Fiscal Year 1998 Awards

Endoscopic reversible laryngeal closure to prevent chronic aspiration
R. Rox Anderson, MD, MGH

Near infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging with novel activatable probes
Ralph Weissleder, MD, MGH

Patterns of technology adoption: laparoscopic cholecystectomy use in Eastern Massachusetts
Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, MGH

Photodynamic therapy for the inhibition of arterial restenosis
Glenn LaMuraglia, MD, MGH

RF energy induced hyperthermia of liver tumors combined with hepatic arterial delivery of melphalan
Kenneth Tanabe, MD MGH

Smart catheters: transforming the transluminal balloon catheter into a remote microsensor
Campbell Rogers, MD, MIT

Tissue engineered cartilage for minimally invasive implantation
Michael Yaremchuk, MD, MGH

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation under guidance of intra-cardiac echocardiography
David Keane, MD, MGH

Computer assisted 3D reconstruction of head and neck tumors using merged CT and MR images
Vik Moharir, MD, BWH

Detection of sub-surface blood vessels during GI endoscopy
Dilip Paithankar, PhD, MGH

Force-reflecting models for simulating laparoscopic surgical procedures in virtual reality systems
Cagatay Basdogan, PhD, MIT

Fusion of medical imaging data of the sterile operating field during intracranial surgery
Michael Timmons, BS, MIT

In vivo mapping of brain/tumor interface with a molecular probe
Edgardo Marecos, MD, MGH

Intratracheal pulmonary ventilation: a novel method for neonatal ventilation
Sallem Islam, MD, MGH

Tissue characterization via endoscopic image analysis
Mary Ann Mycek, PhD, MGH

Vasodilatation using laser-induced pulse fluid wave
R. Rox Anderson, MD, MGH

A study of the non-invasive laser system for intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Lucy Leykin, PhD, MGH

Clinical trial of a soluble drug carrier for tumor therapy
Alex Bogdanov, PhD, MGH

Construction and evaluation of an in vivo hemocytometer
Bernhardt Ortel, MD, MGH

Effects of a novel tissue sealant applied to the anastomosis of coronary bypass procedure in dogs
David Torchiana, MD, MGH

Fluorescence detection and laser treatment of female lower genital tract dysplasia utilizing 5-aminolevulinic acid(ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX
Linda Duska, MD, MGH