Wei Zhou, PhD

Research Interests

Publications

• Zhou W, Michalak G, Weaver J, Ferrero A, Gong H, Fetterly KA, McCollough CH, Leng S. Determination of iodine detectability in different types of multiple-energy images for a photon-counting detector computed tomography system. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2019 Oct;6(4):043501. PubMed PMID: 31620546
• Wei Zhou, Christopher P Favazza, Jessica A Axmacher, Joshua D Trzasko, Jennifer R Geske, Christine U Lee, Evaluation of Shimming Techniques on MRI Breast Image Quality at 1.5T, Journal of Breast Imaging, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2019, Pages 199–204, https://doi.org/10.1093/jbi/wbz045
• Tao S, Rajendran K, Zhou W, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Improving iodine contrast to noise ratio using virtual monoenergetic imaging and prior-knowledge-aware iterative denoising (mono-PKAID). Phys Med Biol. 2019 May 16;64(10):105014. PubMed PMID: 30970337
• Zhou W, Long Z, Tradup DJ, Stekel SF, Browne JE, Brown DL, Hangiandreou NJ. Ultrasound grayscale image quality comparison between a 2D intracavitary transducer and a 3D intracavitary transducer used in 2D mode: A phantom study. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Jun;20(6):134-140. PubMed PMID: 31002482
• Gong H, Tao S, Rajendran K, Zhou W, McCollough CH, Leng S. Deep-learning-based direct inversion for material decomposition. Med Phys. 2020 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33020942
• Long Z, Zhou W, Tradup DJ, Stekel SF, Callstrom MR, Hangiandreou NJ. Systematic optimization of ultrasound grayscale imaging presets and its application in abdominal scanning. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Oct;21(10):192-199. PubMed PMID: 32779836
• Zhou W, Michalak GJ, Weaver JM, Gong H, Yu L, McCollough CH, Leng S. A Universal Protocol for Abdominal CT Examinations Performed on a Photon-Counting Detector CT System: A Feasibility Study. Invest Radiol. 2020 Apr;55(4):226-232. PubMed PMID: 32049691
• Rajendran K, Voss BA, Zhou W, Tao S, DeLone DR, Lane JI, Weaver JM, Carlson ML, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Dose Reduction for Sinus and Temporal Bone Imaging Using Photon-Counting Detector CT With an Additional Tin Filter. Invest Radiol. 2020 Feb;55(2):91-100. PubMed PMID: 31770297
• Fang X, Harris L, Zhou W, Huo D. Generalized Radiographic View Identification with Deep Learning. J Digit Imaging. 2021 Feb;34(1):66-74. PubMed PMID: 33263143
• Leng S, Rajendran K, Gong H, Zhou W, Halaweish AF, Henning A, Kappler S, Baer M, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. 150-µm Spatial Resolution Using Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography Technology: Technical Performance and First Patient Images. Invest Radiol. 2018 Nov;53(11):655-662. PubMed PMID: 29847412
• Tao S, Rajendran K, Zhou W, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Noise reduction in CT image using prior knowledge aware iterative denoising. Phys Med Biol. 2020 Nov 19;65(22). PubMed PMID: 33065559
• Zhou W, Bartlett DJ, Diehn FE, Glazebrook KN, Kotsenas AL, Carter RE, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Reduction of Metal Artifacts and Improvement in Dose Efficiency Using Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography and Tin Filtration. Invest Radiol. 2019 Apr;54(4):204-211. PubMed PMID: 30562270
• Zhou W, Lane JI, Carlson ML, Bruesewitz MR, Witte RJ, Koeller KK, Eckel LJ, Carter RE, McCollough CH, Leng S. Comparison of a Photon-Counting-Detector CT with an Energy-Integrating-Detector CT for Temporal Bone Imaging: A Cadaveric Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 Sep;39(9):1733-1738. PubMed PMID: 30093479
• Zhu XY, Zou X, Mukherjee R, Yu Z, Ferguson CM, Zhou W, McCollough CH, Lerman LO. Targeted Imaging of Renal Fibrosis Using Antibody-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles in Renal Artery Stenosis. Invest Radiol. 2018 Oct;53(10):623-628. PubMed PMID: 29727402
• Zhou W, Schornak R, Michalak G, Weaver J, Abdurakhimova D, Ferrero A, Fetterly KA, McCollough CH, Leng S. Determination of Optimal Image Type and Lowest Detectable Concentration for Iodine Detection on a Photon Counting Detector-Based Multi-Energy CT System. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. 2018 Mar;10573. PubMed PMID: 30034080
• Zhou W, Abdurakhimova D, Bruesewitz M, Halaweish A, McCollough CH, Leng S. Impact of Photon Counting Detector Technology on kV Selection and Diagnostic Workflow in CT. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. 2018 Mar;10573. PubMed PMID: 30034081
• Zhou W, Malave MN, Maloney JA, White C, Weinman JP, Huo D, Neuberger I. Radiation dose reduction using spectral shaping in pediatric non-contrast sinus CT. Pediatr Radiol. 2023 Jun 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37341726
• Gong H, Yu L, Leng S, Dilger S, Zhou W, Ren L, McCollough CH. Correlation between model observers in uniform background and human observers in patient liver background for a low-contrast detection task in CT. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. 2018 Feb;10577. PubMed PMID: 29962647
• Zhou W, Montoya J, Gutjahr R, Ferrero A, Halaweish A, Kappler S, McCollough C, Leng S. Lung nodule volume quantification and shape differentiation with an ultra-high resolution technique on a photon-counting detector computed tomography system. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2017 Oct;4(4):043502. PubMed PMID: 29181429
• Zhou W, Muir ER, Nagi KS, Chalfin S, Rodriguez P, Duong TQ. Retinotopic fMRI Reveals Visual Dysfunction and Functional Reorganization in the Visual Cortex of Mild to Moderate Glaucoma Patients. J Glaucoma. 2017 May;26(5):430-437. PubMed PMID: 28221328
• Rodriguez P, Singh AP, Malloy KE, Zhou W, Barrett DW, Franklin CG, Altmeyer WB, Gutierrez JE, Li J, Heyl BL, Lancaster JL, Gonzalez-Lima F, Duong TQ. Methylene blue modulates functional connectivity in the human brain. Brain Imaging Behav. 2017 Jun;11(3):640-648. PubMed PMID: 26961091
• Zhou W, Malave MN, Maloney JA, White C, Weinman JP, Huo D, Neuberger I. Radiation dose reduction using spectral shaping in pediatric non-contrast sinus CT. Pediatr Radiol. 2023 Sep;53(10):2069-2078. PubMed PMID: 37341726
• Galenchik-Chan, A., Chernoff, D., Zhou, W., Duong, T. Q., Muir, E. R. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) of the Visual Cortex with Wide-View Retinotopic Stimulation. < em>J. Vis. Exp.< /em> (202), e65597, doi:10.3791/65597 (2023).
• Leng S, Gutjahr R, Ferrero A, Kappler S, Henning A, Halaweish A, Zhou W, Montoya J, McCollough C. Ultra-High Spatial Resolution, Multi-Energy CT using Photon Counting Detector Technology. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. 2017 Feb 11;10132. PubMed PMID: 28392615
• Zhou W, Muir ER, Chalfin S, Nagi KS, Duong TQ. MRI Study of the Posterior Visual Pathways in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2017 Feb;26(2):173-181. PubMed PMID: 27661989
• Leng S, Zhou W, Yu Z, Halaweish A, Krauss B, Schmidt B, Yu L, Kappler S, McCollough C. Spectral performance of a whole-body research photon counting detector CT: quantitative accuracy in derived image sets. Phys Med Biol. 2017 Aug 21;62(17):7216-7232. PubMed PMID: 28726669
• Li W, Watts L, Long J, Zhou W, Shen Q, Jiang Z, Li Y, Duong TQ. Spatiotemporal changes in blood-brain barrier permeability, cerebral blood flow, T2 and diffusion following mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Res. 2016 Sep 1;1646:53-61. PubMed PMID: 27208495
• Rodriguez P, Zhou W, Barrett DW, Altmeyer W, Gutierrez JE, Li J, Lancaster JL, Gonzalez-Lima F, Duong TQ. Multimodal Randomized Functional MR Imaging of the Effects of Methylene Blue in the Human Brain. Radiology. 2016 Nov;281(2):516-526. PubMed PMID: 27351678
• Gong H, Yu L, Leng S, Dilger SK, Ren L, Zhou W, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. A deep learning- and partial least square regression-based model observer for a low-contrast lesion detection task in CT. Med Phys. 2019 May;46(5):2052-2063. PubMed PMID: 30889282

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Radiologic Physics, Board Certification (2019)