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Jihong Wang

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Interests

  • Functional diffusion tensor imaging in the diagnosis and assessment of treatment response of cancer
  • Human perception in medical imaging and softcopy display devices

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1994 University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, PHD, Medical Physics
1986 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China, MS, Solid State Physics
1984 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China, BS, Physics

Board Certifications

1998 American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiological Physics)

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2002-2004
Associate Professor, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Joint Program in Biomedical Engineering, Dallas, TX, 1998-2004
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1996-2002

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Wang J, Xu J, Baladandayuthapani V. Contrast sensitivity of digital imaging display systems: contrast threshold dependency on object type and implications for monitor quality assurance and quality control in PACS. Med Phys 36(8):3682-3692, 8/2009. PMID: 19746801.
2. Shepard SJ, Wang J, Flynn M, Gingold E, Goldman L, Krugh K, Leong DL, Mah E, Ogden K, Peck D, Samei E, Wang J, Willis CE. An exposure indicator for digital radiography: AAPM Task Group 116 (executive summary). Med Phys 36(7):2898-2894, 7/2009. PMID: 19673189.
3. Haygood TM, Wang J, Lane D, Galvan E, Neely Atkinson E, Stephens T, Whitman GJ. Why Does it Take Longer to Read Digital Than Film-Screen Screening Mamoograms? A Partial Explanation. J Digit Imaging. e-Pub 2/13/2009. PMID: 19214635.
4. Haygood TM, Wang J, Atkinson EN, Lane D, Stephens TW, Patel P, Whitman GJ. Timed efficiency of digital and film-screen screening mammograpic interpretation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 192(1):216-20, 1/2009. PMID: 19098202.
5. Peng Q, McColl RW, Ding Y, Chia JM, Weatherall PT. Automated Method for Accurate Abdominal Fat Quantification on Water-Saturated Magnetic Resonance Images. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 26(3):738-746, 2007. PMID: 17729368.
6. Wang J. Using a Gradiant Plot of Luminance Response Curve as a Metric for Assessing and Comparing Softcopy Display System Quality. Med Phys 33(4):1182-4, 4/2006. PMID: 16696495.
7. Peng Q, McColl RW, Wang J, Weatherall PT. Novel rapid fat suppression strategy with spectrally selective pulses. Magn Reson Med 54(6):1569-74, 12/2005. PMID: 16217781.
8. Samei E, Badano A, Chakraborty D, Compton K, Cornelius C, Corrigan K, Flynn MJ, Hemminger B, Hangiandreou N, Johnson J, Moxley-Stevens DM, Pavlicek W, Roehrig H, Rutz L, Shepard J, Uzenoff RA, Wang J, Willis CE. Assessment of display performance for medical imaging systems: executive summary of AAPM TG18 report. Med Phys 32(4):1205-25, 4/2005. PMID: 15895604.
9. Peng Q, McColl RW, Wang J, Chia JM, Weatherall PT. Water-saturated three-dimensional balanced steady-state free precession for fast abdominal fat quantification. J Magn Reson Imaging 21(3):263-71, 3/2005. PMID: 15723372.
10. Peng Q, McColl R, Wang J, Chia J, Weatherall P. Comparison of Two Fat Imaging Technniques: Water-Surpressed T1W TSE vs Water-Saturated B-SSFP . Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting, 2005.

Last updated: 8/27/2010