Rodney Kirk

Mr Rodney Kirk

ARC Grant-Funded Senior Research Fellow

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science

College of Health


Year Citation
2025 Ruchka, P., Kushwaha, A., Marathe, J. A., Xiang, L., Chen, R., Kirk, R., . . . Li, J. (2025). 3D-printed micro-axicon enables extended depth-of-focus intravascular optical coherence tomography in vivo. Advanced Photonics, 7(2), 026003-1-026003-10.
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2022 Capon, P. K., Li, J., Horsfall, A. J., Yagoub, S., Schartner, E. P., Khalid, A., . . . Abell, A. D. (2022). A silk‐based functionalization architecture for single fiber imaging and sensing. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(3), 2010713-1-2010713-11.
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2022 Walther, J., Golde, J., Albrecht, M., Quirk, B., Scolaro, L., Kirk, R., . . . McLaughlin, R. (2022). A handheld fiber-optic probe to enable optical coherence tomography of oral soft tissue. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 69(7), 2276-2282.
DOI Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC10
2022 Li, J., Thiele, S., Kirk, R. W., Quirk, B. C., Hoogendoorn, A., Chen, Y. C., . . . McLaughlin, R. A. (2022). 3D-printed micro lens-in-lens for in vivo multimodal microendoscopy. Small, 18(17), 2107032-1-2107032-8.
DOI Scopus64 WoS58 Europe PMC27
2022 Scolaro, L., Lorenser, D., Quirk, B. C., Kirk, R. W., Ho, L. A., Thomas, E., . . . McLaughlin, R. A. (2022). Multimodal imaging needle combining optical coherence tomography and fluorescence for imaging of live breast cancer cells labeled with a fluorescent analog of tamoxifen. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 27(7), 076004-1-076004-15.
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2020 Ho, L. A., Scolaro, L., Thomas, E., Quirk, B. C., Kirk, R. W., McLaughlin, R. A., & Fuller, R. O. (2020). Developing Tamoxifen-Based Chemical Probes for Use with a Dual-Modality Fluorescence and Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Needle. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 73(10), 903-910.
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2020 Li, J., Thiele, S., Quirk, B. C., Kirk, R. W., Verjans, J. W., Akers, E., . . . McLaughlin, R. A. (2020). Ultrathin monolithic 3D printed optical coherence tomography endoscopy for preclinical and clinical use. Light: Science and Applications, 9(1), 124-1-124-10.
DOI Scopus152 WoS141 Europe PMC49
2019 Smith, K. J., Argarini, R., Carter, H. H., Quirk, B. C., Haynes, A., Naylor, L. H., . . . Green, D. J. (2019). Novel noninvasive assessment of microvascular structure and function in humans. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 51(7), 1558-1565.
DOI Scopus16 WoS16 Europe PMC15
2018 Li, J., Schartner, E., Musolino, S., Quirk, B., Kirk, R., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., & McLaughlin, R. (2018). Miniaturized single-fiber-based needle probe for combined imaging and sensing in deep tissue. Optics Letters, 43(8), 1682-1685.
DOI Scopus33 WoS30 Europe PMC11
2018 Li, J., Fejes, P., Lorenser, D., Quirk, B., Noble, P., Kirk, R., . . . McLaughlin, R. (2018). Two-photon polymerisation 3D printed freeform micro-optics for optical coherence tomography fibre probes. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1-9.
DOI Scopus78 WoS72 Europe PMC25
2018 Ramakonar, H., Quirk, B., Kirk, R., Li, J., Jacques, A., Lind, C., & McLaughlin, R. (2018). Intraoperative detection of blood vessels with an imaging needle during neurosurgery in humans. Science Advances, 4(12), eaav4992-1-eaav4992-10.
DOI Scopus64 WoS57 Europe PMC37
2017 Li, J., Quirk, B., Noble, P., Kirk, R., Sampson, D., & McLaughlin, R. (2017). Flexible needle with integrated optical coherence tomography probe for imaging during transbronchial tissue aspiration. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 22(10), 106002-1-106002-5.
DOI Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC8
2016 Carter, H., Gong, P., Kirk, R., Eshaghian, S., Atkinson, C., Sampson, D., . . . Mclaughlin, R. (2016). Optical coherence tomography in the assessment of acute changes in cutaneous vascular diameter induced by heat stress. Journal of Applied Physiology, 121(4), 965-972.
DOI Scopus25 WoS26 Europe PMC22
2016 Allen, W., Chin, L., Wijesinghe, P., Kirk, R., Latham, B., Sampson, D., . . . Kennedy, B. (2016). Wide-field optical coherence microelastography for intraoperative assessment of human breast cancer margins. Biomedical Optics Express, 7(10), 4139-4153.
DOI Scopus94 Europe PMC58
2016 Villiger, M., Lorenser, D., McLaughlin, R. A., Quirk, B. C., Kirk, R. W., Bouma, B. E., & Sampson, D. D. (2016). Deep tissue volume imaging of birefringence through fibre-optic needle probes for the delineation of breast tumour. Scientific Reports, 6(1), 28771-1-28771-11.
DOI Scopus137 WoS114 Europe PMC80
2015 Scolaro, L., Lorenser, D., Madore, W., Kirk, R., Kramer, A., Yeoh, G., . . . McLaughlin, R. (2015). Molecular imaging needles: dual-modality optical coherence tomography and fluorescence imaging of labeled antibodies deep in tissue. Biomedical Optics Express, 6(5), 1767-1781.
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2015 Kirk, R., Kennedy, B., Sampson, D., & McLaughlin, R. (2015). Near video-rate Optical coherence elastography by acceleration with a graphics processing unit. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 33(16), 3481-3485.
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2013 Yang, X., Lorenser, D., McLaughlin, R., Kirk, R., Edmond, M., Cather Simpson, M., . . . Sampson, D. (2013). Imaging deep skeletal muscle structure using a high-sensitivity ultrathin side-viewing optical coherence tomography needle probe. Biomedical Optics Express, 5(1), 136-148.
DOI Scopus49 WoS45 Europe PMC16
2013 Pagnozzi, A., Kirk, R., Kennedy, B., Sampson, D., & McLaughlin, R. (2013). Automated quantification of lung structures from optical coherence tomography images. Biomedical Optics Express, 4(11), 2383-2395.
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2013 Lorenser, D., Quirk, B., Auger, M., Madore, W., Kirk, R., Godbout, N., . . . McLaughlin, R. (2013). Dual-modality needle probe for combined fluorescence imaging and three-dimensional optical coherence tomography. Optics Letters, 38(3), 266-268.
DOI Scopus68 WoS64 Europe PMC41
2012 Scolaro, L., Lorenser, D., McLaughlin, R., Quirk, B., Kirk, R., & Sampson, D. (2012). High-sensitivity anastigmatic imaging needle for optical coherence tomography. Optics Letters, 37(24), 5247-5249.
DOI Scopus55 WoS44 Europe PMC25
2012 Curatolo, A., McLaughlin, R., Quirk, B., Kirk, R., Bourke, A., Wood, B., . . . Sampson, D. (2012). Ultrasound-guided optical coherence tomography needle probe for the assessment of breast cancer tumor margins. American Journal of Roentgenology, 199(4), W520-W522.
DOI Scopus36 WoS32 Europe PMC21
2012 McLaughlin, R., Yang, X., Quirk, B., Lorenser, D., Kirk, R., Noble, P., & Sampson, D. (2012). Static and dynamic imaging of alveoli using optical coherence tomography needle probes. Journal of Applied Physiology, 113(6), 967-974.
DOI Scopus54 WoS49 Europe PMC29
2012 Yeo, B., McLaughlin, R., Kirk, R., & Sampson, D. (2012). Enabling freehand lateral scanning of optical coherence tomography needle probes with a magnetic tracking system. Biomedical Optics Express, 3(7), 1565-1578.
DOI Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC14
2012 McLaughlin, R., Quirk, B., Curatolo, A., Kirk, R., Scolaro, L., Lorenser, D., . . . Sampson, D. (2012). Imaging of breast cancer with optical coherence tomography needle probes: Feasibility and initial results. IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 18(3), 1184-1191.
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2011 Lorenser, D., Yang, X., Kirk, R., Quirk, B., McLaughlin, R., & Sampson, D. (2011). Ultrathin side-viewing needle probe for optical coherence tomography. Optics Letters, 36(19), 3894-3896.
DOI Scopus152 WoS127 Europe PMC72
2011 Quirk, B., McLaughlin, R., Curatolo, A., Kirk, R., Noble, P., & Sampson, D. (2011). In situ imaging of lung alveoli with an optical coherence tomography needle probe. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 16(3), 036009-1-036009-4.
DOI Scopus75 WoS65 Europe PMC38
2010 Lau, B., McLaughlin, R. A., Curatolo, A., Kirk, R. W., Gerstmann, D. K., & Sampson, D. D. (2010). Imaging true 3D endoscopic anatomy by incorporating magnetic tracking with optical coherence tomography: Proof-of-principle for airways. Optics Express, 18(26), 27173-27180.
DOI Scopus26 WoS22 Europe PMC16

Year Citation
2021 Li, J., Capon, P. K., Horsfall, A. J., Yagoub, S., Schartner, E. P., Khalid, A., . . . Abell, A. D. (2021). Single-fiber-based probe for combined imaging and pH sensing. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC 2021) (pp. 1-2). online: IEEE.
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2019 Li, J., Quirk, B. C., Delhove, J., Kirk, R., Mc Carron, A., Cmielewski, P., . . . McLaughlin, R. A. (2019). Imaging genetically-modified cells with a miniaturised multimodal optical coherence tomography + fluorescence probem. In Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) (pp. 1-2). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE.
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2018 Schartner, E., Li, J., Musolino, S., Quirk, B., Kirk, R., McLaughlin, R., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2018). Imaging-aided temperature measurements with a single optical fiber for in-vivo sensing applications. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. Part F114-FIO 2018 (pp. 1-2). online: OSA.
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2016 Villiger, M., Lorenser, D., McLaughlin, R. A., Quirk, B. C., Kirk, R. W., Bouma, B. E., & Sampson, D. D. (2016). Needle-based polarization-sensitive OCT of breast tumor. In J. A. Izatt, J. G. Fujimoto, & V. V. Tuchin (Eds.), OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND COHERENCE DOMAIN OPTICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICINE XX Vol. 9697 (pp. 1 page). San Francisco, CA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
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2016 Sampson, D. D., Chin, L., Gong, P., Wijesinghe, P., Es'haghian, S., Allen, W. M., . . . McLaughlin, R. A. (2016). Parametric approaches to micro-scale characterization of tissue volumes in vivo and ex vivo: Imaging microvasculature, attenuation, birefringence, and stiffness (Conference Presentation). In R. R. Alfano, & S. G. Demos (Eds.), OPTICAL BIOPSY XIV: TOWARD REAL-TIME SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS Vol. 9703 (pp. 1 page). San Francisco, CA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
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2015 Villiger, M., Lorenser, D., Quirk, B., Kirk, R., Lippok, N., Bouma, B., . . . Sampson, D. (2015). Polarization sensitive OCT with needle probes. In 2015 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2015 (pp. 12-13). Reston, VA: IEEE.
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2012 Yang, X., Lorenser, D., Kirk, R. W., Pinniger, G. J., Grounds, M. D., McLaughlin, R. A., & Sampson, D. D. (2012). 3D imaging of internal structures of skeletal muscle with an ultrathin side-viewing optical needle probe. In NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS Vol. 22 (pp. 825). Perth, AUSTRALIA: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.
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2011 Yang, X., McLaughlin, R., Lorenser, D., Kirk, R., Noble, P., & Sampson, D. (2011). In situ 3D imaging of alveoli with a 30 gauge side-facing optical needle probe. In Proceedings of the 2011 7th International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, ISSNIP 2011 (pp. 68-72). Online: IEEE.
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2011 Sampson, D., Quirk, B., Curatolo, A., Scolaro, L., Kirk, R., Lorenser, D., . . . McLaughlin, R. (2011). Microscope-in-a-needle technology for deep-tissue 3D imaging. In 2011 ICO International Conference on Information Photonics, IP 2011 (pp. 2 pages). Ottawa, ON, Canada: IEEE.
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2011 Kirk, R. W., McLaughlin, R. A., Quirk, B. C., Curatolo, A., & Sampson, D. D. (2011). 3D visualization of tissue microstructures using optical coherence tomography needle probes. In W. J. Bock, J. Albert, & X. Bao (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 7753 (pp. 4 pages). Ottawa, CANADA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
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Date Role Membership Country
2007 - ongoing Member Association for Computing Machinery United States
1992 - ongoing Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers United States

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