"Measuring brain activity through the skull with ultrasound opens new doors"

Ultrasound technology has the potential to accurately, cheaply, and above all, quickly visualize brain activity. This could open doors for new brain research, such as studying the interaction between brain regions. For now, however, there is a significant obstacle: the skull. The bone of the skull affects sound waves, which significantly deteriorates image quality.

Rick Waasdorp, a PhD candidate within the Medical Delta UltraHB: Ultrafast ultrasound for the heart and brain, is looking for ways to correct the distortion caused by the skull.

Rick has been interviewed by Medical Delta. This interview is the sixteenth in a series of interviews with PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers funded by Medical Delta. Rick Waasdorp is conducting research within the Medical Delta UltraHB program: Ultrafast ultrasound for the heart and brain.