NIU Lili

Education 

Research Experience 

Research Interests 

Ultrasound Elastography, Ultrasound Flow Imaging, Neuro Modulation 

Representative Publications 

[Xiaowei Huang, Yanling Zhang, Long Meng, Ming Qian, Kelvin Wong,  Derek Abbott, Rongqin Zheng, Hairong Zheng, Lili Niu*, Identification of Ultrasonic Echolucent Carotid Plaques Using Discrete Fréchet Distance Between Bimodal Gamma Distributions, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2017 

Xiaowei Huang, Yanling Zhang, Long Meng, Ming Qian, Wei Zhou, Rongqin Zheng*, Hairong Zheng *, Lili Niu*, The relationship between HbA1c and ultrasound plaque textures in atherosclerotic patients, Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2016,15(98):1-8 

【Wei Zhou, Lili Niu 共同第一作者】, Feiyan Cai, Fei Li, Chen Wang, Xiaowei Huang, Jingjing Wang, Junru Wu, Long Meng*, and Hairong Zheng*, Spatial selective manipulation of microbubbles by tunable surface acoustic waves, Biomicrofluidics, 2016, 10(3):034121-1-034121-9 

Xiaowei Huang, Yanling Zhang, Ming Qian, Long Meng, Yang Xiao, Lili Niu*, Rongqin Zheng*, Hairong Zheng*, Classification of carotid plaque echogenicity by combining texture features and morphological characteristics, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2016, 35:e37-e45. 

Lili Niu, Yanling Zhang, Ming Qian, Yang Xiao, Long Meng, Rongqin Zheng and Hairong Zheng*, Standard deviation of carotid young's modulus and presence or absence of plaque improves prediction of coronary heart disease risk，Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging，2016 

【Long Meng, Zhiting Deng, Lili Niu 共同第一作者】 Fei Li, Fei Yan,    Junru Wu, Feiyan Cai, and Hairong Zheng*, A Disposable Microfluidic Device for Controlled Drug Release from Thermal-Sensitive Liposomes by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Theranostics, 2015, 5(11): 1203 –1213. 

Lili Niu, Long Meng, Lisheng Xu, Jia Liu, Qiwen Wang, Yang Xiao, Ming Qian, Hairong Zheng*, Stress phase angle depicts differences in arterial stiffness: phantom and in vivo study, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2015, 60(11):4281-94 

Lili Niu, Yanling Zhang, Ming Qian, Long Meng, Yang Xiao, Rongqin Zheng, Hairong Zheng*, Detection of subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic subjects using ultrasound radiofrequency-tracking technology, PLoS ONE, 2014, 9(11): e111926 

【Ming Qian, Lili Niu 共同第一作者】, Yang Xiao, Qifa Zhou, Hairong Zheng*, Pulsatile flow characterization in a Vessel Phantom With Elastic Wall Using Ultrasonic Particle Image Velocimetry Technique: The Impact of Vessel Stiffness on Flow Dynamics, IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, 2014, 61(9): 2444-2450 

Lili Niu, Yanling Zhang, Ming Qian, Long Meng, Yang Xiao, Yuanyuan Wang, Xin Liu, Rongqin Zheng, Hairong Zheng*,Impact of multiple cardiovascular risk factors on carotid intima-media thickness and elasticity, PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(7): e67809  

Lili Niu, Ming Qian, Wei Yang, Long Meng, Kelvin K.L. Wong, Derek Abbott, Yang Xiao, Xin Liu, Hairong Zheng*, “Surface Roughness Detection of Arteries via Texture Analysis of Ultrasound Images for Early Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis,” PLoS One, 2013 8(10): e76880 

Lili Niu, Ming Qian, Liang Yan, Xin Liu and Hairong Zheng*, “A Texture Matching Method Considering Geometric Transformations in Non-invasive Ultrasonic Measurement of Arterial Elasticity”， Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 2012, 38(3): 524-533 

Lili Niu, Ming Qian, Ruibo Song, Long Meng, Xin Liu, Hairong Zheng*，A 2-D Noninvasive Ultrasonic Method for Simultaneous Measurement of Arterial Strain and Flow Pattern, Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2012, 32(4): 323-329.  

Lili Niu, Ming Qian, Liang Yan, Robin Shandas, Xin Liu and Hairong Zheng*, “Real Time Texture Analysis for Identifying Optimum Microbubble Concentration in 2D Ultrasonic Particle Image Velocimetry” Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 2011,37(8):1280-1291 

Lili Niu, Ming Qian, Kun Wan, Wentao Yu, Qiaofeng Jin and Hairong Zheng*. “Ultrasonic particle image velocimetry for Improved Flow Gradient Imaging: Algorithms, Methodology and Validation,” Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2010, 55(7): 2103-2120 

Honor 

Guangdong Special Support Program for Talent Young Scholars 

Email Phone 

Email: ll.niu@siat.ac.cn;

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