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


List of Research Outputs

Anthony M. and Khong P.L., FDG-PET/CT in Pathologies of the Peritoneum (review stage), Handbook of Abdominal Imaging (review stage). 2012.
Anthony M., Prognostic Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil, Head and Neck. 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 (gagCEST) at 3 Tesla, NMR Biomed. 2011.
Lee E.Y.P., Anthony M., Leung A.Y.H., Loong F. and Khong P.L., Utility Of FDG PET/CT In The Assessment Of Myeloid Sarcoma, AJR, American Journal of Roentgenology. 2012.
Wong C.S., Gong N., Chu Y.C., Anthony M., Chan Q., Lee H.F., Chu K.M. and Khong P.L., Correlation of measurements from diffusion weighted MR imaging and FDG PET/CT in GIST patients: ADC versus SUV, European Journal of Radiology. 2012, 81(9): 2122-2126.
Zhang Z., Chan Q., Anthony M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Khong P.L. and Kim M., Age-related diffusion patterns in human lumbar intervertebral discs: a pilot study in asymptomatic subjects, Mag Res Imaging. 2011.


Researcher : Chan T

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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2011


List of Research Outputs

Chan T., Computerized Method for Automatic Evaluation of Lean Body Mass from PET/CT – Comparison with Predictive Equations, Journal of Nuclear Medicine (in press). 2011.
Wu B., Khong P.L. and Chan T., Automatic detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma on PET/CT with Support Vector Machine, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 2011.


Researcher : Chiu PW

List of Research Outputs

Chiu P.W., Chan Q. and Mak H.K.F., Measurement of metabolites longitudinal (T1) and transverse (T2) values for absolute quantification of 1H-MRS in aging brain at 3-Tesla., ISMRM 20th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia,. 2012.


Researcher : Gong N

List of Research Outputs

Gong N., Wong C.S., Chu Y.C. and Gu J., Treatment Response Monitoring in GIST Patients by Using Diffusion Weighted Imaging: Preliminary Results in Comparison with PET/CT, NMR in Biomedicine (in press). 2012.


Researcher : Gu J

List of Research Outputs

Gong N., Wong C.S., Chu Y.C. and Gu J., Treatment Response Monitoring in GIST Patients by Using Diffusion Weighted Imaging: Preliminary Results in Comparison with PET/CT, NMR in Biomedicine (in press). 2012.


Researcher : Huang B

List of Research Outputs

Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W., Hung B., Wong C.S. and Wong C.Y., Dynamic PET-CT studies for characterizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma metabolism: comparison of analytical methods, Nuclear Medicine Communications . 2012, 33: 191-197.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Wong C.S., Wong O.C.Y. and Kwong D.L.W., Quantitative multiparametric imaging for the evaluation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) using FDG PET-CT and DCE-MRI, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 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 Support 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
Completion Date:07/2011


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 SCA, 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:functional MRI presentation system
Investigator(s):Khong PL, Mak HKF
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:University Development Fund - General Award
Start Date:08/2011


List of Research Outputs

Anthony M. and Khong P.L., FDG-PET/CT in Pathologies of the Peritoneum (review stage), Handbook of Abdominal Imaging (review stage). 2012.
Chan T.S., Gill H., Leung A.Y.H., Chan W.M., Khong P.L. and Kwong Y.L., Uveitis as the initial manifestation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, American Journal of Hematology . 2012, 87(2): 198-200.
Chen E.Y.H., Lin X., Lam M.L.M., Chan K.W., Chang W.C., Joe G., Wong G.H.Y., Chiu C.P.Y., Khong P.L., Honer W.G., Su W., Chan C.L.W., So K.F. and Tse M., The impacts of yoga and aerobic exercise on neuro-cognition and brain structure in early psychosis - a preliminary analysis of the randomized controlled clinical trial., Schizophrenia Research. 2012, 136 (1): s56.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W., Hung B., Wong C.S. and Wong C.Y., Dynamic PET-CT studies for characterizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma metabolism: comparison of analytical methods, Nuclear Medicine Communications . 2012, 33: 191-197.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Wong C.S., Wong O.C.Y. and Kwong D.L.W., Quantitative multiparametric imaging for the evaluation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) using FDG PET-CT and DCE-MRI, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 2011.
Khong P.L., Associate Editor, Hong Kong Journal of Radiology. 2012.
Khong P.L., Clinical applications of diffusion tensor MRI in the paediatric brain, New Frontiers of Neuro Imaging organized by GE Healthcare and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 20th October 2011. 2011.
Khong P.L., Editorial Board, Pediatric Radiology . 2012.
Khong P.L., ICRP - Pediatric Radiology, Swedish Roentgenweek, Umea, Sweden, 13-16 September 2011. 2011.
Khong P.L., Imaging of paediatric abdominal emergencies, 2nd IDKD Intensive Course, Hong Kong, 16-19 June 2012. 2012.
Khong P.L., Journal Reviewer, Hong Kong Journal of Radiology. 2012.
Khong P.L., Radiological Protection in Paediatric Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 61st Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of the Republic of China (RSROC), at National Taiwan University Hospital International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan, 24-25 March 2012. 2012.
Khong P.L., Ringertz H., Donoghue V., Frush D., Rehani M., Appelgate K. and Sanchez R., Radiological Protection in Paediatric Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Annals of the ICRP, ICRP Publication 120. 2012, 41(4).
Khong P.L., Radiological Protection in paediatric CT, The 4th Annual Meeting of Abdomen Radiologic Society of Guangdong Medical Association, Jiangmen City, China, 17-18 December 2011. 2011.
Khong P.L., Frush D. and Ringertz H., Radiological protection in paediatric computer tomography, Annals of the ICRP, ICRP Publication (2012) . 2012.
Khong P.L., The Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Associate Editor. 2011.
Khong P.L., The Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists, Journal Reviewer. 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 (gagCEST) at 3 Tesla, NMR Biomed. 2011.
Krestin G.P., Grenier P.A., Hricak H., Jackson V.P., Khong P.L., Miller J.C., Muellner A., Schwaiger M. and Thrall J.H., Integrated diagnostics: proceedings from the 9th biennial symposium of the International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology, European Radiology (Epub). 2012.
Lau Y.C. and Khong P.L., Improved Image Quality of FDG Whole Body PET/CT by Time-of-flight Reconstruction: A Human Study, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 2011.
Lee E.Y.P. and Khong P.L., The Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Detection of Tumor Thrombus, Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2012.
Lee E.Y.P., Anthony M., Leung A.Y.H., Loong F. and Khong P.L., Utility Of FDG PET/CT In The Assessment Of Myeloid Sarcoma, AJR, American Journal of Roentgenology. 2012.
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, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 2011.
Qian W., Zhang Z., Wu E.X., Khong P.L. and Kim M., Characterization of age-related changes in human brain using diffusion kurtosis imaging, ISMRM 20th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 5-11 May 2012.
Qiu D., Tan L., 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. 2011, 32: 2054-2063.
Tang B., Patel M.M., Wong R.H., Wood D., Wong C.O., Wu D., Khong P.L. and Wong C.Y., Revisiting the marrow metabolic changes after chemotherapy in lymphoma: a step towards personalized care, International Journal of Molecular Imaging. 2011.
Wong C.S., Gong N., Chu Y.C., Anthony M., Chan Q., Lee H.F., Chu K.M. and Khong P.L., Correlation of measurements from diffusion weighted MR imaging and FDG PET/CT in GIST patients: ADC versus SUV, European Journal of Radiology. 2012, 81(9): 2122-2126.
Wu B., Khong P.L. and Chan T., Automatic detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma on PET/CT with Support Vector Machine, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 2011.
Yiu K.H., Mok T.M.Y., Wang S., Ooi C.G.C., Khong P.L., Lau C.S. and Tse H.F., Prognostic role of coronary calcification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology . 2012, 30: 345-350.
Zhang Z., Chan Q., Anthony M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Khong P.L. and Kim M., Age-related diffusion patterns in human lumbar intervertebral discs: a pilot study in asymptomatic subjects, Mag Res Imaging. 2011.


Researcher : Kim M

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
Completion Date:02/2012


List of Research Outputs

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 (gagCEST) at 3 Tesla, NMR Biomed. 2011.
Qian W., Zhang Z., Wu E.X., Khong P.L. and Kim M., Characterization of age-related changes in human brain using diffusion kurtosis imaging, ISMRM 20th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 5-11 May 2012.
Zhang Z., Chan Q., Anthony M., Samartzis D., Cheung K.M.C., Khong P.L. and Kim M., Age-related diffusion patterns in human lumbar intervertebral discs: a pilot study in asymptomatic subjects, Mag Res Imaging. 2011.


Researcher : Lai V

Project Title:Utility of T1 rho & intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: feasibility of localization of epileptogenic zone
Investigator(s):Lai V, Mak HKF
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:01/2012


List of Research Outputs

Lai V., Application of diffusion-perfusion imaging in acute ischemic stroke, In: Dr. T. Dorina Papageorgiou, Functional MR Imaging /Book 1. USA, INTECH, 2011, 1.
Lai V., Tsang W.K., Chan W.C. and Yeung T.W., Diagnostic accuracy of mediastinal width measurement on posteroanterior and anteroposterior chest radiographs in the depiction of acute nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection, Emergency Radiology. 2012, EPub ahead.
Lai V., Chan W.C., Lau H.Y., Yeung T.W., Wong Y.C. and Yuen M.K., Diagnostic power of vasrious computed tomography signs in diagnosing acute appendicitis, Clinical Imaging. 2012, 36: 29-34.
Lai V., Tan C.B., Wong Y.C., Poon W.L., Chan L.Y. and Fu Y.P., Feasibility of mechanical thrombectomy as primary treatment in acute ischemic stroke with large artery occlusion, 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of Macau Radiology Association . 2011.
Lai V., Feasibility of mechanical thrombectomy as primary treatment in acute ischemic stroke with large artery occlusion: Best Poster Award at 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of Macau Radiology Association, Macau Radiology Association. 2011.
Lai V., Wong Y.C., Poon W.L., Yuen M.K., Fu Y.P. and Wong O.W., Forward shifting of posterior dural sac during flexion cervical MR imaging in Hirayama disease: an initial study on normal subjects, European Journal of Radiology. 2011, 80(3): 724-728.
Lai V., PETCT Imaging in Head and Neck Oncology, HKU PET/CT Introductory Course 2012. 2012.
Lai V. and Wan W.S., Reply to Letter to the Editor "Why current evidence is against flow diverters for treatment of carotid blowout syndrome", European Journal of Radiology. 2012, Epub ahead.
Wong C.K., Lai V. and Wong Y.C., Comparison of initial high resolution computed tomography features in viral pneumonia between metapneumovirus infection and severe acute respiratory syndrome, European Journal of Radiology. 2011, 81(5): 1083-1087.
Yeung T.W., Lai V., Lau H.Y., Poon W.L., Tan C.B. and Wong Y.C., Long-term outcome of endovascular reconstruction with the Pipeline embolization device in the management of unruptured dissecting aneurysms of the intracranial vertebral artery, Journal of Neurosurgery. 2012, 116(4): 882-887.
Yeung T.W., Lai V., Lau H.Y. and Wong Y.C., Moyamoya syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report and literature review, European Journal of Radiology Extra. 2011, 79(1): 23-26.


Researcher : Lau YC

List of Research Outputs

Lau Y.C. and Khong P.L., Improved Image Quality of FDG Whole Body PET/CT by Time-of-flight Reconstruction: A Human Study, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 2011.


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., PET/CT Assessment of Lung Cancer, Breast/Lung Cancer Symposium, Hong Kong College of Radiologists. 2012.
Lee E.Y.P., Pre-operative Assessment in Endometrial Cancer, Postgraduate Study Day. 2011.
Lee E.Y.P. and Khong P.L., The Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Detection of Tumor Thrombus, Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2012.
Lee E.Y.P., Anthony M., Leung A.Y.H., Loong F. and Khong P.L., Utility Of FDG PET/CT In The Assessment Of Myeloid Sarcoma, AJR, American Journal of Roentgenology. 2012.


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, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 2011.


Researcher : Mak HKF

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: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

Chan T., Wong W.W., Chan J.K., Ma J.K. and Mak H.K.F., Chan T, Wong WW, Chan JK, Ma JK, Mak HK. Acute ischaemic stroke during short-term travel to high altitude., Hong Kong Med J . 2012, 18: 63-65.
Chiu P.W., Chan Q. and Mak H.K.F., Measurement of metabolites longitudinal (T1) and transverse (T2) values for absolute quantification of 1H-MRS in aging brain at 3-Tesla., ISMRM 20th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia,. 2012.
Chu J.P., Mak H.K.F., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Tsang J.W.H., Chan Q. and Leung G.K.K., Chu JP, Mak HK*, Yau KK, Zhang L, Tsang J, Chan Q, Leung KK. A pilot study on correlation of MR perfusion (Ktrans) and diffusion (apparent diffusion coefficient) parameters in brain tumors at 3Tesla. Cancer Imaging , 2012, 12: 1-6.
Cui J., Wen C., Hu Y., Mak K.C., Mak H.K.F. and Luk K.D.K., Neuroimage, Orientation entropy analysis of diffusion tensor in healthy and myelopathic spinal cord. . 2011, 58: 1028-1033.
Eby S.A., Buchner E.J., Bryant M.G. and Mak H.K.F., The Rehabilitation of Anton Syndrome: A Case Report. , PM&R . 2012, 4: 385-87.
Gao J., Cheung R.T.F., Lee T.M.C., Chu L.W., Chan Y.S., Mak H.K.F., Zhang J.X., Fung G. and Cheung C., Possible retrogenesis observed with fiber tracking: an anteroposterior pattern of white matter disintegrity in normal aging and Alzheimer’s Disease , Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2011, 26: 47-58.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Discriminating Alzheimer’s patients from cognitively normal older adults based on hippocampal volumes- voxel based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration versus manual volumetry. , In: Ashford JW, Rosen A, Adamson M, Bayley P, Sabri O, Furst A, Black SE, Weiner M. , Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease 2. Handbook of Imaging the Alzheimer Brain. An Introduction. . IOS Press, 2011, 2: 729-738.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang L., Feng Z.T., Yeung D.K.W., Chan D.T.M., Zhu X.L. and Poon W.S., Efficacy of BOLD fMRI in preoperative brain mapping and its role in surgical decision making., Hong Kong J of Radiology . 2011.
Mak H.K.F., Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2012.
Mak H.K.F., Chan Q., Zhang Z., Petersen E., Qiu D., Zhang L., Yau K.K.W., Chu L.W. and Golay X., Quantitative assessment of cerebral hemodynamic parameters by QUASAR Arterial Spin Labeling in Alzheimer's disease and cognitively normal elderly adults at 3-Tesla. , Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease . 2012, 31: 33-44.
Mak H.K.F., Reexaming the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease: insights from ASL MR perfusion at 3Tesla. , Alzheimer's disease conference: from public health to therapeutic insights. Hong Kong University Alzheimer's Disease research network (HKUADRN). 2012.
Mak H.K.F., Role of PET-CT in recurrent head and neck cancer, Beijing Tongren Hospital attached to Capital Medical University, China, . 2012.


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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2005


List of Research Outputs

Yiu K.H., Mok T.M.Y., Wang S., Ooi C.G.C., Khong P.L., Lau C.S. and Tse H.F., Prognostic role of coronary calcification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology . 2012, 30: 345-350.


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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/1999




Researcher : Qian W

List of Research Outputs

Qian W., Zhang Z., Wu E.X., Khong P.L. and Kim M., Characterization of age-related changes in human brain using diffusion kurtosis imaging, ISMRM 20th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 5-11 May 2012.


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




Researcher : Qiu D

List of Research Outputs

Mak H.K.F., Chan Q., Zhang Z., Petersen E., Qiu D., Zhang L., Yau K.K.W., Chu L.W. and Golay X., Quantitative assessment of cerebral hemodynamic parameters by QUASAR Arterial Spin Labeling in Alzheimer's disease and cognitively normal elderly adults at 3-Tesla. , Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease . 2012, 31: 33-44.


Researcher : Wang S

List of Research Outputs

Yiu K.H., Mok T.M.Y., Wang S., Ooi C.G.C., Khong P.L., Lau C.S. and Tse H.F., Prognostic role of coronary calcification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology . 2012, 30: 345-350.


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
Completion Date:05/2012


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:Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging Analysis of Microstructural Differences on Alzheimer's disease
Investigator(s):Wong CS, Mak HKF
Department:Diagnostic Radiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:03/2012


List of Research Outputs

Gong N., Wong C.S., Chu Y.C. and Gu J., Treatment Response Monitoring in GIST Patients by Using Diffusion Weighted Imaging: Preliminary Results in Comparison with PET/CT, NMR in Biomedicine (in press). 2012.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Kwong D.L.W., Hung B., Wong C.S. and Wong C.Y., Dynamic PET-CT studies for characterizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma metabolism: comparison of analytical methods, Nuclear Medicine Communications . 2012, 33: 191-197.
Huang B., Khong P.L., Wong C.S., Wong O.C.Y. and Kwong D.L.W., Quantitative multiparametric imaging for the evaluation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) using FDG PET-CT and DCE-MRI, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 2011.
Singh G.H., Ip A.H., So J.C.C., Cheng V.C.C., Wong C.S., Yuen K.Y. and Kwong Y.L., Disseminated cryptococcosis mimicking a lymphoma, Eur J Haematol. 2012, 88(3): 275-6.
Wong C.S., Gong N., Chu Y.C., Anthony M., Chan Q., Lee H.F., Chu K.M. and Khong P.L., Correlation of measurements from diffusion weighted MR imaging and FDG PET/CT in GIST patients: ADC versus SUV, European Journal of Radiology. 2012, 81(9): 2122-2126.


Researcher : Wu B

List of Research Outputs

Wu B., Khong P.L. and Chan T., Automatic detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma on PET/CT with Support Vector Machine, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 7-8 December, 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




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., Chu JP, Mak HK*, Yau KK, Zhang L, Tsang J, Chan Q, Leung KK. A pilot study on correlation of MR perfusion (Ktrans) and diffusion (apparent diffusion coefficient) parameters in brain tumors at 3Tesla. Cancer Imaging , 2012, 12: 1-6.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Discriminating Alzheimer’s patients from cognitively normal older adults based on hippocampal volumes- voxel based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration versus manual volumetry. , In: Ashford JW, Rosen A, Adamson M, Bayley P, Sabri O, Furst A, Black SE, Weiner M. , Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease 2. Handbook of Imaging the Alzheimer Brain. An Introduction. . IOS Press, 2011, 2: 729-738.
Mak H.K.F., Zhang L., Feng Z.T., Yeung D.K.W., Chan D.T.M., Zhu X.L. and Poon W.S., Efficacy of BOLD fMRI in preoperative brain mapping and its role in surgical decision making., Hong Kong J of Radiology . 2011.
Mak H.K.F., Chan Q., Zhang Z., Petersen E., Qiu D., Zhang L., Yau K.K.W., Chu L.W. and Golay X., Quantitative assessment of cerebral hemodynamic parameters by QUASAR Arterial Spin Labeling in Alzheimer's disease and cognitively normal elderly adults at 3-Tesla. , Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease . 2012, 31: 33-44.


Researcher : Zhang Z

List of Research Outputs

Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Discriminating Alzheimer’s patients from cognitively normal older adults based on hippocampal volumes- voxel based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration versus manual volumetry. , In: Ashford JW, Rosen A, Adamson M, Bayley P, Sabri O, Furst A, Black SE, Weiner M. , Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease 2. Handbook of Imaging the Alzheimer Brain. An Introduction. . IOS Press, 2011, 2: 729-738.
Qian W., Zhang Z., Wu E.X., Khong P.L. and Kim M., Characterization of age-related changes in human brain using diffusion kurtosis imaging, ISMRM 20th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 5-11 May 2012.


Researcher : Zhang Z

List of Research Outputs

Mak H.K.F., Zhang Z., Yau K.K.W., Zhang L., Chan Q. and Chu L.W., Discriminating Alzheimer’s patients from cognitively normal older adults based on hippocampal volumes- voxel based morphometry with DARTEL and standard registration versus manual volumetry. , In: Ashford JW, Rosen A, Adamson M, Bayley P, Sabri O, Furst A, Black SE, Weiner M. , Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease 2. Handbook of Imaging the Alzheimer Brain. An Introduction. . IOS Press, 2011, 2: 729-738.
Qian W., Zhang Z., Wu E.X., Khong P.L. and Kim M., Characterization of age-related changes in human brain using diffusion kurtosis imaging, ISMRM 20th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 5-11 May 2012.


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