William F. Walker

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
210 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

William F. Walker is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Mechanics of Materials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, William F. Walker has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 52 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 51 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in William F. Walker's work include Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (86 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (43 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (23 papers). William F. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (86 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (43 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (23 papers). William F. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. William F. Walker's co-authors include Gregg E. Trahey, William H. Guilford, Francesco Viola, W. Ford Doolittle, V. A. Spence, Francesco Viola, William C. Shoemaker, John A. Hossack, R. B. Hunter and Michael B. Lawrence and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

William F. Walker

202 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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Quantitative Comparison of Algorithms for Tracking Single Fluorescent Particles

2001 626 citations William F. Walker, William H. Guilford et al. Biophysical Journal profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An Evaluation Of An Integrated Pre Engineering Program: Results From The Freshman Year And Beyond 2024 ·Glennelle Halpin, Gerald Halpin, Larry D. Benefield, William F. Walker, (unknown)	0
2	Sonic Estimation of Elasticity via Resonance: A New Method of Assessing Hemostasis 2015 ·Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·(unknown), William F. Walker	30
3	Robust finite impulse response beamforming applied to medical ultrasound 2009 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·(unknown), William F. Walker	9
4	A method for accurate in silico modeling of ultrasound transducer arrays 2008 ·Ultrasonics ·(unknown), William F. Walker	5
5	A spline-based approach for computing spatial impulse responses 2007 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·Michael A. Ellis, (unknown), William F. Walker	13
6	Optimal apodization design for medical ultrasound using constrained least squares part II simulation results 2007 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·(unknown), William F. Walker	25
7	Sonorheometry: A Noncontact Method for the Dynamic Assessment of Thrombosis 2004 ·Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·Francesco Viola, (unknown), Michael B. Lawrence, James P. Oberhauser, William F. Walker	59
8	Development and characterization of a vitreous mimicking material for radiation force imaging 2002 ·IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·(unknown), Francesco Viola, (unknown), Cynthia A. Toth, William F. Walker	31
9	Quantitative Comparison of Algorithms for Tracking Single Fluorescent Particles breakdown → 2001 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), William F. Walker, William H. Guilford	626
10	A method of imaging viscoelastic parameters with acoustic radiation force 2000 ·Physics in Medicine and Biology ·William F. Walker, (unknown), (unknown)	130
11	Video-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary surgery — current status and potential evolution 1996 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·William F. Walker, Stewart R. Craig	17
12	A novel ultrasonic technique for differentiating cysts from solid lesions: Preliminary results in the breast 1995 ·Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology ·Kathryn R. Nightingale, Phyllis J. Kornguth, William F. Walker, (unknown), Gregg E. Trahey	54
13	Intensive care : proceedings of the eighth Pfizer International Symposium held in Edinburgh from 15-16 October 1973 1975 ·Churchill Livingstone eBooks ·William F. Walker, (unknown)	1
14	Introductory gas dynamics 1971 ·Holt, Rinehart and Winston eBooks ·A. Chapman, William F. Walker	9
15	PLASMA-TRANSAMINASE LEVELS IN CARDIAC SURGERY WITH EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION 1964 ·The Lancet ·William F. Walker, Hugh Morgan	4
16	BLOOD-LOSS IN OPEN-HEART SURGERY WITH LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT DEXTRAN 1963 ·The Lancet ·I. M. Breckenridge, William F. Walker	24
17	Respiration and the inferior vena cava. 1962 ·PubMed ·William F. Walker, (unknown)	4
18	Prothrombin and Haemorrhage 1954 ·BMJ ·(unknown), R. B. Hunter, G. R. Tudhope, William F. Walker, (unknown)	12
19	The Control of Anticoagulant Therapy in Myocardial Infarction 1954 ·BMJ ·R. B. Hunter, William F. Walker	21
20	Milk Allergy 1952 ·BMJ ·William F. Walker	2

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