Background
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Departments / Divisions
- Radiology and Radiological Science - Magnetic Resonance Research
Brain Physiology; Disease Models; Alzheimer's Disease; Vascular Dementia; MR Imaging with Novel Molecular Mechanism ...read more
Dr. Wei's research focuses on the development and applications of MRI methodologies for evaluating various brain physiological parameters in preclinical disease models. He has developed and optimized the non-contrast-agent MRI techniques to measure the oxygen extraction fraction (OEF), cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2), and blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability in small animals. To gain better insight into the dynamic brain physiology of small animals, he has optimized an hyphenated method (MRI-HPLC) for evaluating cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR).
Wei Z, Xu J, Liu P, Chen L, Li W, van Zijl PCM, Lu H. Quantitative assessment of cerebral venous blood T2 in mouse at 11.7T: Implementation, optimization, and age effect. Magn Reson Med 2018;80(2):521-528
Wei Z, Chen L, Lin Z, Jiang D, Xu J, Liu P, van Zijl PCM, Lu H. Optimization of phase-contrast MRI for the estimation of global cerebral blood flow of mice at 11.7T. Magn Reson Med 2019;81(4):2566-2575
Wei Z, Chen L, Hou X, van Zijl PCM, Xu J, Lu H. Age-related alterations in brain perfusion, venous oxygenation, and oxygen metabolic rate of mice: A 17-month longitudinal MRI study. Front Neurol 2020;11:559
Wei Z, Xu J, Chen L, Hirschler L, Barbier EL, Li T, Wong PC, Lu H. Brain metabolism in tau and amyloid mouse models of Alzheimer's disease: An MRI study. NMR Biomed 2021;e4568
Wei Z, Liu H, Lin Z, Yao M, Li R, Liu C, Li Y, Xu J, Duan W, Lu H. Non-contrast assessment of blood-brain barrier permeability to water in mice: An arterial spin labeling study at cerebral veins. NeuroImage 2023; 268:119870
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