Weihong Yuan, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Weihong.Yuan@cchmc.org

About

Biography

Weihong Yuan, PhD, joined the faculty in 2005 and currently is the McLaurin fellow in pediatric neurosurgery and research assistant professor of radiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. 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.

BS: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PRC, 1991.

MS: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 1997.

PhD: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 2000.

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

Services and Specialties

Radiology and Medical Imaging

Research Areas

Radiology

Publications

Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Aziz, YN; Langefeld, CD; Comeau, ME; Marion, MC; Behymer, TP; Gilkerson, LA; Sekar, P; Yuan, W; Khandwala, V; Williamson, BJ; Thornton, J; Bagga, R; Woo, D; Demel, SL. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2025.

Severity of punctate white matter lesions in preterm infants: antecedents and cerebral palsy prediction. Mahabee-Gittens, EM; Illapani, VSP; Kline-Fath, BM; Harpster, K; Magnino, A; Merhar, SL; Parikh, NA. Pediatric Research. 2025; 98(6):2220-2227.

Preliminary efficacy of a novel online parenting skills program for caregivers of preterm children with behavioral challenges. Glazer, S; Mccullough, K; Parikh, NA; Barnes-Davis, M; Yuan, W; Dudley, J; Williams, T; Wade, SL. Child Neuropsychology. 2025; 1-19.

Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Fetuses With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Nagaraj, UD; Dudley, JA; Lam, K; Kline-Fath, BM; Merhar, SL; Mangano, FT; Yuan, W. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2025; 45(8):1045-1052.

Associations Between Brain Metabolites Measured With MR Spectroscopy and Head Impacts in High School American Football Athletes. Liu, Z; Dudley, JA; Diekfuss, JA; Ahmed, N; Edmondson, AD; Cecil, KM; Yuan, W; Zuleger, TM; Slutsky-Ganesh, AB; Barber Foss, KD; Myer, GD; Fleischer, CC. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2025; 61(4):1738-1750.

Differential neural mechanisms for movement adaptations following neuromuscular training in young female athletes with a history of sports-related concussion. Zuleger, TM; Slutsky-Ganesh, AB; Kim, H; Anand, M; Warren, SM; Grooms, DR; Yuan, W; Riley, MA; Gore, RK; Myer, GD; Diekfuss, JA. Neuroscience. 2024; 558:70-80.

White matter characteristics in children with cerebral palsy prior to selective dorsal rhizotomy: a multicenter diffusion tensor imaging study. Yuan, W; Stevenson, CB; Moretti, P; Mangano, FT; Pavanello, M; Cama, A; Tortora, D; Tacchino, C; Bailes, AF; Greve, KR; Harpster, K; Kurowski, BG; Mitelpunkt, A; Aronow, B. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2024; 34(3):268-277.

High magnitude exposure to repetitive head impacts alters female adolescent brain activity for lower extremity motor control. Zuleger, TM; Slutsky-Ganesh, AB; Grooms, DR; Yuan, W; Barber Foss, KD; Howell, DR; Myer, GD; Diekfuss, JA. Brain Research. 2024; 1828:148785.

Corpus Callosum Abnormalities at Term-Equivalent Age Are Associated with Language Development at 2 Years' Corrected Age in Infants Born Very Preterm. Kojima, K; Kline, JE; Altaye, M; Kline-Fath, BM; Parikh, NA. Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice. 2024; 11:200101.

Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and risk for cognitive delays in infants born very premature. Mahabee-Gittens, EM; Harun, N; Glover, M; Folger, AT; Parikh, NA. Scientific Reports. 2024; 14(1):1397.