Ligong Wang, PhD
Professor, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University，
Suzhou，Jiangsu 215123，China
Tel: +86-512-65883515, Fax: +86-512-65884830
E-mail: bastion@163.com
Education Background:
PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University, China, 2004
MSc in Mechanics, Southeast University, China, 1999
BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Nantong Textile Engineering Institute, China, 1993
Professional Experience:
2013---: Professor, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, China
2006---2013: Radiology Associate Research Scientist, Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, USA
2006---2006: Associate Professor, School of Medical Instruments, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
2004---2006: Biomedical Engineering Postdoctoral Researcher, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
1993---1996 Mechanism Design Assistant Engineer, Jiangsu Shuguang Photoelectric Instruments Factory, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Research Interests:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Biomedical Imaging, Computer Medical Image Processing, Novel Multi-nuclear MR Imaging Methods for Assessing Functional Integrity of Human Musculoskeletal Systems, MR Imaging and Spectroscopic Techniques for Early Diagnosis and Quantification of Osteoarthritis, Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Treatment, Computer Graphics, Pattern Recognition, Visualization in Scientific Computing, and Virtual Reality etc.
Research Experience and Accomplishments:
Projects Attended
May, 2015 Principal Investigator of the Project Study of the Influence of T2 Relaxation Time Calculating Precision on the Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnosis of Articular Cartilage with Osteoarthritis funded by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, the Education Ministry of China. Grant No.:
September, 2006 ~ February, 2013 Member of the projects of Quantitative MRI for Early Diagnosis of Arthritis, Grant Sponsor: the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA. Grant No.: R01 AR053133; Novel Method for Imaging Cartilage, Grant Sponsor: the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA. Grant No.: R21 AR055724; Cartilage, Bone and Marrow Interactions in Knee OA, Grant Sponsor: the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA. Grant No.: R01 AR056260; etc.
September 2007 ~ February, 2013 Member of the project of Adaptation of Cortical Bone, Trabecular Bone, and Muscle in Response to Increased Mechanical Stress: Comparison of Findings by qCT and 3T/7T MRI, Grant Sponsor: the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Grant No.: RR0806.
June 2005 ~ June 2007 Co-Principal Investigator of the project of The Research on the Hospital Intranet-based Three-dimensional Visualization System for Medical Images, Grant Sponsor: the Natural Sciences Foundation of Shandong Province, China between the years of 2005 and 2007, Grant No.: Y2005C15.
February 2004 ~ February 2006 Principal Investigator of the project of The Research and Development on the Three-dimensional Visualization System for Web-based Medical Image Data, Grant Sponsor: the Nanshan District Scientific and Technological Sustentation Fund, Shenzhen, China from the years of 2004 through 2006.
June 2003 ~ June 2006 Co-Principal Investigator of the project of The Research on the Computer-aided Diagnosis Expert System for Primary Pulmonary Cancer Based on CT Images, Grant Sponsor: the Key Scientific and Technological Sustentation Fund of Shandong Province, China from the years of 2003 through 2006, Grant No.: 031050102.
June 2003 ~ July 2003 Participated in The Scenery Generating and Editing System for Virtual Environment program design, main programmer.
May 2000 ~ March 2003 The System for Virtual Tissue Cutting software design, independent programmer.
September 1999 ~ January 2001 Took part in The CT Simulation and Localization System program design, programmer.
May 1997 ~ September 1998 The Computer-Aided Design System for Geneva Mechanism, independent programmer.
August 1993 ~ August 1996 Model 723-6A Rapier Loom Control System Mechanism Design, mechanism designer.
Patent
1. A Realizing Method on Medical Image Data Transmission and Three-dimensional Visualization, granted Invention Patent Certificate (Certificate No.: 460218) by China National Bureau of Intellectual Property Right on Jan. 14, 2009. Patent No.: ZL 2005 1 0021995.0, Date of Patent Application: Oct. 29, 2005. Date of Patent Authorization Proclamation: Jan 14, 2009, Patentee: Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Patent Originators: Ligong Wang, Weiqiang Liu, Yonghua Yu.
Recent Publications:
Journal Publications (* Corresponding Author)
1. Ligong Wang, Ravinder R. Regatte*. T1rho MRI of Human Musculoskeletal System (Review Article). Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (J Magn Reson Imaging) 2015 Mar; 41 (3): 586-600.
2. Ligong Wang*, Gregory Chang, Jenny Bencardino, James S. Babb, Andrew Rokito, Laith Jazrawi, Orrin Sherman, Ravinder R. Regatte. T1rho MRI at 3T of Menisci in Patients with Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (J Magn Reson Imaging) 2015 Feb; 41 (2): 544-549.
3. Ligong Wang*, Ravinder R. Regatte. Investigation of Regional Influence of Magic Angle Effect on T2 in Human Articular Cartilage with Osteoarthritis at 3T. Academic Radiology (Acad Radiol) 2015; 22 (1): 87-92.
4. Ligong Wang*, Ravinder R. Regatte. Quantitative Mapping of Human Cartilage at 3.0T: Parallel Changes in T2, T1ρ, and dGEMRIC. Academic Radiology (Acad Radiol)2014;21(4):463–471 (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1076633213005837?np=y).
5. Ligong Wang*, Nouha Salibi, Gregory Chang, Jenny T. Bencardino, James S. Babb, Andrew Rokito, Laith Jazrawi, Orrin Sherman, Ravinder R. Regatte. Evaluation of Subchondral Bone Marrow Lipids of Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)-Injured Patients at 3T. Academic Radiology (Acad Radiol) 2014; 21(6): 758-766. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1076633214000865)
6. Ligong Wang*, Gregory Chang, Jenny Bencardino, James S. Babb, Svetlana Krasnokutsky, Steven Abramson, Ravinder R. Regatte. T1rho MRI of Menisci in Patients with Osteoarthritis at 3T: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (J Magn Reson Imaging) 2014; 40(3): 588-595.
7. Ligong Wang*, Renata La Rocca Vieira, Leon D. Rybak, James Babb, Gregory Chang, Svetlana Krasnokutsky, Steven Abramson, Ravinder Regatte. Relationship between Knee Alignment and T1rho Values of Articular Cartilage and Menisci in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. European Journal of Radiology (Eur J Radiol) 2013; 82 (11): 1946–1952.
Book Chapters (* Corresponding Author)
1. Ligong Wang*, Eric J. Strauss, Orrin H. Sherman, Gregory Chang, Ravinder R. Regatte, Chapter 3 – "T2 Mapping of Knee Joint Repair" in the new World Scientific Publishing Company book - "Advanced Quantitative Imaging of Knee Joint Repair" http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9054 (Chief Editor – Dr. Ravinder R. Regatte)
Honors and Awards:
1. Yejing Scholarship, Southeast University Education Foundation, 06/2003
2. Best Paper Award, 2005’ Shenzhen City Annual Academic Conference of Science and Technology, 12/2005
3. Shandong Province Science and Technology Award (JB2007-3-87-2), Shandong Province Government, China, 04/2008
4. Shandong Province Science and Technology Award (JB2009-3-228-2), Shandong Province Government, China, 01/2010
Contact Information：
School of Radiation Medicine and Protection
Medical College of Soochow University
Soochow University Du Shu Lake Campus
Office of Ligong Wang, 2nd Floor, Bldg. 402
199 Ren Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park
Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province 215123, China
E-mail: bastion@163.com
Tel: +86-512-65883515 ( Office )
+86-15862384656 ( Cell )
Fax: +86-512-65884830
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4809-3109
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