QUIQ: Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging at QUT

Welcome to the Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging at QUT

Ultrasound has transformed modern healthcare. It’s safe, portable, and cost-effective, and used daily to assess everything from fetal development and heart function to liver health and vascular disease. Yet despite its ubiquity, there is still enormous untapped potential in this technology.

At the QUIQ Lab, our mission is to unlock that potential by advancing both quantitative ultrasound imaging and its real-world clinical application.

We are a multidisciplinary research lab focused on:

  • Developing innovative imaging technologies, such as elastography, image registration, capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers (CMUTs), and artificial intelligence.

  • Translating existing tools into clinical practice, improving diagnostic accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.

  • Enhancing the sonography workforce, through research into scope of practice, ergonomics, and ultrasound education.

Ultrasound is a dynamic and versatile imaging modality that offers real-time insights.  Its effectiveness is shaped by the clinical context and the skill of the user, qualities that make it both powerful and nuanced. Our research aims to support and extend the capabilities of sonographers and clinicians by improving consistency, enhancing ergonomics, and unlocking new diagnostic potential.

We address these priorities by:

  • Designing automated image interpretation tools and AI-assisted workflows

  • Exploring wearable and ergonomic ultrasound solutions

  • Developing beam analysis and quantitative methods for more objective imaging

  • Investigating new clinical applications of existing ultrasound technology

  • Supporting research in sonographer education, training models, and extended scope of practice

Whether you’re an industry partner, healthcare provider, educator, or student, there’s a place for you in the QUIQ Lab. Our work spans foundational imaging science through to applied clinical and workforce transformation research, all aimed at improving patient care.

Want to Work With Us?

We welcome partnerships across industry, government, clinical services, and academia.

Whether you’re:

  • Exploring a new application of ultrasound technology

  • Looking to evaluate imaging tools in real-world clinical settings

  • Interested in research into workforce capability or educational innovation