PUBLICATIONS

  • Filippou, A., Damianou, C. Experimental evaluation of high intensity focused ultrasound for fat reduction of ex vivo porcine adipose tissue. J Ultrasound (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-022-00663-6.

  • Michalis Sotiriou, Marinos Giannakou, Christakis Damianou, ‘Investigating atherosclerotic plaque phantoms for ultrasound therapy’, Journal of Ultrasound, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-022-00658-3.

  • Anastasia Antoniou, Leonidas Georgiou, Theodora Christodoulou, Natalie Panayiotou, Cleanthis Ioannides, Nikolaos Zamboglou, Christakis Damianou, MR relaxation times of agar-based tissue mimicking phantoms, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.

  • Anastasia Antoniou,Marinos Giannakou,Nikolas Evripidou,Stylianos Stratis,Samuel Pichardo,Christakis Damianou, Robotic system for top to bottom MRgFUS therapy of multiple cancer types, , Int J Med Robotics Comput Assist Surg https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.2364

  • Antria Filippou, Christakis Damianou, Evaluation of ultrasonic scattering in agar‑based phantoms using 3D printed scattering molds, Journal of Ultrasound, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-021-00630-7

  • Anastasia Antoniou, Christakis Damianou, Review of MR relaxation properties of tissue-mimicking phantoms, Ultrasonics, Volume 119, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2021.106600.

  • Panayiota Karanicola, Maria Patsalou, Panagiota-Yiolanda Stergiou, Alexandra Kavallieratou, Nikolas Evripidou, Panagiotis Christou, George, Panagiotou, Christakis Damianou, Emmanuel M. Papamichael, Michalis, Koutinas, ‘Ultrasound-assisted dilute acid hydrolysis for production of essential oils, pectin and bacterial cellulose via a citrus processing waste biorefinery’, Bioresource Technology, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126010

  • Spanoudes K, Evripidou N, Giannakou M, Drakos T, Menikou G, Damianou C. A high intensity focused ultrasound system for veterinary oncology applications. J Med Ultrasound 2021; 29:195-202

  • Anastasia Antoniou, Marinos Giannakou, Nikolas Evripidou, Georgios Evripidou, Kyriakos Spanoudes, Georgios Menikou, Christakis Damianou, ‘Robotic system for magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound ablation of abdominal cancer’, Int J Med Robotics Comput Assist Surg, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.2299

  • Anastasia Antoniou, Theocharis Drakos, Marinos Giannakou, Nikolas Evripidou, Leonidas Georgiou, Theodora Christodoulou, Natalie Panayiotou, Cleanthis Ioannides, Nikolaos Zamboglou, Christakis Damianou, ‘Simple methods to test the accuracy of MRgFUS robotic systems’, Int J Med Robot. 2021;e2287, https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.2287.

  • Anastasia Antoniou, Nikolas Evripidou, Marinos Giannakou, Georgios Constantinides, Christakis Damianou, ‘Acoustical properties of 3D printed thermoplastics’, Journal of acoustical society of America (JASA), 2021, 149 (4).

  • T Drakos; M Giannakou; G Menikou; A Filippou; N Evripidou; K Spanoudes; L Ioannou; C Damianou, MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Robotic System for Preclinical use, J Vet Med Animal Sci. 2020; 4(1): 1049.

  • Theocharis Drakos Marinos Giannakou Georgios Menikou Georgios Constantinides Christakis Damianou, ‘Characterization of a soft tissue-mimicking agar/wood powder material for MRgFUS applications’, Ultrasonics, Volume 113, May 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2021.106357.

  • C Damianou, M Giannakou, G Menikou, L Ioannou, Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound robotic system with the subject placed in the prone position, Digital Medicine 6 (1), 24.

  • M Giannakou, G Menikou, K Ioannides, C Damianou, Magnetic resonance image-guided focused ultrasound robotic system with four computer-controlled axes with endorectal access designed for prostate cancer focal therapy Digital Medicine 6 (1), 32.

  • Theoharis Drakos, Marinos Giannakou, Georgios Menikou, Christakis Damianou, ‘MRI-guided focused ultrasound positioning system for preclinical studies in small animals’ J Ultrasound Med 2020; 9999:1–10. doi:10.1002/jum.15514.

  • Christakis Damianou, Marinos Giannakou, Nikolas Evripidou, Stefan Kege, Peter Huber, Juergen Jenne, ‘Focused ultrasound robotic system for very small bore magnetic resonance imaging’, Int J Med Robotics Comput Assist Surg, 16 (6), DOI: 10.1002/rcs.2165, 2020.

  • Drakos T, Giannakou M, Menikou G, Ioannides C, Damianou C, ‘An improved method to estimate ultrasonic absorption in agar-based gel phantom using thermocouples and MR thermometry’. Ultrasonics. 2020, Jan 31;103:106089. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2020.106089.

  • Giannakou M, Yiallouras C, Menikou G, Ioannides C, Damianou C. MRI‐guided frameless biopsy robotic system with the inclusion of unfocused ultrasound transducer for brain cancer ablation. Int J Med Robotics Comput Assist Surg. 2019; 15: e1951. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.1951.

  • C. Damianou, M. Yiannakou, C. Yiallouras, G. Menikou, ‘The role of 3-D printing in MRI guided focused ultrasound surgery’, Digital Medicine, 4(1), 22-26, 2018.

  • C. Yiallouras, M. Yiannakou, G. Menikou, C. Damianou, A multipurpose positioning device for magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery, Digital Medicine, 3(3), 138-144 July-September 2017. DOI: 10.4103/digm.digm_33_17.

  • C. Yiallouras, G. Menikou, M. Yiannakou, C. Damianou, ‘Software that controls a magnetic resonance imaging compatible robotic system for guiding high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy, Digital Medicine, 3(3), 123-132 July-September 2017 DOI: 10.4103/digm.digm_19_17.

  • N. Papadopoulos, C. Damianou, ‘Microbubble-based sonothrombolysis using a planar rectangular ultrasonic transducer’, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 26 (6), 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.01.023.

  • G. Menikou, M. Yiannakou, C. Yiallouras, C. Ioannides, C. Damianou, ‘MRI-compatible breast/rib phantom for evaluating ultrasonic thermal exposures’, The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery 14(1), 2017. DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1849.

  • T. Alecou, M. Yiannakou, C. Damianou, ‘Amyloid beta plaque reduction with antibodies crossing the blood brain barrier opened in 3 sessions with focused ultrasound in a rabbit model’, Journal of ultrasound in medicine 36 (11), 2257-2270, 2017. doi: 10.1002/jum.14256.

  • G. Menikou, C. Damianou, ‘Acoustic and thermal characterization of agar based phantoms used for evaluating focused ultrasound exposures’, Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound (2017) 5:14. doi: 10.1186/s40349-017-0093-z.

  • M. Yiannakou, G. Menikou C. Yiallouras, K. Ioannides, C. Damianou, MRI guided focused ultrasound robotic system for animal experiments, the International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 13(4), e1804 2017. DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1804.

  • N. Papadopoulos, C. Damianou, ‘Microbubble-based sonothrombolysis using a planar rectangular ultrasonic transducer’, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 26 (6), 1287-1296, 2017.

  • N. Papadopoulos, G. Menikou, M. Yiannakou, C. Yiallouras, K. Ioannides, C. Damianou, ‘Evaluation of a small flat rectangular therapeutic ultrasonic transducer intended for intravascular use’, Ultrasonics 74 (2016), 196–203. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2016.10.014.

  • C. Damianou, M. Yiannakou, G. Menikou, C. Yiallouras, ‘MRI guided coupling for a Focused Ultrasound system using a top to bottom propagation’, Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound, 5(1), 6. doi: 10.1186/s40349-017-0087-x.

  • E. Dall’Ara,M. Boudiffa ,C. Taylor, D. Schug, E. Fiegle, A.J. Kennerley, C. Damianou, G.M. Tozer, F. Kiessling, R. Müller , Longitudinal Imaging of the Ageing Mouse, Mech Ageing Dev. 2016 Dec;160:93-116. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2016.08.001.

  • N. Papadopoulos, C. Yiallouras, C. Damianou, The enhancing effect of focused ultrasound on TNK- Tissue Plasminogen Activator induced thrombolysis using an in vitro circulating flow model", J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2016 Dec; 25(12):2891-2899. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.07.052.

  • Menikou G., Yiannakou M., Yiallouras C., Ioannides C., Damianou C., ‘MRI-compatible bone phantom for evaluating ultrasonic thermal exposures’, Ultrasonics. 2016 Sep;71:12-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2016.05.020.

  • G. Menikou, C. Yiallouras, M. Yiannakou, C. Damianou, ‘MRI guided Focused Ultrasound Robotic System for the Treatment of bone cancer’, Int J Med Robotics Comput Assist Surg 2017; 13: e1753.

  • N. Papadopoulos, C. Damianou, ‘In vitro evaluation of focused ultrasound enhanced TNK-TPA mediated thrombolysis’ Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, ;25(8):1864-77, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.03.051

  • C. Damianou, A. Couppis, ‘Feasibility study for removing calcified material using a planar rectangular ultrasound transducer, Journal of Ultrasound, 19 (2), pp 115-123, 2016. Doi: 10.1007/s40477-015-0191-0.

  • Sagias G., Yiallouras C., Ioannides K., Damianou C., An MRI-conditional motion phantom for the evaluation of high-intensity focused ultrasound protocols, Int J Med Robot. 2016 Sep;12(3):431-41. doi: 10.1002/rcs.1709. Epub 2015 Sep 29.

  • Yiannakou M, Trimikliniotis M, Yiallouras C, Damianou C. Evaluation of focused ultrasound algorithms: Issues for reducing pre-focal heating and treatment time. Ultrasonics. 65 (2016), pp. 145-153. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2015.10.007.

  • Epaminonda E, Drakos T, Kalogirou C, Theodoulou M, Yiallouras C, Damianou C., MRI guided focused ultrasound robotic system for the treatment of gynaecological tumors, Int J Med Robot. 2016 Mar; 12 (1):46-52. doi: 10.1002/rcs.1653.

  • Yiallouras C., Ioannides C., Dadakova T., Pavlina M., Bock M., Damianou C., ‘Three axis MR conditional robot for high intensity focused ultrasound for treating prostate diseases’, Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound, 2015, 3:2, DOI 10.1186/s40349-014-0023-2.

  • Damianou C., Christofi C., Mylonas N., ‘Removing atherosclerotic plaque created using high cholesterol diet in rabbit using ultrasound’, Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound, (2015) 3:3, DOI 10.1186/s40349-015-0025-8.

  • Menikou G, Dadakova T, Pavlina M, Bock M, Damianou C., MRI compatible head phantom for ultrasound surgery. Ultrasonics. 2015, Mar; 57:144-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2014.11.004. Epub 2014 Nov 20.

  • Yiallouras C., Damianou C., ’Review of MRI positioning devices for guiding focused ultrasound systems’, Int J Med Robotics Comput Assist Surg, 11 (2); (2014), Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1601.

  • Damianou C., Hadjisavvas V., Mylonas N., Couppis, A., Ioannides K., ‘MRI-Guided Sonothrombolysis of Rabbit Carotid Artery’, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol 23 (2), pp. e113-21, 2014.

  • Mylonas, N. and Damianou, C., MR compatible positioning device for guiding a focused ultrasound system for the treatment of brain diseases. Int. J. Med. Robotics Comput. Assist. Surg., 2014 Mar;10(1):1-10. doi: 10.1002/rcs.1501. Epub 2013 Jun 7.

  • Damianou C., Hadjisavvas V., Ioannides K., ‘In vitro and in vivo evaluation of an MRI-guided focused ultrasound system for dissolving clots in combination with thrombolytic drugs’, J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014 Aug;23(7):1956-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.01.028.

  • Damianou C., Mylonas N., Ioannides K., ‘Sonothromblysis in Combination with Thrombolytic Drugs in a Rabbit Model Using MRI-Guidance’, Engineering, 2013, 5, 352-356, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/eng.2013.510B071.

  • Mylonas N., Damianou C. ‘A Prototype MR Compatible Positioning Device for Guiding a Focused Ultrasound System for the Treatment of Abdominal and Thyroid Cancer, International Journal of monitoring and surveillance technologies research, October-December, Vol.1 (4), pp. 48-61, 2013.

  • Damianou C., Christofi C., Mylonas N., Simulation of the Thermal and Mechanical Effects of a Planar Rectangular High Intensity Ultrasound Transducer to Be Used for Destroying Atherosclerotic Plaque Engineering, 2013, 5, 347-351, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/eng.2013.510B070.

  • Yiallouras C., Mylonas N., Damianou C. ‘MR compatible positioning device for guiding a Focused ultrasound system for transrectal treatment of prostate cancer’, Computer-Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Vol. 4,Page 745-753, 2014. DOI 10.1007/s11548-013-0964-x 2013.

  • Couppis A., Damianou C., Kyriakou P., Lafon C., Chavrier F., Chapelon JYy, Birer A.’Heart ablation using a planar rectangular high intensity ultrasound transducer and MRI guidance’, Ultrasonics, 52, 821-829, 2012.

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