrast Source Method for Full-Wave Simulation of Nonlinear Ultrasound Fields”, International Symposium on Nonlinear Acoustics, Tokyo, published in American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings, 1474, 243 (2012).
N. Ozmen-Eryilmaz, L. Demi, E.J. Alles, M.D. Verweij, and K.W.A. van Dongen, "Modeling Acoustic Wave Field Propagation in 3D Breast Models", in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Orlando, pp. 1700-1703, 2011.
L. Demi, M.D. Verweij, and K.W.A. van Dongen, "Parallel Transmit Beamforming Using Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing for Harmonic Imaging", in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Orlando, pp. 148-151, 2011.
L. Demi, N. Ozmen-Eryilmaz, K.W.A. van Dongen, and M.D. Verweij, "Modeling Nonlinear Pressure Fields in Inhomogeneous Attenuative Media Using a Lossy Green’s Function and a Contrast Source", in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Orlando, pp. 2154-2157, 2011.
L. Demi, M.D. Verweij, and K.W.A. van Dongen, "Modeling nonlinear acoustic waves in media with inhomogeneities in the coefficient of nonlinearity", in Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of America, Cancun, POMA Vol. 11, pp. 020001, 2010.
L. Demi, M.D. Verweij, N. de Jong, and K.W.A. van Dongen, "Modeling nonlinear acoustic wave fields in media with inhomogeneity in the attenuation and in the nonlinearity", in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium San Diego, pp. 2056-2059, 2010.
L. Demi, M.D. Verweij, Nico de Jong, and K.W.A. van Dongen, "Modeling nonlinear medical ultrasound via a linearized contrast source method", in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium San Diego, pp. 2175-2178, 2010.
L. Demi, J. Huijssen, M.D. Verweij, N. de Jong, and K.W.A. van Dongen, "Attenuation of ultrasound pressure fields described via contrast source formulation", in Proceeding of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Rome, pp. 1590-1593, 2009.
S.S. Catusian, F. Longobardi, F. Panicucci, R.P. Bartalesi, L. Demi, A.D. Cuomo, and S.Orlandi, "BoulSat Project: Low-cost Wireless Metropolitan Network Implementation in Burkina Faso", in Proceedings of AFRICOM 2009, Maputo (Mozambique), pp. 78-85, 2009.
K.W.A. van Dongen, E.J. Alles, and L. Demi, "Medical acoustical array expertise at Delft University of Technology", Proceedings of NAG-DAGA, International Conference on Acoustics Rotterdam, pp. 30-33, 2009.
M. Martorella, E. Giusti, L. Demi, Z. Zhou, A. Cacciamano, Berizzi F., and B. Bates, "Automatic target recognition by means of polarimetric ISAR images: a model matching based algorithm", in Proceedings of IEEE Radar 2008, Adelaide (south Australia), pp. 27-31, 2008.
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G. Soldati, M. Demi, A. Mariani, L. Demi, Pneumonia and lung ultrasound (again), (Letter) Medico e Bambino, Vol 34, Iss. 8, October 2015, pp. 488-489, 2015.
Published PhD thesis
L. Demi, “Modeling nonlinear propagation of ultrasound through inhomogeneous biomedical media” Ph.D. thesis, Delft University of Technology, Reference ISBN 978-94-6191-626-6, March 2013.
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