Weihong Yuan, PhD
Title
McLaurin Fellow/Research Assistant Professor
Appointment
Research Assistant Professor of Radiology
Email
Weihong.Yuan@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-2862
Fax
513-636-0434
Bio
Dr. Weihong Yuan joined the faculty in 2005 and currently is the McLaurin Fellow in Pediatric Neurosurgery and Research Assistant Professor of Radiology at the children's hospital and University of Cincinnati. He is a biomedical engineer by training with BS degree (1991) from Zhejiang University, PRC, and MS (1997) and PhD degree (2000) from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ.
Credentials
PhD: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 2000
MS: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 1997
BS: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PRC, 1991
Publications, Most Recent
Weihong Yuan's publications as listed by PubMed.
Yuan W, Holland SK, Schmithorst VJ, Walz NC, Cecil KM, Jones BV, Karunanayaka P, Michaud L, S. Wade L. Diffusion Tensor MRI Reveals Persistent White Matter Damage after Traumatic Brain Injury Experienced During Preschool Years. (Accepted for publication)
Holland SK, Vannest J, Mecoli M, Byars AW, Jacola LM, Karunanayaka PR, Schmithorst VJ, Yuan W, Plante E. Functional MRI of Language Development and Lateralization in Children. (accepted for publication).
Yuan W, Holland SK, Cecil KM, Dietrich KN, Wessel SD, Altaye M, Hornung RW, Ris MD, Egelhoff JC, Lanphear BP. The Impact of Early Childhood Lead Exposure on Brain Organization: An fMRI Study of Language Function. Pediatrics, 2006; 118(3):971-7.
Yuan W, Szaflarski J, Schmithorst VJ, Schapiro M, Byars AW, Strawsburg RH, Holland SK. FMRI Shows Atypical Language Lateralization in Pediatric Epilepsy Patients. Epilepsia, 2006, 48(3):593-600.
Zur KB, Holland SK, Yuan W, Choo DI. Functional magnetic resonance imaging: contemporary and future use. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004; 12(5): 374-7.
Special Interests
- Diffusion tensor study pediatric patient with hydrocephalus
- Diffusion tensor imaging study of pediatric supratentorial tumors
- Diffusion tensor imaging study of children with traumatic brain injury
- Functional MRI study of pediatric patients with spina bifida
- fMRI/DTI study of epilepsy
- Intra-operative neuroimaging
Presentations, Most Recent
Yuan W, Holland SK, Jones BV, Crone K, Mangano FT. DTI study of children with supratentorial tumors. ASNR 45th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2007 (accepted).
Yuan W, Holland SK, Jones BV, Dardzinski B, Crone K, Bierbrauer K, Mangano FT. Normative values of DTI parameters in young children. ASNR 45th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2007 (accepted).
Yuan W, Holland SK, Walz NC, Cecil KM, Jones BV, Karunanayaka PR, Michaud L, Wade SL. Assessing white matter diffusion abnormality with DTI in young children with traumatic brain injury. OHBM 13th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2007 (accepted).
Karunanayaka PR, Holland SK, Yuan W, Altaye M, Jones BV, Michaud LJ, Walz LC, Wade SL. Abnormal language processing following brain injury in young children as measured by fMRI. OHBM 13th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2007 (accepted).
Wade S, Yuan W, Walz NC, Holland SK, Karunanayaka P, Michaud L. White Matter Damage following Pediatric Brain Injury as Assessed using DTI. Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society; 2007; Portland, OR.
Yuan W, Holland SK, Jones BV, Crone K, Mangano FT. Abnormal Diffusion Characteristics in Pediatric Supratentorial Brain Tumors, a DTI Study. Presented at the 35th Annual meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric neurological Surgery; 2006; Denver, CO.
DiFrancesco MW, Yuan W, Pratt R, Dunn S, Darszinski BJ, Holland SK. Comparison of Contrast-to-Noise Ratio for in vivo Mouse Brain Imaging at 3& and 7T under Identical Scanner Configurations. Presented at the ISMRM 14th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition; 2006; Seattle, WA.
Yuan W, Holland SK, Szaflarski J, Schmithorst VJ, Byars AW, Strawsburg RH. fMRI shows atypical language lateralization in children with epilepsy. Presented at the ISMRM 13th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition; 2005; Miami, FL.
Yuan W, Holland SK, Cecil K, Wessel S, Dietrich K, Ris D, Lanphear B. The impact of childhood lead exposure on neural substrate of language development: An fMRI study. Presented at the SPR 48th Annual Meeting; 2005; New Orleans.
Yuan W, Holland SK, Szaflarski JP, Schmithorst VJ, Byars AW, Schapiro M, Strawsburg RH. FMRI showing differences in language hemispheric dominance between pediatric epilepsy patients and healthy children. Presented at the Cincinnati Neurofest & Cincinnati Translational Neuroscience Symposium; 2005; Cincinnati, OH.
Holland SK, Choo DI, Ret JK, Yuan W, Hilbert L, Schmithorst VJ. HUSH-fMRI of Severe to Profoundly Hearing Impaired Infants and Toddlers Under Sedation. Presented at the Cincinnati Neurofest & Cincinnati Translational Neuroscience Symposium; 2005; Cincinnati, OH.
Cecil K, Yuan W, Holland SK, Wessel S, Dietrich K, Ris D, Lanphear B. The influence of childhood lead exposure on language function in young adults: an fMRI study. Presented at the ISMRM 13th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition; 2005; Miami, FL.
