Selected recent publications:

• Ha S, Tripathy S, Carson A, Lavery LL, Zhang H, Agarwal A, Kotov N, Villanueva FS, Kim K. Multi-target photoacoustic molecular imaging of cardiovascular inflammatory biomarkers using bioconjugated gold nanorods. In: Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE [Internet]; 20112011
• Toma C, Fisher A, Wang J, Chen X, Grata M, Leeman J, Winston B, Kaya M, Fu H, Lavery L, Fischer D, Wagner WR, Villanueva FS. Vascular endoluminal delivery of mesenchymal stem cells using acoustic radiation force. Tissue Engineering - Part A [Internet]. 2011;17(9-10):1457-64.
  Moguillansky D, Leng X, Carson A, Lavery L, Schwartz A, Chen X, Villanueva FS. Quantification of plaque neovascularization using contrast ultrasound: A histologic validation. Eur Heart J [Internet]. 2011;32(5):646-53.
• Carson AR, McTiernan CF, Lavery L, Hodnick A, Grata M, Leng X, Wang J, Chen X, Modzelewski RA, Villanueva FS. Gene therapy of carcinoma using ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology [Internet]. 2011;37(3):393-402.
• Maul TM, Dudgeon DD, Beste MT, Hammer DA, Lazo JS, Villanueva FS, Wagner WR. Optimization of ultrasound contrast agents with computational models to improve selection of ligands and binding strength. Biotechnol Bioeng [Internet]. 2010;107(5):854-64.
• Gropler RJ, Beanlands RSB, Dilsizian V, Lewandowski ED, Villanueva FS, Ziadi MC. Imaging myocardial metabolic remodeling. Journal of Nuclear Medicine [Internet]. 2010;51(SUPPL.1):88S-101S.
• Villanueva FS. Myocardial perfusion imaging using ultrasound contrast agents: Now or never? JACC.Cardiovascular imaging [Internet]. 2010;3(9):944-6.
• Simon MA, Girod JP, Kliner DE, Moguillansky D, Villanueva FS, Pacella JJ. Response to the letter regarding the article detection of elevated right atrial pressure using a simple bedside ultrasound measure. Am Heart J [Internet]. 2010;160(2)
• Simon MA, Kliner DE, Girod JP, Moguillansky D, Villanueva FS, Pacella JJ. Detection of elevated right atrial pressure using a simple bedside ultrasound measure. Am Heart J [Internet]. 2010;159(3):421-7.
• Pacella JJ, Kameneva MV, Villanueva FS. Drag reducing polymers improve coronary flow reserve through modulation of capillary resistance. Biorheology [Internet]. 2009;46(5):365-78.
  Pacella JJ, Kameneva MV, Lavery LL, Bowry S, Schwartz A, Fischer A, Villanueva FS. A novel hydrodynamic method for microvascular flow enhancement. Biorheology [Internet]. 2009;46(4):293-308.
• Villanueva FS. Ultrasound mediated destruction of DNA-loaded microbubbles for enhancement of cell-based therapies. new promise amidst a confluence of uncertainties? JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging [Internet]. 2009;2(7):880-2.
• Toma C, Wagner WR, Bowry S, Schwartz A, Villanueva F. Fate of culture-expanded mesenchymal stem cells in the microvasculature: In vivo observations of cell kinetics. Circ Res [Internet]. 2009;104(3):398-402.
• Sinusas AJ, Bengel F, Nahrendorf M, Epstein FH, Wu JC, Villanueva FS, Fayad ZA, Gropler RJ. Multimodality cardiovascular molecular imaging, part I. Circulation.Cardiovascular imaging [Internet]. 2008;1(3):244-56.
• Villanueva FS, Wagner WR. Ultrasound molecular imaging of cardiovascular disease. Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine [Internet]. 2008;5(SUPPL. 2):S26-32.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Flordeliza Villanueva
Phone: (412) 647-5840
Email: villanuevafs@upmc.edu