About Me
I am Francis Kalloor Joseph, an Assistant Professor at the Biomedical Photonic Imaging (BMPI) group, University of Twente. I did my Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (2018). I was also a Fulbright doctoral research fellow (2016-2017) at the University of Rochester Medical Center. I received NWO Veni grant (2021). My expertise is in combined optical and acoustic imaging. I am developing quantitative photoacoustic imaging methods to study the composition of carotid plaques and to identify tumor margins.
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Bulsink, R., Kuniyil Ajith Singh, M., Xavierselvan, M., Mallidi, S.
, Steenbergen, W.
, & Francis, K. J. (2022).
Correction: Bulsink et al. Oxygen Saturation Imaging Using LED-Based Photoacoustic System (Sensors 2021, 21, 283).
Sensors,
22(13), [4839].
https://doi.org/10.3390/s22134839
Thompson, D.
, Steenbergen, W.
, & Kalloor Joseph, F. (2022).
Quantitative photoacoustic imaging of simulated carotid plaques in a neck phantom. In A. A. Oraevsky, & L. V. Wang (Eds.),
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2022 (Vol. 11960). [1196014] (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11960). SPIE Press.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609398
Lanka, P.
, Francis, K. J.
, Kruit, H., Farina, A., Cubeddu, R., Sekar, S. K. V.
, Manohar, S., & Pifferi, A. (2021).
Author Correction: Optical signatures of radiofrequency ablation in biological tissues (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (6579), 10.1038/s41598-021-85653-0).
Scientific reports,
11(1), [17761].
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96881-9
Kalloor Joseph, F.
, Steenbergen, W.
, & Bansal, R. (2021).
Ultrasound and LED-based photoacoustic system for preclinical imaging of liver fibrosis. In A. A. Oraevsky, & L. V. Wang (Eds.),
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2021 [116422I] (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11642). SPIE Press.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577720
Kalloor Joseph, F., Arora, A., Kancharla, P.
, Kuniyil Ajith Singh, M.
, Steenbergen, W., & S. Channappayya, S. (2021).
Generative adversarial network-based photoacoustic image reconstruction from bandlimited and limited-view data. In A. A. Oraevsky, & L. V. Wang (Eds.),
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2021 [1164235] (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11642). SPIE Press.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577750
Kuniyil Ajith Singh, M.
, Dantuma, M.
, Kalloor Joseph, F.
, Manohar, S.
, & Steenbergen, W. (2021).
Breast imaging using an LED-based photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging system: A proof-of-concept study. In A. A. Oraevsky, & L. V. Wang (Eds.),
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2021 (Vol. 11642). [116420G] (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11642). SPIE Press.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578590
Kruit, H.
, Francis, K. J., Rascevska, E.
, & Manohar, S. (2021).
Annular fiber probe for interstitial illumination in photoacoustic guidance of radiofrequency ablation.
Sensors (Switzerland),
21(13), [4458].
https://doi.org/10.3390/s21134458
Lanka, P.
, Francis, K. J.
, Kruit, H., Farina, A., Cubeddu, R., Sekar, S. K. V.
, Manohar, S., & Pifferi, A. (2021).
Optical signatures of radiofrequency ablation in biological tissues.
Scientific reports,
11(1), [6579].
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85653-0
Bulsink, R., Kuniyil Ajith Singh, M., Xavierselvan, M., Mallidi, S.
, Steenbergen, W.
, & Francis, K. J. (2021).
Oxygen saturation imaging using LED-based photoacoustic system.
Sensors (Switzerland),
21(1), 1-15. [283].
https://doi.org/10.3390/s21010283
Francis, K. J.
, Boink, Y. E.
, Dantuma, M.
, Kuniyil Ajith Singh, M.
, Manohar, S.
, & Steenbergen, W. (2020).
Light Emitting Diodes Based Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Tomography: Imaging Aspects and Applications. In
LED-Based Photoacoustic Imaging (pp. 245-266). (Progress in Optical Science and Photonics (POSP); Vol. 7). Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3984-8_10
Lanka, P.
, Joseph, F. K.
, Kruit, H., Sekar, S. K. V., Farina, A., Cubeddu, R.
, Manohar, S., & Pifferi, A. (2020).
Time domain diffuse optical spectroscopy for the monitoring of thermal treatment in biological tissue. In
Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy, OTS 2020 [SM2D.4] Optical Society of America.
https://doi.org/10.1364/OTS.2020.SM2D.4
Francis, K. J.
, Booijink, R.
, Bansal, R.
, & Steenbergen, W. (2020).
Tomographic ultrasound and led-based photoacoustic system for preclinical imaging.
Sensors (Switzerland),
20(10), [2793].
https://doi.org/10.3390/s20102793
Joseph, F. K., Xavierselvan, M.
, Singh, M. K. A., Mallidi, S., Van Der Laken, C., Van De Loo, F.
, & Steenbergen, W. (2020).
LED-based photoacoustic imaging for early detection of joint inflammation in rodents: Towards achieving 3Rs in rheumatoid arthritis research. In A. A. Oraevsky, & L. V. Wang (Eds.),
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2020 (Vol. 11240). [112400M] (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11240). SPIE Press.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545915
Joseph, F. K.
, Singh, M. K. A.
, & Steenbergen, W. (2020).
Tomographic imaging with an LED-based photoacoustic-ultrasound system. In A. A. Oraevsky, & L. V. Wang (Eds.),
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2020 (Vol. 11240). [112401U] (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11240). SPIE Press.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545974
Joseph, F. K.
, Kruit, H., Rascevska, E.
, & Manohar, S. (2020).
Minimally invasive photoacoustic imaging for device guidance and monitoring of radiofrequency ablation. In A. A. Oraevsky, & L. V. Wang (Eds.),
Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2020 (Vol. 11240). [112405F] (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11240). SPIE International.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546018
Francis, K. J.
, Boink, Y. E.
, Dantuma, M.
, Singh, M. K. A.
, Manohar, S.
, & Steenbergen, W. (2020).
Tomographic imaging with an ultrasound and LED-based photoacoustic system.
Biomedical optics express,
11(4), 2152-2165.
https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.384548
Joseph, F. K., Lanka, P.
, Kruit, H., Sekar, S. K. V., Farina, A., Cubeddu, R.
, Manohar, S., & Pifferi, A. (2020).
Key features in the optical properties of tissue during and after radiofrequency ablation. In P. J. Campagnola, K. C. Maitland, & D. M. Roblyer (Eds.),
Multiscale Imaging and Spectroscopy [112160H] (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11216). SPIE International.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546042
Francis, K. J., Rascevska, E.
, & Manohar, S. (2019).
Photoacoustic Imaging Assisted Radiofrequency Ablation: Illumination Strategies and Prospects. In
TENCON 2019 - 2019 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) (pp. 118-122). [8929646] IEEE.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON.2019.8929646
Lanka, P.
, Francis, K. J.
, Kruit, H., Venkata Sekar, S. K., Farina, A., Cubeddu, R.
, Manohar, S., & Pifferi, A. (2019).
Monitoring radiofrequency ablation of biological tissue using broadband time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy. In H. Dehghani, & H. Wabnitz (Eds.),
Proceedings Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy and Imaging VII (Vol. 11074). [110742M] (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11074). SPIE International.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2526964
Francis, K. J.
, & Manohar, S. (2019).
Photoacoustic assisted device guidance and thermal lesion imaging for radiofrequency ablation. In V. Ntziachristos, & R. Zemp (Eds.),
Proceedings Opto-Acoustic Methods and Applications in Biophotonics IV (Vol. 11077). [1107715] (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11077). SPIE.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2526999
Rascevska, E.
, Francis, K. J.
, & Manohar, S. (2019).
Annular illumination photoacoustic probe for needle guidance in medical interventions. In V. Ntziachristos, & R. Zemp (Eds.),
Opto-Acoustic Methods and Applications in Biophotonics IV [110770L] (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 11077). SPIE.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2527080
Kalloor Joseph, F.
, & Manohar, S. (2019).
Photoacoustic imaging in percutaneous radiofrequency ablation: device guidance and ablation visualization.
Physics in medicine and biology,
64(18), [184001].
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ab36a1
Kalloor Joseph, F., Bhargava, C., Channappayya, S., Rajalakshmi, P., Dogra, V. S., & Rao, N. (2019).
Multiview spatial compounding using lens-based photoacoustic imaging system.
Photoacoustics,
13, 85-94.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacs.2019.01.002
Francis, K. J. (2018).
Photoacoustic Imaging: Theory, Modelling and Experiments. [PhD Thesis - Research external, graduation external, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad].
http://raiith.iith.ac.in/3808/
Francis, K. J., Channappayya, S., & Rajalakshmi, P. (2018).
Photoacoustic Imaging: Theory, Modelling and Experiments. Indian Institutes of Technology.
http://raiith.iith.ac.in/3808/
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NWO Veni grant to develop a new method called Ultrasound-informed Photoacoustic Imaging (UiPI) system to quantify carotid plaque composition to study the plaque instability.
https://www.utwente.nl/en/news/2022/4/542560/veni-grant-for-six-young-ut-scientists
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Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Science and Technology
Horst Complex
(building no. 20), room ZH256
De Horst 2
7522LW Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Science and Technology
Horst Complex
ZH256
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands