Robert Rohling, University of British Columbia

Research

Ultrasound Elastography Fibrosis Inflammation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Steatosis Ultrasound Imaging

Latest papers

Deep transfer learning for detection of placenta-mediated diseases from ultrasound images.
Scientific reports · 2026
Development and validation of the placenta-QUS model for the detection of placenta-mediated diseases using quantitative ultrasound measurements: An Ex Vivo proof-of-concept study.
Placenta · 2024 · senior author
Shape estimation of flexible ultrasound arrays using spatial coherence: A preliminary study.
Ultrasonics · 2024

All 77 publications

Latest funding

Sounding Out Breast Health: A Wearable Ultrasound Tool for Personalized Breast Density Assessment and Cancer Risk Awareness in Canadian Women
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$140,000
Multi-modal, multi-parametric liver imaging for ultrasound-based stratification of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$625,770
PolyCMUTs: a new ultrasound transducer technology for medical imaging
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$350,000

All 55 grants and awards

77 publications.

01

Deep transfer learning for detection of placenta-mediated diseases from ultrasound images.

Jim SJ, Lotfian S, Alam MN, Rohling R, Deeba F

Scientific reports2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-58256-w PMID: 42350484

02

Development and validation of the placenta-QUS model for the detection of placenta-mediated diseases using quantitative ultrasound measurements: An Ex Vivo proof-of-concept study.

Deeba F, Hu R, Lessoway V, Terry J, Pugash D, Mayer C, Hutcheon J, Rohling R

Placenta2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2024.11.004 PMID: 39549432

03

Shape estimation of flexible ultrasound arrays using spatial coherence: A preliminary study.

Omidvar A, Rohling R, Cretu E, Cresswell M, Hodgson AJ

Ultrasonics2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107171 PMID: 37774644

04

Automatic measurement of kidney dimensions in two-dimensional ultrasonography is comparable to expert sonographers.

Singla R, Ringstrom C, Hu R, Hu Z, Lessoway V, Reid J, Nguan C, Rohling R

Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.)2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1117/1.jmi.10.3.034003 PMID: 37304526

05

The Kidneys Are Not All Normal: Transplanted Kidneys and Their Speckle Distributions.

Singla R, Hu R, Ringstrom C, Lessoway V, Reid J, Nguan C, Rohling R

Ultrasound in medicine & biology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2023.01.013 PMID: 36842904

06

SWAVE 2.0 Imaging of Placental Elasticity and Viscosity: Potential Biomarkers for Placenta-Mediated Disease Detection.

Deeba F, Hu R, Lessoway V, Terry J, Pugash D, Hutcheon J, Mayer C, Salcudean S, Rohling R

Ultrasound in medicine & biology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.08.001 PMID: 36180312

07

A novel ultrasound software system for lumbar level identification in obstetric patients.

Hetherington J, Brohan J, Rohling R, Gunka V, Abolmaesumi P, Albert A, Chau A

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2022

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-022-02300-6 PMID: 35941333

08

Kidney Ultrasound for Nephrologists: A Review.

Singla RK, Kadatz M, Rohling R, Nguan C

Kidney medicine2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100464 PMID: 35572095

09

Project SWAVE 2.0: An overview of the study design for multimodal placental image acquisition and alignment.

Deeba F, Hu R, Lessoway V, Terry J, Pugash D, Mayer C, Hutcheon J, Salcudean S, Rohling R

MethodsX2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2022.101738 PMID: 35677846

10

A multiparametric volumetric quantitative ultrasound imaging technique for soft tissue characterization.

Deeba F, Schneider C, Mohammed S, Honarvar M, Lobo J, Tam E, Salcudean S, Rohling R

Medical image analysis2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2021.102245 PMID: 34614475

Sounding Out Breast Health: A Wearable Ultrasound Tool for Personalized Breast Density Assessment and Cancer Risk Awareness in Canadian Women

SupervisorCIHR2025Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program

Principal investigators: Singla, Rohit

Keywords: Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Signal Processing; Breast Biomechanics; Breast Density Measurement; Human-Centered Design; Machine Learning; Tissue Characterization; Ultrasound Imaging; Wearable Medical Devices; Women'S Health

$140,000

Multi-modal, multi-parametric liver imaging for ultrasound-based stratification of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Salcudean, Septimiu E; Kozlowski, Piotr; Pang, Emily; Rohling, Robert N

Keywords: Fibrosis; Inflammation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Steatosis; Ultrasound Imaging

$625,770

PolyCMUTs: a new ultrasound transducer technology for medical imaging

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Rohling, Robert

$350,000

Rising from the pandemic: Towards sustainable development of machine learning technologies for point-of-care Ultrasound Imaging

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Abolmaesumi, Purang

$560,500

Next generation machine learning technologies for democratizing healthcare through point of care ultrasound _x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Abolmaesumi, Purang

$396,000

Advancing towards ubiquitous medical ultrasound

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rohling, Robert

$384,000

Next Generation Micro-ultrasound Technology for Detection and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Abolmaesumi, Purang; Wodlinger, Brian; Black, Peter C

Keywords: Active Surveillance; High Risk Disease; Micro-Ultrasound; Multi-Parametric Imaging; Prostate Cancer; Ultrasound Imaging

$279,550

PolyCMUTs: High performance, low cost ultrasound transducers

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Rohling, Robert

$125,000

Shear wave absolute vibro-elastography of the liver: method optimization and characterization

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Salcudean, Septimiu

$140,694

Big Data analytics for next generation mobile ultrasound

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Abolmaesumi, Purang

$657,300

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

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cardiology
School of Computing
Otolaryngology
Urologic Sciences
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
Other

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Purang Abolmaesumi

Cardiology

25 shared papers, latest 2022

Septimiu Salcudean

Otolaryngology

16 shared papers, latest 2022

Christopher Nguan

Urologic Sciences

7 shared papers, latest 2023

Denise Pugash

Electrical and Computer Engineering

5 shared papers, latest 2024

Parvin Mousavi

School of Computing

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Jennifer Hutcheon

Obstetrics and Gynecology

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Christina Luong

Cardiology

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Shuo Tang

Electrical and Computer Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2021

David Wilson

Centre for Hip Health and Mobility

2 shared papers, latest 2016

Piotr Kozlowski

Electrical and Computer Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2015

Antony Hodgson

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Gabor Fichtinger

School of Computing

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Teresa Tsang

Cardiology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Mu Chiao

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2007

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ultrasound Dear Professor Rohling, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Deep transfer learning for detection of placenta-mediated diseases from ultrasound images." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Multi-modal, multi-parametric liver imaging for ultrasound-based stratification of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]