Eric Wong

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Title(s)Emeritus Professor, Radiology
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    Medical College of WisconsinM.D.1994Medicine
    Medical College of Wisconsin Ph.D.1991Biophysics
    University of California, San DiegoB.A.1985Biophysics

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    Microdevice mediated functional brain imaging with high temporal and spatial resolution
    NIH R21EY027609Sep 30, 2016 - Jul 31, 2019
    Role: Principal Investigator
    MRI Mapping of Venous Oxygenation
    NIH R21EB013821May 1, 2012 - Apr 30, 2015
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Development of Arterial Spin Labeling for Clinical Applications
    NIH R01EB002096Sep 25, 2001 - Jun 30, 2012
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Arterial Spin Labeling for fMRI
    NIH R01NS041925Sep 25, 2001 - Aug 31, 2005
    Role: Principal Investigator
    QUANTITATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF PERFUSION
    NIH R29NS036211Sep 30, 1997 - May 31, 2002
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. MVP-VSASL: measuring MicroVascular Pulsatility using velocity-selective arterial spin labeling. Magn Reson Med. 2025 Apr; 93(4):1516-1534. Chen C, Barnes RA, Bangen KJ, Han F, Pfeuffer J, Wong EC, Liu TT, Bolar DS. PMID: 39888133; PMCID: PMC11782735.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. A generalized signal model for dual-module velocity-selective arterial spin labeling. Magn Reson Med. 2024 12; 92(6):2520-2534. Liu TT, Chen C, Guo J, Wong EC, Bolar DS. PMID: 39161091.
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    3. Reduced B0/B1+ sensitivity in velocity-selective inversion arterial spin labeling using adiabatic refocusing pulses. Magn Reson Med. 2024 11; 92(5):2091-2100. Bolar DS, Barnes RA, Chen C, Han F, Pfeuffer J, Liu TT, Wong EC. PMID: 39011598.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Erratum to: Velocity-selective arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI: A review of the state of the art and recommendations for clinical implementation (Magn Reson Med. 2022; 88:1528-1547). Magn Reson Med. 2024 Aug; 92(2):881. Qin Q, Alsop DC, Bolar DS, Hernandez-Garcia L, Meakin J, Liu D, Nayak KS, Schmid S, van Osch MJP, Wong EC, Woods JG, Zaharchuk G, Zhao MY, Zun Z, Guo J. PMID: 38659147.
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    5. A mathematical model for velocity-selective arterial spin labeling. Magn Reson Med. 2024 04; 91(4):1384-1403. Liu TT, Wong EC, Bolar DS, Chen C, Barnes RS. PMID: 38181170.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    
    6. Metabolic energetics underlying attractors in neural models. J Neurophysiol. 2024 01 01; 131(1):88-105. Buxton RB, Wong EC. PMID: 38056422.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    7. Erratum to: Velocity-selective arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI: A review of the state of the art and recommendations for clinical implementation (Magn Reson Med. 2022; 88:1528-1547). Magn Reson Med. 2023 Mar; 89(3):1278-1279. Qin Q, Alsop DC, Bolar DS, Hernandez-Garcia L, Meakin J, Liu D, Nayak KS, Schmid S, van Osch MJP, Wong EC, Woods JG, Zaharchuk G, Zhao MY, Zun Z, Guo J. PMID: 36420917; PMCID: PMC10117579.
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    8. Velocity-selective arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI: A review of the state of the art and recommendations for clinical implementation. Magn Reson Med. 2022 10; 88(4):1528-1547. Qin Q, Alsop DC, Bolar DS, Hernandez-Garcia L, Meakin J, Liu D, Nayak KS, Schmid S, van Osch MJP, Wong EC, Woods JG, Zaharchuk G, Zhao MY, Zun Z, Guo J, ISMRMPerfusion Study Group. PMID: 35819184; PMCID: PMC9543181.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 36     Fields:    
    9. VESPA ASL: VElocity and SPAtially Selective Arterial Spin Labeling. Magn Reson Med. 2022 06; 87(6):2667-2684. Woods JG, Wong EC, Boyd EC, Bolar DS. PMID: 35061920.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Distributed Phase Oscillatory Excitation Efficiently Produces Attractors Using Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity. Neural Comput. 2022 01 14; 34(2):415-436. Wong EC. PMID: 34915556.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    11. Awake Mouse Imaging: From Two-Photon Microscopy to Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2019 06; 4(6):533-542. Desjardins M, Kiliç K, Thunemann M, Mateo C, Holland D, Ferri CGL, Cremonesi JA, Li B, Cheng Q, Weldy KL, Saisan PA, Kleinfeld D, Komiyama T, Liu TT, Bussell R, Wong EC, Scadeng M, Dunn AK, Boas DA, Sakadžic S, Mandeville JB, Buxton RB, Dale AM, Devor A. PMID: 30691968; PMCID: PMC6556427.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 46     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    12. Wedge-shaped slice-selective adiabatic inversion pulse for controlling temporal width of bolus in pulsed arterial spin labeling. Magn Reson Med. 2016 09; 76(3):838-47. Guo J, Buxton RB, Wong EC. PMID: 26451521; PMCID: PMC4826647.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Enhanced identification of BOLD-like components with multi-echo simultaneous multi-slice (MESMS) fMRI and multi-echo ICA. Neuroimage. 2015 May 15; 112:43-51. Olafsson V, Kundu P, Wong EC, Bandettini PA, Liu TT. PMID: 25743045; PMCID: PMC4408238.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 46     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Increased SNR efficiency in velocity selective arterial spin labeling using multiple velocity selective saturation modules (mm-VSASL). Magn Reson Med. 2015 Sep; 74(3):694-705. Guo J, Wong EC. PMID: 25251933; PMCID: PMC4369468.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Direct imaging of functional networks. Brain Connect. 2014 Sep; 4(7):481-6. Wong EC. PMID: 25111798; PMCID: PMC4146497.
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    16. 3-Nitropropionic acid-induced ischemia tolerance in the rat brain is mediated by reduced metabolic activity and cerebral blood flow. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2014 Sep; 34(9):1522-30. Bracko O, Di Pietro V, Lazzarino G, Amorini AM, Tavazzi B, Artmann J, Wong EC, Buxton RB, Weller M, Luft AR, Wegener S. PMID: 24938399; PMCID: PMC4158668.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    17. Recommended implementation of arterial spin-labeled perfusion MRI for clinical applications: A consensus of the ISMRM perfusion study group and the European consortium for ASL in dementia. Magn Reson Med. 2015 Jan; 73(1):102-16. Alsop DC, Detre JA, Golay X, Günther M, Hendrikse J, Hernandez-Garcia L, Lu H, MacIntosh BJ, Parkes LM, Smits M, van Osch MJ, Wang DJ, Wong EC, Zaharchuk G. PMID: 24715426; PMCID: PMC4190138.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1232     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. An optimized design to reduce eddy current sensitivity in velocity-selective arterial spin labeling using symmetric BIR-8 pulses. Magn Reson Med. 2015 Mar; 73(3):1085-94. Guo J, Meakin JA, Jezzard P, Wong EC. PMID: 24710761.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 31     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. An introduction to ASL labeling techniques. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2014 Jul; 40(1):1-10. Wong EC. PMID: 24424918.
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    20. New developments in arterial spin labeling pulse sequences. NMR Biomed. 2013 Aug; 26(8):887-91. Wong EC. PMID: 23733501.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. The time of maximum post-ischemic hyperperfusion indicates infarct growth following transient experimental ischemia. PLoS One. 2013; 8(5):e65322. Wegener S, Artmann J, Luft AR, Buxton RB, Weller M, Wong EC. PMID: 23741488; PMCID: PMC3669346.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    22. A novel method of combining blood oxygenation and blood flow sensitive magnetic resonance imaging techniques to measure the cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism responses to an unknown neural stimulus. PLoS One. 2013; 8(1):e54816. Simon AB, Griffeth VE, Wong EC, Buxton RB. PMID: 23382977; PMCID: PMC3561406.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Venous oxygenation mapping using velocity-selective excitation and arterial nulling. Magn Reson Med. 2012 Nov; 68(5):1458-71. Guo J, Wong EC. PMID: 22294414; PMCID: PMC3342455.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 49     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Blind detection of vascular sources and territories using random vessel encoded arterial spin labeling. MAGMA. 2012 Apr; 25(2):95-101. Wong EC, Guo J. PMID: 22231782.
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    25. Local head gradient coils: window(s) of opportunity. Neuroimage. 2012 Aug 15; 62(2):660-4. Wong EC. PMID: 22245342.
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    26. Pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling with optimized tagging efficiency. Magn Reson Med. 2012 Oct; 68(4):1135-44. Shin DD, Liu TT, Wong EC, Shankaranarayanan A, Jung Y. PMID: 22234782; PMCID: PMC3345172.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 25     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    27. Arterial spin labeled CMR detects clinically relevant increase in myocardial blood flow with vasodilation. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011 Dec; 4(12):1253-61. Zun Z, Varadarajan P, Pai RG, Wong EC, Nayak KS. PMID: 22172781.
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    28. On multiple alternating steady states induced by periodic spin phase perturbation waveforms. Magn Reson Med. 2012 May; 67(5):1412-8. Buracas GT, Jung Y, Lee J, Buxton RB, Wong EC, Liu TT. PMID: 21826730; PMCID: PMC3278556.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    29. Multiphase pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling (MP-PCASL) for robust quantification of cerebral blood flow. Magn Reson Med. 2010 Sep; 64(3):799-810. Jung Y, Wong EC, Liu TT. PMID: 20578056.
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    30. Design and use of variable flip angle schedules in transient balanced SSFP subtractive imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2010 Feb; 63(2):537-42. Smith T, Zun Z, Wong EC, Nayak KS. PMID: 20099336.
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    31. Assessment of myocardial blood flow (MBF) in humans using arterial spin labeling (ASL): feasibility and noise analysis. Magn Reson Med. 2009 Oct; 62(4):975-83. Zun Z, Wong EC, Nayak KS. PMID: 19672944.
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    32. High efficiency, low distortion 3D diffusion tensor imaging with variable density spiral fast spin echoes (3D DW VDS RARE). Neuroimage. 2010 Jan 15; 49(2):1510-23. Frank LR, Jung Y, Inati S, Tyszka JM, Wong EC. PMID: 19778618; PMCID: PMC2791091.
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    33. Perfusion tensor imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2008 Dec; 60(6):1284-91. Frank LR, Lu K, Wong EC. PMID: 19030161; PMCID: PMC4319714.
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    34. Mapping of vertebral artery perfusion territories using arterial spin labeling MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2008 Sep; 28(3):762-6. Kansagra AP, Wong EC. PMID: 18777538.
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    35. Quantitative assessment of mixed cerebral vascular territory supply with vessel encoded arterial spin labeling MRI. Stroke. 2008 Nov; 39(11):2980-5. Kansagra AP, Wong EC. PMID: 18703809.
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    36. Longitudinal MRI studies in the isoflurane-anesthetized rat: long-term effects of a short hypoxic episode on regulation of cerebral blood flow as assessed by pulsed arterial spin labelling. NMR Biomed. 2008 Aug; 21(7):696-703. Wegener S, Wong EC. PMID: 18275045.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    37. Imaging periodic currents using alternating balanced steady-state free precession. Magn Reson Med. 2008 Jan; 59(1):140-8. Buracas GT, Liu TT, Buxton RB, Frank LR, Wong EC. PMID: 18050317.
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    38. Vessel-encoded arterial spin-labeling using pseudocontinuous tagging. Magn Reson Med. 2007 Dec; 58(6):1086-91. Wong EC. PMID: 17969084.
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    39. Quantification of rodent cerebral blood flow (CBF) in normal and high flow states using pulsed arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2007 Oct; 26(4):855-62. Wegener S, Wu WC, Perthen JE, Wong EC. PMID: 17896389.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    40. Vascular space occupancy weighted imaging with control of residual blood signal and higher contrast-to-noise ratio. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2007 Oct; 26(10):1319-27. Wu WC, Buxton RB, Wong EC. PMID: 17948723.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 19     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    41. The effects of flow dispersion and cardiac pulsation in arterial spin labeling. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2007 Jan; 26(1):84-92. Wu WC, Mazaheri Y, Wong EC. PMID: 17243587.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 20     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    42. Feasibility of velocity selective arterial spin labeling in functional MRI. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2007 Apr; 27(4):831-8. Wu WC, Wong EC. PMID: 16926843.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    43. Velocity-selective arterial spin labeling. Magn Reson Med. 2006 Jun; 55(6):1334-41. Wong EC, Cronin M, Wu WC, Inglis B, Frank LR, Liu TT. PMID: 16700025.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 133     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    44. Intravascular effect in velocity-selective arterial spin labeling: the choice of inflow time and cutoff velocity. Neuroimage. 2006 Aug 01; 32(1):122-8. Wu WC, Wong EC. PMID: 16713716.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 22     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    45. Quantifying CBF with pulsed ASL: technical and pulse sequence factors. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2005 Dec; 22(6):727-31. Wong EC. PMID: 16261572.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 41     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    46. A signal processing model for arterial spin labeling functional MRI. Neuroimage. 2005 Jan 01; 24(1):207-15. Liu TT, Wong EC. PMID: 15588612.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 119     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    47. Discrepancies between BOLD and flow dynamics in primary and supplementary motor areas: application of the balloon model to the interpretation of BOLD transients. Neuroimage. 2004 Jan; 21(1):144-53. Obata T, Liu TT, Miller KL, Luh WM, Wong EC, Frank LR, Buxton RB. PMID: 14741651.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 89     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    48. BOLD and perfusion response to finger-thumb apposition after acetazolamide administration: differential relationship to global perfusion. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2003 Jul; 23(7):829-37. Brown GG, Eyler Zorrilla LT, Georgy B, Kindermann SS, Wong EC, Buxton RB. PMID: 12843786.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 70     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    49. Increased diffusion sensitivity with hyperechos. Magn Reson Med. 2003 Jun; 49(6):1098-105. Frank LR, Wong EC, Liu TT, Buxton RB. PMID: 12768588.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    50. Alternative brain organization after prenatal cerebral injury: convergent fMRI and cognitive data. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2003 May; 9(4):604-22. Stiles J, Moses P, Roe K, Akshoomoff NA, Trauner D, Hesselink J, Wong EC, Frank LR, Buxton RB. PMID: 12755173.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    51. Comparing the brain areas supporting nondeclarative categorization and recognition memory. Brain Res Cogn Brain Res. 2002 Aug; 14(2):245-57. Reber PJ, Wong EC, Buxton RB. PMID: 12067697.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    52. Functional MRI of global and local processing in children. Neuroimage. 2002 Jun; 16(2):415-24. Moses P, Roe K, Buxton RB, Wong EC, Frank LR, Stiles J. PMID: 12030826.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    53. Analysis and design of perfusion-based event-related fMRI experiments. Neuroimage. 2002 May; 16(1):269-82. Liu TT, Wong EC, Frank LR, Buxton RB. PMID: 11969334.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    54. Encoding activity in the medial temporal lobe examined with anatomically constrained fMRI analysis. Hippocampus. 2002; 12(3):363-76. Reber PJ, Wong EC, Buxton RB. PMID: 12099487.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 23     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    55. T(1) and T(2) selective method for improved SNR in CSF-attenuated imaging: T(2)-FLAIR. Magn Reson Med. 2001 Mar; 45(3):529-32. Wong EC, Liu TT, Luh WM, Frank LR, Buxton RB. PMID: 11241715.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    56. Turbo ASL: arterial spin labeling with higher SNR and temporal resolution. Magn Reson Med. 2000 Oct; 44(4):511-5. Wong EC, Luh WM, Liu TT. PMID: 11025504.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    57. Quantitative perfusion imaging using arterial spin labeling. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 1999 May; 9(2):333-42. Wong EC, Buxton RB, Frank LR. PMID: 10318718.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 28     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    58. Implementation of quantitative perfusion imaging techniques for functional brain mapping using pulsed arterial spin labeling. NMR Biomed. 1997 Jun-Aug; 10(4-5):237-49. Wong EC, Buxton RB, Frank LR. PMID: 9430354.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 214     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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