DEPT OF DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY



Researcher : Anthony M

Project Title:Ultrashort TE imaging of degenerative disease of the lumbar spine
Investigator(s):Anthony M, Kim M, Cheung KMC, Khong PL, Samartzis D
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2010
Completion Date:03/2012


Project Title:Abdominal Radiology Group Australia & New Zealand 2011 Meeting (ARGANZ 2011) The Utility of FDG-PET/CT in Pathologies of the Peritoneum
Investigator(s):Anthony M
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2011


List of Research Outputs

Anthony M. and Khong P.L., Application of PET in mesentery and peritoneal diseases, In: Shirkhoda A, Hermann K. Text Book of Abdominal Imaging: Section on Peritoneum and Abdominal Wall. (in press for 2011).. 2011.
Anthony M., Diagnostic sensitivity of 18fluorodeoxygulcose position emission tomography for detecting synchronous multiple primary cancers in head and neck cancer patients , Head and Neck. 2011.
Anthony M., Feasibility of 18F-FLT PET for detection of the cervical lymph node metastases in head and neck cancers , Head and Neck. 2011.
Anthony M., Hong Kong Medical Journal, Small Bowel Enema in Asian population- our eleven years local experience. 2011.
Anthony M., Junior Doctors’ Knowledge of Radiation Dose and Awareness of Associated Risks of Radiation Exposure – a Cross-Sectional Survey , Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2010.
Anthony M., The Utility of FDG-PET/CT in Pathologies of the Peritoneum, Abdominal Radiology Group Australia & New Zealand 2011 Meeting (ARGANZ 2011) . 2011.
Anthony M., The Utility of FDG-PET/CT in Pathologies of the Peritoneum, Abdominal Radiology Group Australia & New Zealand 2011 Meeting (ARGANZ 2011) . 2011.
Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Kim M. and Zhang Z., Aged-related diffusion patterns in intervertebral disc degeneration , World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.
Chan Q., Anthony M., Zhang Z., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Quantitative evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging at 3T in the human lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July . 2010.
Ho S.L., Loong F., Lam C.C.K., Anthony M. and Kwong Y.L., F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose non-avid hepatosplenic T cell lymphoma: a diagnostic pitfall., Ann Hematol.. 2011.
Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July. 2010.
Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer at 3T: feasibility and initial experience, NMR in Biomedicine (Epub). 2011.
Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.
Law T.K., Anthony M., Khong P.L., Kim M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan Q., ULTRASHORT TIME-TO-ECHO MRI OF THE CARTILAGENOUS ENDPLATE AND RELATIONSHIP TO DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AND SCHMORL'S NODES, ISMRM 2011.
Law T.K., Chan Q., Kim M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Khong P.L. and Anthony M., Ultrashort time-to-echo MRI of human intervertebral disc endplate: a feasibility study, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 30-31 October 2010, Hong Kong . 2010.
Lee E.Y.P., Au Yeung K.L., Anthony M., Loong F. and Khong P.L., Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in identifying terminal ileal myeloid sarcoma in an asymptomatic patient., Am J Hematol.. 2011.
Qian W., Chan Q., Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Anthony M., Yau K.K.W., Khong P.L., Chan K.H. and Kim M., Quantitative assessment of the cervical spinal cord damage in neuromyelitis optica using diffusion tensor imaging at 3 Tesla, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33: 1312-1320.
Zhang Z., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Age-related diffusion patterns in intervertebral disc degeneration, Joint ISMRM-ESMRMB Annual Scientific Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-7 May . Montreal, Canada, 2010.


Researcher : Chan KS

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.S., Khong P.L. and Zhang J., 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging findings of recurrent intracranial hemangiopericytoma with distant metastases, British Journal of Radiology. 2010, 83 (992): e172-174.
Chan K.S., Au W.Y., Wong C.Y., Liang R.H.S., Leung A.Y.H., Kwong Y.L. and Khong P.L., Metabolic activity measured by F-18 FDG PET in NK-cell lymphoma compared to aggressive B- and T-cell lymphomas, Clinical Nuclear Medicine . 2010, 35: 571-575.
Chan K.S., Kwong D.L.W., Yeung D.W.C., Huang B. and Khong P.L., Prognostic impact of standardized uptake value of F-18 FDG PET-CT in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan K.S., Investigation of Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Distinct Role of PET-CT from MRI, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Hong Kong, 30-31 October 2010.
Huang B., Kwong D.L.W., Chan K.S. and Khong P.L., Investigation of intratumoral heterogeneity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma using 18F-FDG PET-CT, and comparisons with MRI, World Molecular Imaging Congress 2010, Kyoto, Japan, 7-11 September 2010.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan K.S., Investigation of ntratumoral heterogeneity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a distinct role of PET-CT from MRI, Best Poster Award at 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Hong Kong, 30-31 October 2010. 2010.


Researcher : Chan KS

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.S., Khong P.L. and Zhang J., 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging findings of recurrent intracranial hemangiopericytoma with distant metastases, British Journal of Radiology. 2010, 83 (992): e172-174.
Chan K.S., Au W.Y., Wong C.Y., Liang R.H.S., Leung A.Y.H., Kwong Y.L. and Khong P.L., Metabolic activity measured by F-18 FDG PET in NK-cell lymphoma compared to aggressive B- and T-cell lymphomas, Clinical Nuclear Medicine . 2010, 35: 571-575.
Chan K.S., Kwong D.L.W., Yeung D.W.C., Huang B. and Khong P.L., Prognostic impact of standardized uptake value of F-18 FDG PET-CT in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan K.S., Investigation of Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Distinct Role of PET-CT from MRI, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Hong Kong, 30-31 October 2010.
Huang B., Kwong D.L.W., Chan K.S. and Khong P.L., Investigation of intratumoral heterogeneity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma using 18F-FDG PET-CT, and comparisons with MRI, World Molecular Imaging Congress 2010, Kyoto, Japan, 7-11 September 2010.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan K.S., Investigation of ntratumoral heterogeneity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a distinct role of PET-CT from MRI, Best Poster Award at 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Hong Kong, 30-31 October 2010. 2010.


Researcher : Chan T

Project Title:Development of Computer Aided Diagnosis Scheme for Monitoring of Malignancy Using PET-CT Examinations
Investigator(s):Chan T
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2009
Completion Date:05/2011


Project Title:Automatic Liver Volume Measurement from CT/MRI Images
Investigator(s):Chan T
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:09/2009


Project Title:25th International Congress and Exhibition of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery Automatic determination of whole body composition from limited whole body scan for improving quantification of metabolic activity on PET/CT Complete de-identification of DICOM ultrasound image files Automatic ultrasound image authenticity and effective tampering localization based on text-based RONI
Investigator(s):Chan T
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2011


List of Research Outputs

Chan L.W.C., Chan T., Cheng L.F. and Mak W.S., Machine Learning of Patient Similarity: A Case Study on Predicting Survival in Cancer Patient after Locoregional Chemotherapy, IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics & Biomedicine (BIBM 2010). 2010.
Chan T., Abstract reviewer, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists. 2010.
Chan T., Advanced MRI Techniques in Abdominal Cancers, National Course of Continuous Medical Education, organized by Sun Yat- sen University, Guangzhou. 2010.
Chan T., Automatic Determination of Whole Body Composition from Limited Whole Body Scan for Improving Quantification of Metabolic Activity on PET/CT, International Journal of Computer Assisted Radioliology and Surgery. 2011 Jun;6 Suppl 1:S17. 2011.
Chan T. and Tsui K.W., Automatic anonymization of ultrasound images, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists. 2010.
Chan T., Tsui K.W. and Yan F.K., Enhanced Ultrasound Image Management by Analysis of Textual Information from Image Conent, 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America. 2010.
Chan T., PET Imaging in Pulmonology, Autumn Respiratory Seminar 2010. Hong Kong Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians (HK and Macau Chapter). 2010.
Chan T., Reviewer, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2010.
Fernandez J.R., Brazaitis M., Munter F., Desphande R., Lee J., Liu B., Huang H.K. and Chan T., Lessons Learned from Implementing a AIH CAD System for Diagnosing Battlefield Brain Injuries, 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America. 2010.
Gill H., Chan T., Lau W.H., Loong F., Hwang Y.Y., Wong C.S. and Khong P.L., Two tales of two lymphomas, Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011, 29(20): e610-612.
Gu J., Chan T., Zhang J., Leung A.Y.H., Kwong Y.L. and Khong P.L., Whole-body diffusion weighted imaging (DWI): the added value to whole-body MRI at initial diagnosis of lymphoma, American Journal of Roentgenology (in press). 2011.
Huang H.K., Law M.Y.Y. and Chan T., Consultancy Study on Filmless HA Project and Future Development of PACS in Hospital Authority, 2010.
Wu B. and Chan T., Automatic Detection of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma on PET/CT, International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 2011 Jun;6 Suppl 1:S202. 2011.
Yan F.K. and Chan T., Automatic CT volumetry of liver segments, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists. 2010.


Researcher : Cheung SCW

List of Research Outputs

Seto W.K., Ng M.M.T., Chan P., Ng I.O.L., Cheung S.C.W., Hung I.F.N., Yuen R.M.F. and Lai C.L., Ketamine-induced cholangiopathy: a case report., Am J Gastroenterol. 2011, 106(5): 1004-5.


Researcher : Chiu PW

List of Research Outputs

Chiu P.W., Mak H.K.F., Chan Q., Yau K.K.W. and Chu L.W., Proton (1H) Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Absolute metabolite concentrations in normal aging human brain at 3Tesla. , ISMRM 19th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Montreal, Canada, 7-13 May, 2011.. 2011.
Chiu P.W., Mak H.K.F., Chan Q., Yau K.K.W. and Chu L.W., Proton (1H) Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Absolute metabolite concentrations in normal aging human brain at 3Tesla. The Croucher Foundation Conference – Alzheimer’s Disease Conference 2011: From Public Health , Basic and Clinical Sciences to Therapeutic Insights, Hong Kong, 26-27 May, 2011 (oral)., 2011.


Researcher : Chu FSK

List of Research Outputs

Ng K.K.C., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Tung H.K.S., Chu F.S.K., Tso W.K., Yu W.C., Lo C.M. and Fan S.T., High-intensity focused ultrasound for hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center experience, Annals of Surgery. 2011, 253(5): 981-987.
Yap D.Y., Chu F.S.K., Chu S.S.M., Tam P.C., Tam S., Chan D.T.M., Lai K.N. and Tang S.C.W., CT angiography versus conventional digital angiography in preoperative assessment for Chinese living kidney donors, Journal of Nephrology. 2010, 23(6): 711-6.


Researcher : Gong N

List of Research Outputs

Gong N., Wong C.S. and Chu T.Y.C., Lymph node metastasis is a common feature gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST): PET/CT correlation, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.


Researcher : Gu J

List of Research Outputs

Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Wu E.X., Law W.L., Liu K.Y. and Zhang J., Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of primary rectal cancer: quantitative correlation with positron emission tomography/computed tomography, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33(2): 340-347.
Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Law W.L. and Zhang J., Quantitative assessment of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in patients with primary rectal cancer: correlation with FDG-PET/CT, Molecular Imaging and Biology (Epub). 2010.
Gu J., Chan T., Zhang J., Leung A.Y.H., Kwong Y.L. and Khong P.L., Whole-body diffusion weighted imaging (DWI): the added value to whole-body MRI at initial diagnosis of lymphoma, American Journal of Roentgenology (in press). 2011.


Researcher : Gu J

List of Research Outputs

Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Wu E.X., Law W.L., Liu K.Y. and Zhang J., Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of primary rectal cancer: quantitative correlation with positron emission tomography/computed tomography, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33(2): 340-347.
Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Law W.L. and Zhang J., Quantitative assessment of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in patients with primary rectal cancer: correlation with FDG-PET/CT, Molecular Imaging and Biology (Epub). 2010.
Gu J., Chan T., Zhang J., Leung A.Y.H., Kwong Y.L. and Khong P.L., Whole-body diffusion weighted imaging (DWI): the added value to whole-body MRI at initial diagnosis of lymphoma, American Journal of Roentgenology (in press). 2011.


Researcher : Huang B

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.S., Kwong D.L.W., Yeung D.W.C., Huang B. and Khong P.L., Prognostic impact of standardized uptake value of F-18 FDG PET-CT in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.
Feng S.T., Law M.W., Huang B., Ng S., Li Z.P., Meng Q.F. and Khong P.L., Radiation dose and cancer risk from pediatric CT examinations on 64-slice CT: a phantom study, European Journal of Radiology. 2010, 76(2): e19-23.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan K.S., Investigation of Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Distinct Role of PET-CT from MRI, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Hong Kong, 30-31 October 2010.
Huang B., Kwong D.L.W., Chan K.S. and Khong P.L., Investigation of intratumoral heterogeneity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma using 18F-FDG PET-CT, and comparisons with MRI, World Molecular Imaging Congress 2010, Kyoto, Japan, 7-11 September 2010.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan K.S., Investigation of ntratumoral heterogeneity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a distinct role of PET-CT from MRI, Best Poster Award at 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Hong Kong, 30-31 October 2010. 2010.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Wong C.S., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan Q., Semi-Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI for characterizing Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, and Comparison with 18F-FDG PET-CT, ISMRM 19th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Montreal, Canada, 7-13 May 2011.
Wong C.S., Huang B., Sin H.K., Wong W.L., Yiu K.L. and Chu T.Y.C., A questionnaire study answering local physicians, radiologists and interns' knowledge and practice pertaining to radiation exposure doses related to radiological imaging, European Journal of Radiology (in press). 2011.


Researcher : Khong PL

Project Title:To establish the use of magnetic resonance imaging for assessing the degree of brain damage following hypoxic ischemic insult with or without neuroprotective therapies
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Cheung PT
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:06/2002


Project Title:PET/CT scanning for lymphoma patients
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Liang RHS
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Blood Cancer Foundation - General Award
Start Date:05/2007


Project Title:Imaging iron stores in the brain using susceptibility-weighted MR imaging (SWI) in patients with B-thalassaemia major (TM) and correlation with cognitive function
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Chan GCF, Fung ASM, Ha SY
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Children's Thalassaemia Foundation - General Awards
Start Date:07/2007


Project Title:The University of Hong Kong PET/CT scan: a state-of-the-art imaging facility available to all
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Leong Fung LLY, Pang CBY
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:03/2008


Project Title:ISMRM 16th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition Diffuse tensor imaging: clinical applications to children
Investigator(s):Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2008


Project Title:18F-FDG PET-CT in prognostication and response assessment of aggressive mature T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Au WY, Kwong YL, Liang RHS, Yao T, Yeung DWC
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:08/2008


Project Title:Radiation Dose and Cancer Risk from CT and PET-CT Scan
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Mak HKF, Zhang J
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:09/2008
Completion Date:08/2010


Project Title:Medical cyclotron for the production of radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography imaging in an academic medical center
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Yeung DWC, Liang RHS, Kwong YL, Fan ST, Chu LW, Wu EX
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:UGC One-off Special Equipment Grant Scheme
Start Date:12/2008


Project Title:Web-based PET-CT imaging educational case-files
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Zhang J, Anthony M, Mak HKF, Ching ASC, Chan T
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Run Run Shaw Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:05/2009


Project Title:Upgrade of the HKU MRI scanner and imaging coils
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Luk KDK, Poon RTP, Tse HF, Kwong YL, Cheung RTF, Sham PC, Chan GCF, Wu EX, Tan L
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:University Development Fund - General Award
Start Date:06/2009


Project Title:PET/CT scan - a state-of-the-art imaging facility available to all
Investigator(s):Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:S.K. Yee Medical Foundation - General Award
Start Date:11/2009


Project Title:Dynamic FDG-PET-CT imaging for the evaluation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC): a pilot study
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Kwong DLW, Huang B
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:12/2009
Completion Date:11/2011


Project Title:Quantitative Evaluation of Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer and Diffusion Tensor Imaging at 3 Tesla MRI for detection of early degeneration in human lumbar intervertebral discs
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Anthony M, Cheung KMC, Kim M
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:07/2010


Project Title:2010 World Molecular Imaging Congress Metabolic phenotypes of lymphomas relate to the rates of treatment response
Investigator(s):Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2010
Completion Date:09/2010


List of Research Outputs

Anthony M. and Khong P.L., Application of PET in mesentery and peritoneal diseases, In: Shirkhoda A, Hermann K. Text Book of Abdominal Imaging: Section on Peritoneum and Abdominal Wall. (in press for 2011).. 2011.
Chan K.S., Khong P.L. and Zhang J., 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging findings of recurrent intracranial hemangiopericytoma with distant metastases, British Journal of Radiology. 2010, 83 (992): e172-174.
Chan K.S., Au W.Y., Wong C.Y., Liang R.H.S., Leung A.Y.H., Kwong Y.L. and Khong P.L., Metabolic activity measured by F-18 FDG PET in NK-cell lymphoma compared to aggressive B- and T-cell lymphomas, Clinical Nuclear Medicine . 2010, 35: 571-575.
Chan K.S., Kwong D.L.W., Yeung D.W.C., Huang B. and Khong P.L., Prognostic impact of standardized uptake value of F-18 FDG PET-CT in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.
Cheung J.S., Au W.Y., Ha S.Y., Kim D., Jensen J.H., Zhou Y., Cheung M.M.H., Wu Y., Guo H., Khong P.L., Brown T.R., Brittenham G.M. and Wu E.X., Reduced transverse relaxation rate (RRS) for improved sensitivity in monitoring myocardial iron in thalassaemia, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging . 2011, 33: 1510-1516.
Chow A.M.K., Chan K.W.Y., Fan S., Yang J., Khong P.L. and Wu E.X., In vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in an experimental model, Academic Radiology . 2011, 18: 246-252.
Feng S.T., Law M.W., Huang B., Ng S., Li Z.P., Meng Q.F. and Khong P.L., Radiation dose and cancer risk from pediatric CT examinations on 64-slice CT: a phantom study, European Journal of Radiology. 2010, 76(2): e19-23.
Gill H., Chan T., Lau W.H., Loong F., Hwang Y.Y., Wong C.S. and Khong P.L., Two tales of two lymphomas, Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011, 29(20): e610-612.
Gill H.S., Lau W.H., Chan A.C., Leung R.Y.Y., Khong P.L., Leung A.Y.H. and Kwong Y.L., CD20 expression in natural killer T cell lymphoma, Histopathology . 2010, 57: 157-159.
Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Wu E.X., Law W.L., Liu K.Y. and Zhang J., Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of primary rectal cancer: quantitative correlation with positron emission tomography/computed tomography, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33(2): 340-347.
Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Law W.L. and Zhang J., Quantitative assessment of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in patients with primary rectal cancer: correlation with FDG-PET/CT, Molecular Imaging and Biology (Epub). 2010.
Gu J., Chan T., Zhang J., Leung A.Y.H., Kwong Y.L. and Khong P.L., Whole-body diffusion weighted imaging (DWI): the added value to whole-body MRI at initial diagnosis of lymphoma, American Journal of Roentgenology (in press). 2011.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan K.S., Investigation of Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Distinct Role of PET-CT from MRI, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Hong Kong, 30-31 October 2010.
Huang B., Kwong D.L.W., Chan K.S. and Khong P.L., Investigation of intratumoral heterogeneity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma using 18F-FDG PET-CT, and comparisons with MRI, World Molecular Imaging Congress 2010, Kyoto, Japan, 7-11 September 2010.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan K.S., Investigation of ntratumoral heterogeneity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a distinct role of PET-CT from MRI, Best Poster Award at 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Hong Kong, 30-31 October 2010. 2010.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Wong C.S., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan Q., Semi-Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI for characterizing Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, and Comparison with 18F-FDG PET-CT, ISMRM 19th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Montreal, Canada, 7-13 May 2011.
Khong P.L., Advanced neuroimaging of the developing brain, Pfizer Nutrition R&D Expert Meeting, Shanghai, 30 July 2011. 2011.
Khong P.L., Adverse effects of radiological exposures from diagnostic imaging, 5th Congress of the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI) 2011, Hong Kong, 17-19 June 2011. 2011.
Khong P.L., Annals of Neurology, Journal Reviewer. 2011.
Khong P.L., Clinical Cancer Research, Journal Reviewer. 2011.
Khong P.L., Clinical application of PET CT scan in PUO, 2010 Paediatric Update No. 2 Paediatric Grandround: Challenging Clinical Cases organized by Hong Kong College of Paediatricians, Hong Kong, 12 September 2010. 2010.
Khong P.L., Existing resources to communicate risk in Pediatric imaging: An international perspective from the International commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), Workshop on Risk Communication in Paediatric Imaging organized by WHO Headquarters, Geneva, 20-22 September 2010. 2010.
Khong P.L., Human Brain Mapping, Journal Reviewer. 2011.
Khong P.L., Imaging of malignant lymphoma, Specialized Training in Advances in Radiology (STAR), Shiraz & Teheran, Iran, 12-19 October 2010. 2010.
Khong P.L., Imaging of neonatal encephalopathy, Specialized Training in Advances in Radiology (STAR), Shiraz & Teheran, Iran, 12-19 October 2010. 2010.
Khong P.L., Journal of Pediaatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Journal Reviewer. 2011.
Khong P.L., Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Journal Reviewer. 2011.
Khong P.L., Pediatric Radiology, Editorial Board. 2011.
Khong P.L., Pediatric Radiology, Journal Reviewer. 2011.
Khong P.L., Pediatric Research, Journal Reviewer. 2011.
Khong P.L., Radiological Protection in Paediatric Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Chairman and Editor of the ICRP document (in press). 2011.
Khong P.L., Radiology Research and Practice, Editorial Board. 2011.
Khong P.L., Reviewer of Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust (SDBTT) grant. 2010.
Khong P.L., The Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics, Journal Reviewer. 2011.
Khong P.L., The Hong Kong Medical Journal, Journal Reviewer. 2011.
Khong P.L., The Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Associate Editor. 2010.
Khong P.L., The Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Journal Reviewer. 2010.
Khong P.L., The Open Medical Imaging Journal. Editorial Board. . 2010.
Khong P.L., Utility of PET/CT imaging in cancer, Specialized Training in Advances in Radiology (STAR), Shiraz & Teheran, Iran, 12-19 October 2010. 2010.
Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July. 2010.
Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer at 3T: feasibility and initial experience, NMR in Biomedicine (Epub). 2011.
Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.
Kwong Y.L. and Khong P.L., Central palatal perforation in nasal natural killer cell lymphoma, British Journal of Haematology . 2011, 152(1): 2.
Law T.K., Anthony M., Khong P.L., Kim M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan Q., ULTRASHORT TIME-TO-ECHO MRI OF THE CARTILAGENOUS ENDPLATE AND RELATIONSHIP TO DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AND SCHMORL'S NODES, ISMRM 2011.
Law T.K., Chan Q., Kim M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Khong P.L. and Anthony M., Ultrashort time-to-echo MRI of human intervertebral disc endplate: a feasibility study, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 30-31 October 2010, Hong Kong . 2010.
Lee E.Y.P., Au Yeung K.L., Anthony M., Loong F. and Khong P.L., Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in identifying terminal ileal myeloid sarcoma in an asymptomatic patient., Am J Hematol.. 2011.
Leung T.M., Khong P.L. and Lam K.S.L., Prevalence and factors associated with brown adipose tissue detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT in Hong Kong Chinese, SNM 2011 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 4-8 June 2011.
Lin J., Lam M.M.L., Chiu C., Tse M., Khong P.L., Chan C., So K.F., Chan K.W., Chang W.C. and Chen E.Y.H., The impacts of yoga and exercise on neurocognitive function and symptoms in early psychosis, Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2011, 37: 171.
Ngan S.S.C., Hu X. and Khong P.L., Investigating the enhancement of template-free activation detection of event-related fMRI data using wavelet shrinkage and figures of merit, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. 2011, 51: 187-198.
Qian W., Chan Q., Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Anthony M., Yau K.K.W., Khong P.L., Chan K.H. and Kim M., Quantitative assessment of the cervical spinal cord damage in neuromyelitis optica using diffusion tensor imaging at 3 Tesla, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33: 1312-1320.
Qiu D., Tan L.H., Siok W.T., Zhou K. and Khong P.L., Lateralization of the arcuate fasciculus and its differential correlation with reading ability between young learners and experienced readers: a diffusion tensor tractography study in a Chinese cohort, Human Brain Mapping (Epub). 2011.
Qiu D., Chan G., Chan Q., Ha S.Y. and Khong P.L., Susceptibility weighted MR imaging (SWI) for the evaluation of iron-loading in patients with β-thalassaemia major (TM), International Paediatric Radiology Congress, London, 27-31 May 2011.. 2011.
Tang B., Patel M.M., Wong R.H., Wong C.O., Khong P.L. and Wong O.C.Y., Imaging marrow cell population change in lymphoma after chemotherapy by FDG-PET scans and its clinical implications, World Molecular Imaging Congress 2010, Kyoto, Japan, 7-11 September 2010.
Wong C.S., Chu T.Y.C. and Khong P.L., Atypical features of gastrointestinal stromal tumours: a review with PET/CT correlation, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.
Wong C.S., Chiu T.Y.C. and Khong P.L., Unusual features of gastrointestinal stromal tumor on PET/CT and CT imaging, Clinical Nuclear Medicine . 2011, 36(3): e1-7.
Wong M.K.Y., Loong F., Khong P.L., Kwong Y.L. and Leung A.Y.H., Mediastinal cryptococcosis masquerading as therapy-refractory lymphoma, Annals of Hematology. 2010, Epub.
Wong R.H., Tang B., Patel M.M., Wong C.O., Nadeau L. and Khong P.L., Metabolic phenotypes of lymphoma relate to the rates of treatment response, World Molecular Imaging Congress 2010, Kyoto, Japan, 7-11 September 2010.
Yiu K.H., Wang S., Mok T.M.Y., Ooi C.G.C., Khong P.L., Lau C.S. and Tse H.F., Relationship between cardiac valvular and arterial calcification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythermatosus, Journal of Rheumatology . 2011, 38: 621-627.


Researcher : Kim M

Project Title:Quantitative Evaluation of Magnetization Transfer and Diffusion Tensor Imaging at 3T in the Cervical Spinal Cord of Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica
Investigator(s):Kim M, Mak HKF, Chan KH, Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2009
Completion Date:05/2011


Project Title:MRI detection of glycogen in vivo in diabetic mice
Investigator(s):Kim M, Khong PL, Chung SK
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:09/2009
Completion Date:12/2010


Project Title:World Forum for Spine Research 2010 QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING AT 3T IN THE HUMAN LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION
Investigator(s):Kim M
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2010
Completion Date:07/2010


Project Title:Quantitative MRI evaluation of micro-structural changes in the human brain associated with chronic low back pain
Investigator(s):Kim M, Anthony M, Samartzis D, Wu EX, Khong PL, Cheung KMC
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:09/2010


List of Research Outputs

Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Kim M. and Zhang Z., Aged-related diffusion patterns in intervertebral disc degeneration , World Forum for Spine Research 2010, Montreal, Canada, July 5-8, 2010.
Chan Q., Anthony M., Zhang Z., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Quantitative evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging at 3T in the human lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July . 2010.
Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July. 2010.
Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer at 3T: feasibility and initial experience, NMR in Biomedicine (Epub). 2011.
Kim M., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D. and Khong P.L., Assessment of glycosaminoglycan distribution in human lumbar intervertebral discs using chemical exchange saturation transfer, World Forum for Spine Research: Intervertebral Disc. Montreal, Canada, 2010.
Law T.K., Anthony M., Khong P.L., Kim M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan Q., ULTRASHORT TIME-TO-ECHO MRI OF THE CARTILAGENOUS ENDPLATE AND RELATIONSHIP TO DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AND SCHMORL'S NODES, ISMRM 2011.
Law T.K., Chan Q., Kim M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Khong P.L. and Anthony M., Ultrashort time-to-echo MRI of human intervertebral disc endplate: a feasibility study, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 30-31 October 2010, Hong Kong . 2010.
Qian W., Chan Q., Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Anthony M., Yau K.K.W., Khong P.L., Chan K.H. and Kim M., Quantitative assessment of the cervical spinal cord damage in neuromyelitis optica using diffusion tensor imaging at 3 Tesla, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33: 1312-1320.
Zhang Z., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Age-related diffusion patterns in intervertebral disc degeneration, Joint ISMRM-ESMRMB Annual Scientific Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-7 May . Montreal, Canada, 2010.


Researcher : Lai V

List of Research Outputs

Belaramani K.M., Lai V., Li C.H., Lee C.W. and Kwong N.S., Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome in Chinese children induced by chemotherapy - a review of five cases, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2011, 17(1): 61-66.
Chan W.C., Lai V., Poon W.L. and Wong Y.C., Focal brain herniation into giant arachnoid granulation: a rare occurrence, European Journal of Radiology Extra. 2011, 78(2): 111-113.
Lai V., Acute stroke imaging, Multi-Specialty Medical Mega Conference. 2011.
Lai V. and Mak H.K.F., Neuroimaging in epilepsy, Diagnostic Imaging Europe. 2011, April.
Wan W.S., Lai V., Lau H.Y., Wong Y.C., Poon W.L. and Tan C.B., Endovascular Treatment Paradigm of Carotid Blowout Syndrome: Review of 8-years Experience, European Journal of Radiology. 2011, February 8 Epub ahead of print.


Researcher : Law TK

List of Research Outputs

Law T.K., Anthony M., Khong P.L., Kim M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan Q., ULTRASHORT TIME-TO-ECHO MRI OF THE CARTILAGENOUS ENDPLATE AND RELATIONSHIP TO DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AND SCHMORL'S NODES, ISMRM 2011.
Law T.K., Chan Q., Kim M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Khong P.L. and Anthony M., Ultrashort time-to-echo MRI of human intervertebral disc endplate: a feasibility study, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 30-31 October 2010, Hong Kong . 2010.


Researcher : Law TK

List of Research Outputs

Law T.K., Anthony M., Khong P.L., Kim M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C. and Chan Q., ULTRASHORT TIME-TO-ECHO MRI OF THE CARTILAGENOUS ENDPLATE AND RELATIONSHIP TO DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AND SCHMORL'S NODES, ISMRM 2011.
Law T.K., Chan Q., Kim M., Cheung K.M.C., Samartzis D., Khong P.L. and Anthony M., Ultrashort time-to-echo MRI of human intervertebral disc endplate: a feasibility study, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists, 30-31 October 2010, Hong Kong . 2010.


Researcher : Lee EYP

Project Title:18F-FDG PET/CT in Monitoring Disease Activity in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Investigator(s):Lee EYP, Ho JCM, Wong CS, Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2011


List of Research Outputs

Lee E.Y.P., Au Yeung K.L., Anthony M., Loong F. and Khong P.L., Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in identifying terminal ileal myeloid sarcoma in an asymptomatic patient., Am J Hematol.. 2011.


Researcher : Lee R

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.H., Tse C. .T., Chung C.P., Lee R., Kwan S.C., Ho W.L. and Ho W.M., Brain Involvement In Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders, Archives of Neurology. 2011, 68(11): 1432-1439.
Tse C.T., Lee R., Kwan S.C., Ho W.L., Ho W.M. and Chan K.H., Cerebral involvement in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders with aquaporin-4 autoimmunity, Sixth International Symposium On Healthy Aging. 2011.


Researcher : Leung TM

List of Research Outputs

Leung T.M., Khong P.L. and Lam K.S.L., Prevalence and factors associated with brown adipose tissue detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT in Hong Kong Chinese, SNM 2011 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 4-8 June 2011.


Researcher : Mak HKF

Project Title:Comparison of cerebral blood flow patterns in mild cognitive impairment patients with or without previous stroke by using pulsatile arterial spin-labeling magnetic resonance imaging
Investigator(s):Mak HKF, Cheung RTF, Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2009
Completion Date:07/2010


Project Title:Volumetric and Advanced Functional MR Imaging in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosis(NPSLE)
Investigator(s):Mak HKF, Mok TMY
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2009


Project Title:International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2010 Efficacy of manual hippocampal volumetry and Voxel-based morphometry as imaging biomarkers in a Chinese cohort of Alzheimer's patients and cognitively normal older adults
Investigator(s):Mak HKF
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2010
Completion Date:07/2010


Project Title:Susceptibility-weighted and diffusion-tensor Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) in mild cogntive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) – a correlative study with cognitive and genetic biomarkers
Investigator(s):Mak HKF, Chu LW, Song Y, Zhang L
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:02/2011


List of Research Outputs

Chiu P.W., Mak H.K.F., Chan Q., Yau K.K.W. and Chu L.W., Proton (1H) Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Absolute metabolite concentrations in normal aging human brain at 3Tesla. , ISMRM 19th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Montreal, Canada, 7-13 May, 2011.. 2011.
Chiu P.W., Mak H.K.F., Chan Q., Yau K.K.W. and Chu L.W., Proton (1H) Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Absolute metabolite concentrations in normal aging human brain at 3Tesla. The Croucher Foundation Conference – Alzheimer’s Disease Conference 2011: From Public Health , Basic and Clinical Sciences to Therapeutic Insights, Hong Kong, 26-27 May, 2011 (oral)., 2011.
Chu J., Chan Q., Yau K., Simonetti A.W., Mak H.K.F. and Leung G.K.K., Pilot study on correlation of MR perfusion (Ktrans) and diffusion (Apparent Diffusion Coefficient) parameters in brain tumors. , Radiological Society of North America Annual Scientific Meeting. (Chicago). 2010.
Chu J.P., Mak H.K.F., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Tsang J.W.H., Chan Q. and Leung G.K.K., A Pilot Study On Correlation Of Mr Perfusion (ktrans) And Diffusion (apparent Diffusion Coefficient) Parameters In Brain Tumors , Radiological Society of North America. 2010.
Lai V. and Mak H.K.F., Neuroimaging Techniques in Epilepsy. 2010; 16: 292-298., Hong Kong Med J . 2010, 16: 292-298.
Lai V., Mak H.K.F., Yung A.W.Y., Ho W.Y. and Hung K.N., Neuroimaging Techniques in Epilepsy. , Hong Kong Med J . Hong Kong Academy of medicine press, 2010, 16: 292-298.
Lai V. and Mak H.K.F., Neuroimaging in epilepsy, Diagnostic Imaging Europe. 2011, April.
Lai V., Mak H.K.F., Yung A.W.Y., Ho W.Y. and Hung K.N., Neuroimaging techniques in epilepsy, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2010, 16(4): 292-298.
Mak H.K.F., AD or not AD- perspectives from structural MR imaging , . International symposium on Dextroscope, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, November 6, 2010. . 2010.
Mak H.K.F. and Mak H.K.F., Associate Editor, American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 06/2011-05/2013. 2011.
Mak H.K.F., Associate Editor, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Jan 2011- Dec 2011. 2011.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of manual hippocampal volumetry and Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) as imaging biomarkers in a Chinese cohort of Alzheimer's patients (AD) and cognitively normal older adults. , Alzheimer's Association International conference on Alzheimer's disease 2010, July 10-15, Honoluluis, U.S.A. (Poster). 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of voxel-based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration as imaging biomarkers in Alzheimer's patients and cognitively normal older adults at 3.0 Tesla MR Imaging. , Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011, 23: 655-664.
Mak H.K.F., Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer , The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, September 18, 2010.. 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Li Shu Pui Medical Foundation Clinical Fellowship 2011-12, Li Shu Pui Medical Foundation. 2011.
Qian W., Chan Q., Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Anthony M., Yau K.K.W., Khong P.L., Chan K.H. and Kim M., Quantitative assessment of the cervical spinal cord damage in neuromyelitis optica using diffusion tensor imaging at 3 Tesla, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33: 1312-1320.
Sun D., Lee T.M.C., Chu L.W., Mak H.K.F. and Leung M.K., Affective Perception In Alzheimer’s Disease, Croucher Foundation Conference Alzheimer’s Disease Conference 2011: From Public Health, Basic and Clinical Sciences to Therapeutic Insights, Hong Kong. 2011.
Wen C., Cui J., Hu Y., Mak K.C., Mak H.K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy-related Diffusivity Changes are Regional-Dependent in Spinal Cord, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. Long Beach, California,, 2011.
Zhu J., Mak H.K.F., Mok T.M.Y., Chan Q. and Lau W.C.S., Role of functional neuroimaging in Neuropsychiatric (NP) Systemic Lupus Etythematosus (SLE) – a combined study of Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and MR Spectroscopy (MRS) at 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 49th Annual Meeing ASNR, Seattle, June 4 to 10 (oral).. 2011.


Researcher : Ngan SSC

List of Research Outputs

Ngan S.S.C., Hu X. and Khong P.L., Investigating the enhancement of template-free activation detection of event-related fMRI data using wavelet shrinkage and figures of merit, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. 2011, 51: 187-198.


Researcher : Ooi CGC

Project Title:Nasal T/NK-cell lymphoma: CT and MR imaging features of a new clinico-pathological entity: lethal midline granuloma reclassified
Investigator(s):Ooi CGC, Liang RHS, Kwong YL, Chim JCS
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:06/1999


Project Title:Computed tomography (CT) characterization of irreversible asthma with morphologic functional correlation
Investigator(s):Ooi CGC, Ip MSM, Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Low Budget High Impact Programme
Start Date:11/2001


Project Title:Prognostic significance of CT-derived tumour volume in oesophageal cancer
Investigator(s):Ooi CGC, Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2002


Project Title:Clinical utility of radiological assessment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: a retrospective and prospective study on a cohort of SARS patients
Investigator(s):Ooi CGC, Tsang KWT, Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:HRCT quantification of lung disease in SARS: correlation with clinical parameters and residual disease
Investigator(s):Ooi CGC, Tsang KWT, Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2003


Project Title:1st World Congress of Thoracic Imaging and Diagnosis in Chest Disease An Analysis of Acute and Follow-up HRCT Features in 23 Cases of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP) Clinical Utility of Multislice CT in the Investigation of Haemoptysis
Investigator(s):Ooi CGC
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2005


List of Research Outputs

Yiu K.H., Wang S., Mok T.M.Y., Ooi C.G.C., Khong P.L., Lau C.S. and Tse H.F., Relationship between cardiac valvular and arterial calcification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythermatosus, Journal of Rheumatology . 2011, 38: 621-627.


Researcher : Peh WCG

Project Title:8th Refresher Course of the British Society of Skeletal Radiology & 6th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology Insufficiency Fractures of the Pelivs (BSSR) MR Imaging og the Hand and Wrist (ESSR) Research Structure in the Far East
Investigator(s):Peh WCG
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/1999




Researcher : Qian W

List of Research Outputs

Qian W., Chan Q., Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Anthony M., Yau K.K.W., Khong P.L., Chan K.H. and Kim M., Quantitative assessment of the cervical spinal cord damage in neuromyelitis optica using diffusion tensor imaging at 3 Tesla, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33: 1312-1320.


Researcher : Qiu D

Project Title:Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Normal Brain Development from Late Childhood to Young Adulthood
Investigator(s):Qiu D, Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:12/2009


List of Research Outputs

Qiu D., Tan L.H., Siok W.T., Zhou K. and Khong P.L., Lateralization of the arcuate fasciculus and its differential correlation with reading ability between young learners and experienced readers: a diffusion tensor tractography study in a Chinese cohort, Human Brain Mapping (Epub). 2011.
Qiu D., Chan G., Chan Q., Ha S.Y. and Khong P.L., Susceptibility weighted MR imaging (SWI) for the evaluation of iron-loading in patients with β-thalassaemia major (TM), International Paediatric Radiology Congress, London, 27-31 May 2011.. 2011.


Researcher : Tai KS

List of Research Outputs

Cheung C., McAlonan G.M., Fung Y.Y., Fung C.M.G., Yu K.K.K., Tai K.S., Sham P.C. and Chua S.E., MRI Study of Minor Physical Anomaly in Childhood Autism Implicates Aberrant Neurodevelopment in Infancy, PLoS One. 2011, 6 (6): e20246.


Researcher : Tso WK

List of Research Outputs

Ng K.K.C., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Tung H.K.S., Chu F.S.K., Tso W.K., Yu W.C., Lo C.M. and Fan S.T., High-intensity focused ultrasound for hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center experience, Annals of Surgery. 2011, 253(5): 981-987.


Researcher : Tsui KW

List of Research Outputs

Chan T. and Tsui K.W., Automatic anonymization of ultrasound images, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists. 2010.
Chan T., Tsui K.W. and Yan F.K., Enhanced Ultrasound Image Management by Analysis of Textual Information from Image Conent, 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America. 2010.


Researcher : Tung HKS

List of Research Outputs

Ng K.K.C., Poon R.T.P., Chan S.C., Chok K.S.H., Cheung T.T., Tung H.K.S., Chu F.S.K., Tso W.K., Yu W.C., Lo C.M. and Fan S.T., High-intensity focused ultrasound for hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center experience, Annals of Surgery. 2011, 253(5): 981-987.


Researcher : Wang S

List of Research Outputs

Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Wu E.X., Law W.L., Liu K.Y. and Zhang J., Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of primary rectal cancer: quantitative correlation with positron emission tomography/computed tomography, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33(2): 340-347.
Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Law W.L. and Zhang J., Quantitative assessment of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in patients with primary rectal cancer: correlation with FDG-PET/CT, Molecular Imaging and Biology (Epub). 2010.
Yiu K.H., Wang S., Mok T.M.Y., Ooi C.G.C., Khong P.L., Lau C.S. and Tse H.F., Relationship between cardiac valvular and arterial calcification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythermatosus, Journal of Rheumatology . 2011, 38: 621-627.


Researcher : Wang S

List of Research Outputs

Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Wu E.X., Law W.L., Liu K.Y. and Zhang J., Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of primary rectal cancer: quantitative correlation with positron emission tomography/computed tomography, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33(2): 340-347.
Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Law W.L. and Zhang J., Quantitative assessment of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in patients with primary rectal cancer: correlation with FDG-PET/CT, Molecular Imaging and Biology (Epub). 2010.
Yiu K.H., Wang S., Mok T.M.Y., Ooi C.G.C., Khong P.L., Lau C.S. and Tse H.F., Relationship between cardiac valvular and arterial calcification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythermatosus, Journal of Rheumatology . 2011, 38: 621-627.


Researcher : Wong CS

Project Title:Comparison of DWIBS MRI and PET-CT for the diagnostic performance and the accuracy of treatment response monitoring in GISTs
Investigator(s):Wong CS, Lee VHF, Khong PL, Chu KM
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2010


Project Title:The diagnostic efficacy of ultrashort TE MR imaging in anterior cruciate ligament injury – a pilot study
Investigator(s):Wong CS, Anthony M, Yau WP
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:10/2010


Project Title:The 66th Korean Congress of Radiology (KCR 2010) UNUSUAL FEATURES OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR (GIST): A REVIEW ARTICLE WITH PET-CT AND CT IMAGES Usage of MR Spectroscopy of the peri-tumoral area to differentiate the solitary primary intra-axial high grade glioma and brain metastasis –a pilot study.
Investigator(s):Wong CS
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2010
Completion Date:10/2010


List of Research Outputs

Cheng L.F., Ma K.F., Fan W.C., Yung W.T., Li T.M. and Wong C.S., Hepatocellular carcinoma with extrahepatic collateral arterial supply, Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (in press). 2010.
Gill H., Chan T., Lau W.H., Loong F., Hwang Y.Y., Wong C.S. and Khong P.L., Two tales of two lymphomas, Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011, 29(20): e610-612.
Gong N., Wong C.S. and Chu T.Y.C., Lymph node metastasis is a common feature gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST): PET/CT correlation, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Wong C.S., Kwong D.L.W. and Chan Q., Semi-Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI for characterizing Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, and Comparison with 18F-FDG PET-CT, ISMRM 19th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Montreal, Canada, 7-13 May 2011.
Wong C.S., Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 2010.
Wong C.S., Huang B., Sin H.K., Wong W.L., Yiu K.L. and Chu T.Y.C., A questionnaire study answering local physicians, radiologists and interns' knowledge and practice pertaining to radiation exposure doses related to radiological imaging, European Journal of Radiology (in press). 2011.
Wong C.S., Chu T.Y.C. and Khong P.L., Atypical features of gastrointestinal stromal tumours: a review with PET/CT correlation, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.
Wong C.S., Cross-sectional (questionnaire) study assessing local doctors, interns and medical students' knowledge and practice pertaining to radiation exposure doses related to radiological imaging, European Congress of Radiology. 2011.
Wong C.S., Cross-sectional (questionnaire) study assessing local doctors, interns and medical students' knowledge and practice pertaining to radiation exposure doses related to radiological imaging, European Congress of Radiology. 2011.
Wong C.S., Hong Kong Medical Journal . 2010.
Wong C.S. and Chu T.Y.C., Intra-cranial metastasis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), Chinese Medical Journal (in press). 2011.
Wong C.S., Chu Y.C. and Tam T.K.F., Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor and Extraskeletal Ewing Sarcoma around the lumbosacral spinal column , Journal of Hong Kong College of Radiologists (in press). 2011.
Wong C.S., Chiu T.Y.C. and Khong P.L., Unusual features of gastrointestinal stromal tumor on PET/CT and CT imaging, Clinical Nuclear Medicine . 2011, 36(3): e1-7.
Wong C.S., Chu Y.C. and Ma T.K.F., Usage of MR Spectroscopy of the peri-tumoral area to differentiate the solitary primary intra-axial high grade glioma and brain metastasis –a pilot study, Journal of Hong Kong College of Radiologists (in press). 2011.


Researcher : Wong Y

List of Research Outputs

Luk K.D.K., Cheung W.Y., Wong Y., Cheung K.M.C. and Wong Y.W., Coupling coronal-sagittal-axial deformity correction in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - prediction using the fulcrum bending radiograph, 5th Triennial Congress of International Federation of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010.


Researcher : Wu B

List of Research Outputs

Wu B. and Chan T., Automatic Detection of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma on PET/CT, International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 2011 Jun;6 Suppl 1:S202. 2011.


Researcher : Yan FK

List of Research Outputs

Chan T., Tsui K.W. and Yan F.K., Enhanced Ultrasound Image Management by Analysis of Textual Information from Image Conent, 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of Radiological Society of North America. 2010.
Yan F.K. and Chan T., Automatic CT volumetry of liver segments, 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists. 2010.


Researcher : Yeung DWC

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.S., Kwong D.L.W., Yeung D.W.C., Huang B. and Khong P.L., Prognostic impact of standardized uptake value of F-18 FDG PET-CT in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.


Researcher : Zhang J

Project Title:Pilot Trial to Evaluate the Utility of Novel Imaging Techniques for the Early Detection of Response to Targeted Chemotherapy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Investigator(s):Zhang J, Poon RTP, Mak HKF, Khong PL
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:09/2008


List of Research Outputs

Chan K.S., Khong P.L. and Zhang J., 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging findings of recurrent intracranial hemangiopericytoma with distant metastases, British Journal of Radiology. 2010, 83 (992): e172-174.
Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Wu E.X., Law W.L., Liu K.Y. and Zhang J., Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of primary rectal cancer: quantitative correlation with positron emission tomography/computed tomography, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33(2): 340-347.
Gu J., Khong P.L., Wang S., Chan Q., Law W.L. and Zhang J., Quantitative assessment of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in patients with primary rectal cancer: correlation with FDG-PET/CT, Molecular Imaging and Biology (Epub). 2010.
Gu J., Chan T., Zhang J., Leung A.Y.H., Kwong Y.L. and Khong P.L., Whole-body diffusion weighted imaging (DWI): the added value to whole-body MRI at initial diagnosis of lymphoma, American Journal of Roentgenology (in press). 2011.


Researcher : Zhang L

List of Research Outputs

Chu J.P., Mak H.K.F., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Tsang J.W.H., Chan Q. and Leung G.K.K., A Pilot Study On Correlation Of Mr Perfusion (ktrans) And Diffusion (apparent Diffusion Coefficient) Parameters In Brain Tumors , Radiological Society of North America. 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of manual hippocampal volumetry and Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) as imaging biomarkers in a Chinese cohort of Alzheimer's patients (AD) and cognitively normal older adults. , Alzheimer's Association International conference on Alzheimer's disease 2010, July 10-15, Honoluluis, U.S.A. (Poster). 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of voxel-based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration as imaging biomarkers in Alzheimer's patients and cognitively normal older adults at 3.0 Tesla MR Imaging. , Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011, 23: 655-664.


Researcher : Zhang L

List of Research Outputs

Chu J.P., Mak H.K.F., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Tsang J.W.H., Chan Q. and Leung G.K.K., A Pilot Study On Correlation Of Mr Perfusion (ktrans) And Diffusion (apparent Diffusion Coefficient) Parameters In Brain Tumors , Radiological Society of North America. 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of manual hippocampal volumetry and Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) as imaging biomarkers in a Chinese cohort of Alzheimer's patients (AD) and cognitively normal older adults. , Alzheimer's Association International conference on Alzheimer's disease 2010, July 10-15, Honoluluis, U.S.A. (Poster). 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of voxel-based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration as imaging biomarkers in Alzheimer's patients and cognitively normal older adults at 3.0 Tesla MR Imaging. , Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011, 23: 655-664.


Researcher : Zhang Z

List of Research Outputs

Chan Q., Anthony M., Zhang Z., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Quantitative evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging at 3T in the human lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July . 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of manual hippocampal volumetry and Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) as imaging biomarkers in a Chinese cohort of Alzheimer's patients (AD) and cognitively normal older adults. , Alzheimer's Association International conference on Alzheimer's disease 2010, July 10-15, Honoluluis, U.S.A. (Poster). 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of voxel-based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration as imaging biomarkers in Alzheimer's patients and cognitively normal older adults at 3.0 Tesla MR Imaging. , Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011, 23: 655-664.
Qian W., Chan Q., Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Anthony M., Yau K.K.W., Khong P.L., Chan K.H. and Kim M., Quantitative assessment of the cervical spinal cord damage in neuromyelitis optica using diffusion tensor imaging at 3 Tesla, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33: 1312-1320.
Zhang Z., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Age-related diffusion patterns in intervertebral disc degeneration, Joint ISMRM-ESMRMB Annual Scientific Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-7 May . Montreal, Canada, 2010.


Researcher : Zhang Z

List of Research Outputs

Chan Q., Anthony M., Zhang Z., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Quantitative evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging at 3T in the human lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July . 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of manual hippocampal volumetry and Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) as imaging biomarkers in a Chinese cohort of Alzheimer's patients (AD) and cognitively normal older adults. , Alzheimer's Association International conference on Alzheimer's disease 2010, July 10-15, Honoluluis, U.S.A. (Poster). 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of voxel-based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration as imaging biomarkers in Alzheimer's patients and cognitively normal older adults at 3.0 Tesla MR Imaging. , Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011, 23: 655-664.
Qian W., Chan Q., Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Anthony M., Yau K.K.W., Khong P.L., Chan K.H. and Kim M., Quantitative assessment of the cervical spinal cord damage in neuromyelitis optica using diffusion tensor imaging at 3 Tesla, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33: 1312-1320.
Zhang Z., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Age-related diffusion patterns in intervertebral disc degeneration, Joint ISMRM-ESMRMB Annual Scientific Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-7 May . Montreal, Canada, 2010.


Researcher : Zhang Z

List of Research Outputs

Chan Q., Anthony M., Zhang Z., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Quantitative evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging at 3T in the human lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration , World Forum of Spine Research, Montreal, Canada, 5-8 July . 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of manual hippocampal volumetry and Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) as imaging biomarkers in a Chinese cohort of Alzheimer's patients (AD) and cognitively normal older adults. , Alzheimer's Association International conference on Alzheimer's disease 2010, July 10-15, Honoluluis, U.S.A. (Poster). 2010.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Efficacy of voxel-based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration as imaging biomarkers in Alzheimer's patients and cognitively normal older adults at 3.0 Tesla MR Imaging. , Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011, 23: 655-664.
Qian W., Chan Q., Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Anthony M., Yau K.K.W., Khong P.L., Chan K.H. and Kim M., Quantitative assessment of the cervical spinal cord damage in neuromyelitis optica using diffusion tensor imaging at 3 Tesla, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2011, 33: 1312-1320.
Zhang Z., Chan Q., Anthony M., Cheung K.M.C. and Kim M., Age-related diffusion patterns in intervertebral disc degeneration, Joint ISMRM-ESMRMB Annual Scientific Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-7 May . Montreal, Canada, 2010.


Researcher : Zhu J

List of Research Outputs

Zhu J., Mak H.K.F., Mok T.M.Y., Chan Q. and Lau W.C.S., Role of functional neuroimaging in Neuropsychiatric (NP) Systemic Lupus Etythematosus (SLE) – a combined study of Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and MR Spectroscopy (MRS) at 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 49th Annual Meeing ASNR, Seattle, June 4 to 10 (oral).. 2011.


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