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Research
Latest papers
Transcranial ultrasound stimulation of the pulvinar and globus pallidus internus facilitates visual search.
iScience · 2026
Calibrated simulations for dynamic focusing of ultrasound through the temporal window.
Cell reports methods · 2026
Integrated neuronavigation and acoustic-thermal modeling for simultaneous transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) and functional MRI.
Journal of neural engineering · 2026
Latest funding
- $1,514,700
Integrated functional MRI and Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) for neuroscience research and personalized therapeutic interventions
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $198,000
IGNEOUS : A characterization platform for Image-Guided NEurOstimulation with UltraSound
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
- $10,000
Improving research activity on novel minimally invasive procedures for cancer treatment in Northwestern Ontario
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
42 publications.
Transcranial ultrasound stimulation of the pulvinar and globus pallidus internus facilitates visual search.
Ramezanpour H, Darmani G, Annirood R, Sarica C, Nankoo JF, Pichardo S, Schall JD, Lozano AM, Chen R
Calibrated simulations for dynamic focusing of ultrasound through the temporal window.
Dadgar-Kiani E, Hebbale V, Newman MW, Attalla G, Alvarez JL, Dunsford S, Caulfield KA, Good CH, Krystal AD, Sugrue LP, Fan JM, Fouragnan E, Caskey CF, Pichardo S, Pauly KB, Murphy KR
Integrated neuronavigation and acoustic-thermal modeling for simultaneous transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) and functional MRI.
Jeong M, Zadeh AK, Coreas A, Girgis F, Pichardo S, Pike GB
Transcranial ultrasound stimulation for neuromodulation in movement disorders.
Pellow C, Aquino C, Girgis F, Kiss Z, Martino D, Pichardo S, Pike GB
Effects of transcranial ultrasound stimulation of primary somatosensory cortex and ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus on acute pain perception.
Zadeh AK, Masoud S, Song Y, Pinilla-Monsalve GD, Ronat L, Mihalecz I, Pichardo S, Rainville P, Monchi O
Beyond Skull Density Ratio for Magnetic Resonance‑Guided Focused Ultrasound: A Literature Review of the Alternatives.
Arora V, Sadeghi A, Lim B, Germann J, Shah B, Davidson B, Lipsman N, Buongermini R, Su YH, Ibrahim GM, Pichardo S, Chen R, Lozano AM, Darmani G, Boutet A
Broad vs narrow focus: how frequency and focal size affect transcranial ultrasound stimulation in motor cortex.
Zadeh AK, Coreas A, Shrestha S, Kathol I, Martino D, Pike GB, Pichardo S, Monchi O
Transcranial ultrasound stimulation of motor networks in Parkinson's disease informed by local field potential dynamics.
Sarica C, Darmani G, Ramezanpour H, Callister M, Santyr B, Grippe T, Annirood R, Raies N, Nankoo JF, Samuel N, Ding MYR, Vetkas A, Fomenko A, Schall JD, Hodaie M, Kalia SK, Abrahao A, Munhoz RP, Fasano A, Pichardo S, Chen R, Lozano AM
Quantification of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound Energy Field Focality in the Cerebral Cortex.
Tadayon P, MacKenzie A, Gregory E, Pichardo S, Görges M, Vila-Rodriguez F
Ultrasound imaging using single-element biaxial beamforming.
Meulenbroek N, Curiel L, Waspe A, Pichardo S
Integrated functional MRI and Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) for neuroscience research and personalized therapeutic interventions
Principal investigators: Pike, G. Bruce
Keywords: Brain Stimulation; Functional Mri; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical Imaging; Neuroscience
IGNEOUS : A characterization platform for Image-Guided NEurOstimulation with UltraSound
Principal investigators: Pichardo, Samuel
Keywords: characterization; devices; exploratory; focused ultrasound; image-guided; neuromodulation; neurostimulation; non-invasive; plasticity; sensors
Improving research activity on novel minimally invasive procedures for cancer treatment in Northwestern Ontario
Principal investigators: Curiel, Laura
Keywords: Cancer Interventions; Improving Research Participation; Magnetic Imaging Guided Linear Accelerator; Magnetic Resonance Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound; Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatment
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Nir Lipsman and Benjamin Davidson: 59 shared papers
- Alfonso Fasano and Alexandre Boutet: 57 shared papers
- Mojgan Hodaie and Alfonso Fasano: 46 shared papers
- Alexandre Boutet and Jurgen Germann: 45 shared papers
- Kullervo Hynynen and Nir Lipsman: 36 shared papers
- Mojgan Hodaie and Alexandre Boutet: 32 shared papers
- Alfonso Fasano and Jurgen Germann: 24 shared papers
- Robert Chen and Mojgan Hodaie: 22 shared papers
- Robert Chen and Alfonso Fasano: 20 shared papers
- Andrew Demchuk and Mohammed Almekhlafi: 13 shared papers
- Kullervo Hynynen and Benjamin Davidson: 13 shared papers
- Oury Monchi and Davide Martino: 12 shared papers
- Nir Lipsman and Alexandre Boutet: 11 shared papers
- Alexandre Boutet and Benjamin Davidson: 10 shared papers
- Mojgan Hodaie and Jurgen Germann: 9 shared papers
- Davide Martino and Samuel Pichardo: 8 shared papers
- Laura Curiel and Samuel Pichardo: 8 shared papers
- Robert Chen and Alexandre Boutet: 6 shared papers
- Kullervo Hynynen and Alexandre Boutet: 6 shared papers
- Robert Chen and Samuel Pichardo: 5 shared papers
- Alfonso Fasano and Davide Martino: 5 shared papers
- Robert Chen and Milad Lankarany: 4 shared papers
- Mojgan Hodaie and Milad Lankarany: 4 shared papers
- Oury Monchi and Samuel Pichardo: 4 shared papers
- Adam Waspe and Thomas Looi: 4 shared papers
- Mojgan Hodaie and Thomas Looi: 3 shared papers
- Rajiv Midha and Samuel Pichardo: 2 shared papers
- Alfonso Fasano and Milad Lankarany: 2 shared papers
- Alfonso Fasano and Samuel Pichardo: 2 shared papers
- Tejas Sankar and Davide Martino: 2 shared papers
- Tejas Sankar and Samuel Pichardo: 2 shared papers
- Thomas Looi and Samuel Pichardo: 2 shared papers
- Benjamin Davidson and Samuel Pichardo: 2 shared papers
- Andrew Demchuk and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Robert Chen and Fidel Vila-Rodriguez: 1 shared paper
- Robert Chen and Tejas Sankar: 1 shared paper
- Pierre Rainville and Oury Monchi: 1 shared paper
- Pierre Rainville and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Mojgan Hodaie and Adam Waspe: 1 shared paper
- Mojgan Hodaie and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Kullervo Hynynen and Adam Waspe: 1 shared paper
- Kullervo Hynynen and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Rajiv Midha and Laura Curiel: 1 shared paper
- Adam Waspe and Laura Curiel: 1 shared paper
- Adam Waspe and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Mohammed Almekhlafi and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Fidel Vila-Rodriguez and Nir Lipsman: 1 shared paper
- Fidel Vila-Rodriguez and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Alfonso Fasano and Zelma Kiss: 1 shared paper
- Nir Lipsman and Zelma Kiss: 1 shared paper
- Nir Lipsman and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Tejas Sankar and Zelma Kiss: 1 shared paper
- Milad Lankarany and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Zelma Kiss and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Alexandre Boutet and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Jurgen Germann and Samuel Pichardo: 1 shared paper
- Clinical Neurosciences
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences
- Radiology
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Medicine/Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Other
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Laura Curiel
Electrical and Computer Engineering
8 shared papers, latest 2026
Davide Martino
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
8 shared papers, latest 2026
Robert Chen
Medicine/Neurology
5 shared papers, latest 2026
Oury Monchi
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
4 shared papers, latest 2026
Alfonso Fasano
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Rajiv Midha
Clinical Neurosciences
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Tejas Sankar
Neurosurgery
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Thomas Looi
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Benjamin Davidson
Department of Surgery
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Fidel Vila-Rodriguez
Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Andrew Demchuk
Clinical Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Nir Lipsman
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Jurgen Germann
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Mojgan Hodaie
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Milad Lankarany
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Zelma Kiss
Clinical Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Pierre Rainville
Centre de recherche
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Kullervo Hynynen
Medical Biophysics
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Alexandre Boutet
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Adam Waspe
Department of Medical Imaging
1 shared papers, latest 2026
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