研究方向：

（1）超声弹性成像
（2）医学图像处理

 科研项目

（1）国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目，基于分段式长码的超声粘弹性成像方法研究（61201041），2013/01-2015/12，22万，主持，已结题。
（2）深圳市基础研究项目，基于光声成像技术的放疗实时监控方法研究，项目编号（JCYJ20150525092941053），2015/11-2017/10，30万，主持，已结题。
（3）国家自然基金面上项目，医学弹性检测中双波源超声成像关键技术研究，项目编号（81371637），2014/01-2014/12，16万，参与，已结题。
（4）深圳市基础研究计划重点资助项目，利用相位跟踪方法获得声传播特性的弹性成像方法研究，项目编号（JC201005280685A），2011/03-2014/03 ，40万，参与，已结题。
 

 代表性论文

（1）Xianfen Diao, Jing Zhu, Xiaonian He, Xin Chen, Xinyu Zhang, Siping Chen and Weixiang Liu, An ultrasound transient elastography system with coded excitation, BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2017,vol.16:87.
（2）Xian-FenDiao, Xin-YuZhang,Tian-FuWang,Si-Ping Chen,Ying Yang, Ling Zhong ，Highly sensitive computer aided diagnosis system for breast tumor based on color doppler flow images，Journal of Medical Systems，2011，35(5):801–809.
（3）Xianfen Diao、Jing Zhu、Weihao Li、Nan Deng、Chien Ting Chin、Xiyuan Zheng、Xinyu Zhang、Xin Chen、XianmingLi、Yu Kuang ，Broadband Detection of Dynamic Acoustic Emission Process Induced by 6 MV Therapeutic X-ray Beam from a Clinical Linear Accelerator，2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, 2015,Taibei,Taiwan, P.R. China, 2015.10.21-10.24.
（4）X.F. Diao, Z. D.Qin, S.P. Chen, T.F. Wang, Y.Y. Shen, X.Y. Zhang, Simulation on detection of tissue harmonic motion using pulse-echo ultrasound and adaptive digital sinusoidal filter, Proc. of  IFMBE2012,2012, Beijing,P.R.China,2012.5.26-5.31.

（5）Xian-Fen Diao, Xin-Yu Zhang,Tian-Fu Wang, Si-Ping Chen, Li-Hua Li, robust topology-adaptive snakes for medical ultrasonic image segmentation, 2010 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2010,Yantai, P.R.China, 2010.10.16-10.18.
（6）Xian-Fen Diao, Tian-Fu Wang, Ying Yang, Si-Ping Chen, Computer-aided Diagnosis of Breast Tumor Based on B-mode Ultrasound and Color Doppler Flow Imaging, 2009 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, 2009,Tanjin,P.R.China,2009.10.17-10.19.
（7）Jing Zhu、Zhengdi Qin、Siping Chen、Xinyu Zhang、Li Zhang、Yu Kuang、Xianfen Diao*，Detection of tissue harmonic motion induced by mechanical vibrator using 7-chip Barker-coded excitation ，BMEI,2014,Dalian,
P.R.China,2014.1014-10.16.
（8）He, Xiao-Nian, Diao, Xian-Fen, Lin, Hao-Ming,Zhang, Xin-Yu,Shen, Yuan-Yuan,Chen, Si-Ping,Qin, Zheng-Di,Chen, Xin, Improved shear wave motion detection using coded excitation for transient elastography, Scientific Reports,2017, 7:44483.
（9）Xiaonian He, Xianfen Diao, Haoming Lin, Xinyu Zhang, Xin Chen , Yuanyuan Shen,Zhengdi Qin, and Siping Chen, Using Coded Excitation to Detect Tissue Vibration in Ultrasonic Elastography, Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, 2017,Vol.7,217–223.

 获奖情况

（1）深圳市后备级高层次专业人才，2016.06-2021.05。
（2）深圳大学优秀本科教师奖，2019.03。