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Education

Ph.D in Condensed Matter Physics, Iowa State University, 2007
B.S. in Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, 1998
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 1999

Work experience

Aug 2022 – Present: Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, ShanghaiTech University
Jan 2021 – Jun 2022: MR Imaging Faculty Advisor, Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
May 2016 – Jun 2022: Research Assistant/Associate Professor Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publications

A deep learning approach for quantifying CT perfusion parameters in stroke

Zeng W, Li Y, Zhang JL, Chen T, Wu K, Zong X. A deep learning approach for quantifying CT perfusion parameters in stroke. Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2025 Apr 16;11(3). doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/adc9b6. PMID: 40194529.

Accuracies of four simulation approaches in reproducing motion artifacts and morphometric parameter biases

Zhao B, Zhou Y, Zong X. Accuracies of four simulation approaches in reproducing motion artifacts and morphometric parameter biases. MAGMA. 2025 Apr 11. doi: 10.1007/s10334-025-01246-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40214873.

Automatic Segmentation and Diameter Measurement of Deep Medullary Veins

Zhou Y, Zhao B, Moore J, Zong X. Automatic segmentation and diameter measurement of deep medullary veins. Magn Reson Med. 2025 Mar;93(3):1380-1393. doi: 10.1002/mrm.30341. Epub 2024 Oct 31. PMID: 39481043; PMCID: PMC11682923.

Joint Sampling and Reconstruction and Mapping Network for Accelerated 3T Brain Multi-parametric MR Imaging

Yuxuan Liu, Kaicong Sun, Haikun Qi, Junwei Yang, X. Zong, Yongsheng Pan, Yuning Gu, Sfan He, Han Zhang, Yu Zhang, and Dinggang Shen，SRM-Net: Joint Sampling and Reconstruction and Mapping Network for Accelerated 3T Brain Multi-parametric MR Imaging，IEEE Trans. BME， 72:1811(2024).

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Career Stage Associate with Visible Perivascular Spaces in Special Operations Forces Soldiers

Powell JR, Zong X, Weinstein JM, DeLellis SM, Kane SF, Means GE, Mihalik JP. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Career Stage Associate with Visible Perivascular Spaces in Special Operations Forces Soldiers. Ann Biomed Eng. 2024 Oct;52(10):2812-2817. doi: 10.1007/s10439-024-03468-2. Epub 2024 Feb 23. PMID: 38396272.

Diet Stimulated Marrow Adiposity Fails to Worsen Early

McGrath C, Little-Letsinger SE, Pagnotti GM, Sen B, Xie Z, Uzer G, Uzer GB, Zong X, Styner MA, Rubin J, Styner M. Diet-Stimulated Marrow Adiposity Fails to Worsen Early, Age-Related Bone Loss. Obes Facts. 2024;17(2):145-157. doi: 10.1159/000536159. Epub 2024 Jan 15. PMID: 38224679; PMCID: PMC10987189.

Effects of prospective motion correction on perivascular spaces at 7T MRI evaluated using motion artifact simulation

B. Zhao, Y. Zhou, X. Zong, Effects of prospective motion correction on perivascular spaces at 7T MRI evaluated using motion artifact simulation, Magn. Reson. Med. 92:1079 (2024).

Improving motion robustness of 3D MR Fingerprinting with a fat navigator

Hu S, Chen Y, Zong X, Lin W, Griswold M, Ma D. Improving motion robustness of 3D MR fingerprinting with a fat navigator. Magn Reson Med. 2023 Nov;90(5):1802-1817. doi: 10.1002/mrm.29761. Epub 2023 Jun 22. PMID: 37345703; PMCID: PMC10524525.

A generalized dual-domain generative framework with hierarchical consistency for medical image reconstruction and synthesis

J. Zhang, K. Sun, J. Yang, Y. Hu, Y. Gu, Z. Cui, X. Zong, F. Gao, D. Shen，A generalized dual-domain generative framework with hierarchical consistency for medical image reconstruction and synthesis, Communications Engineering, 2, 72 (2023).

In vivo detection of penetrating arteriole alterations in cerebral white matter in patients with diabetes with 7 T MRI

Zong X, Jimenez J, Li T, Powers WJ. In vivo detection of penetrating arteriole alterations in cerebral white matter in patients with diabetes with 7 T MRI. Magn Reson Imaging. 2023 Jul;100:84-92. doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2023.03.015. Epub 2023 Mar 24. PMID: 36965833; PMCID: PMC10206523.

Prospective Motion Correction and Automatic Segmentation of Penetrating Arteries in Phase Contrast MRI at 7 T

Moore J, Jimenez J, Lin W, Powers W, Zong X. Prospective motion correction and automatic segmentation of penetrating arteries in phase contrast MRI at 7 T. Magn Reson Med. 2022 Nov;88(5):2088-2100. doi: 10.1002/mrm.29364. Epub 2022 Jun 17. PMID: 35713374.

Visual Motion Coherence Responses in Human Visual Cortex, Frontiers in Neuroscience

12. A. Rina1, A. Papanikolaou, X. Zong, Dorina T. Papageorgiou, G. A. Keliris, and S. M. Smir-nakis, Visual Motion Coherence Responses in Human Visual Cortex, Frontiers in Neuroscience, doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.719250 (2022)

Changes in Infrapatellar Fat Pad Volume Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Associations with Patient-Reported Outcomes

Wallace KG, Pfeiffer SJ, Pietrosimone LS, Harkey MS, Zong X, Nissman D, Kamath GM, Creighton RA, Spang JT, Blackburn JT, Pietrosimone B. Changes in Infrapatellar Fat Pad Volume 6 to 12 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Associations With Patient-Reported Knee Function. J Athl Train. 2021 Nov 1;56(11):1173-1179. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0458.20. PMID: 33787883; PMCID: PMC8582630.

Effects of Motion and Retrospective Motion Correction on the Visualization and Quantification of Perivascular Spaces in Ultrahigh Resolution T2weighted Images at 7 T

Zong X, Nanavati S, Hung SC, Li T, Lin W. Effects of motion and retrospective motion correction on the visualization and quantification of perivascular spaces in ultrahigh resolution T2-weighted images at 7T. Magn Reson Med. 2021 Oct;86(4):1944-1955. doi: 10.1002/mrm.28847. Epub 2021 May 19. PMID: 34009709.

Morphology of perivascular spaces and enclosed blood vessels in young to middle-aged healthy adults at 7T: Dependences on age, brain region, and breathing gas

Zong X, Lian C, Jimenez J, Yamashita K, Shen D, Lin W. Morphology of perivascular spaces and enclosed blood vessels in young to middle-aged healthy adults at 7T: Dependences on age, brain region, and breathing gas. Neuroimage. 2020 Sep;218:116978. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116978. Epub 2020 May 21. PMID: 32447015; PMCID: PMC7485170.

Hippocampal Sulcus Remnant: Common Finding in Nonelderly Adults on Ultra-High-Resolution 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Yamashita K, Zong X, Hung SC, Lin W, Castillo M. Hippocampal Sulcus Remnant: Common Finding in Nonelderly Adults on Ultra-High-Resolution 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2020 Jan/Feb;44(1):43-46. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000944. PMID: 31789683; PMCID: PMC6962550.

Quantitative phase contrast MRI of penetrating arteries in centrum semiovale at 7T

Zong X, Lin W. Quantitative phase contrast MRI of penetrating arteries in centrum semiovale at 7T. Neuroimage. 2019 Jul 15;195:463-474. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.03.059. Epub 2019 Mar 29. PMID: 30935910.

Enhancement of perivascular spaces using densely connected deep convolutional neural network

E. Jung, P. Chikontwe, X. Zong, W. Lin, D. Shen, SH Park, Enhancement of perivascular spaces using densely connected deep convolutional neural network, IEEE Access 7, 1838218391 (2019).

Kernel Wiener filtering model with low-rank approximation for image denoising

Y. Zhang, J. Xiao, J. Peng, Y. Ding, J. Liu, Z. Guo, X. Zong, Kernel Wiener filtering model with low-rank approximation for image denoising, Information Sciences 462, 402-416 (2018).

Multi-Channel Multi-Scale Fully Convolutional Network for 3D Perivascular Spaces Segmentation in 7T MR Images

Lian C, Zhang J, Liu M, Zong X, Hung SC, Lin W, Shen D. Multi-channel multi-scale fully convolutional network for 3D perivascular spaces segmentation in 7T MR images. Med Image Anal. 2018 May;46:106-117. doi: 10.1016/j.media.2018.02.009. Epub 2018 Feb 27. PMID: 29518675; PMCID: PMC6430123.

Structured Learning for 3D Perivascular Spaces Segmentation Using Vascular Features

Zhang J, Gao Y, Park SH, Zong X, Lin W, Shen D. Structured Learning for 3-D Perivascular Space Segmentation Using Vascular Features. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2017 Dec;64(12):2803-2812. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2016.2638918. Epub 2017 Mar 1. PMID: 28362579; PMCID: PMC5749233.

Investigating magnetic susceptibility of human knee joint at 7 Tesla

Wei H, Dibb R, Decker K, Wang N, Zhang Y, Zong X, Lin W, Nissman DB, Liu C. Investigating magnetic susceptibility of human knee joint at 7 Tesla. Magn Reson Med. 2017 Nov;78(5):1933-1943. doi: 10.1002/mrm.26596. Epub 2017 Jan 17. PMID: 28097689; PMCID: PMC5513801.

Exercise Decreases Marrow Adipose Tissue Through ß-Oxidation in Obese Running Mice

Styner M, Pagnotti GM, McGrath C, Wu X, Sen B, Uzer G, Xie Z, Zong X, Styner MA, Rubin CT, Rubin J. Exercise Decreases Marrow Adipose Tissue Through ß-Oxidation in Obese Running Mice. J Bone Miner Res. 2017 Aug;32(8):1692-1702. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3159. Epub 2017 May 4. PMID: 28436105; PMCID: PMC5550355.

Enhancement of perivascular spaces in 7 T MR image using Haar transform of non-local cubes and block-matching filtering

Hou Y, Park SH, Wang Q, Zhang J, Zong X, Lin W, Shen D. Enhancement of Perivascular Spaces in 7 T MR Image using Haar Transform of Non-local Cubes and Block-matching Filtering. Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 17;7(1):8569. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09336-5. PMID: 28819140; PMCID: PMC5561084.

Reconstruction of 7T-like images from 3T MRI

Bahrami K, Shi F, Zong X, Shin HW, An H, Shen D. Reconstruction of 7T-Like Images From 3T MRI. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2016 Sep;35(9):2085-97. doi: 10.1109/TMI.2016.2549918. Epub 2016 Apr 1. PMID: 27046894; PMCID: PMC5147737.

Spatial disassociation of disrupted functional connectivity for the default mode network in patients with end-stage renal disease

Ma X, Tian J, Wu Z, Zong X, Dong J, Zhan W, Xu Y, Li Z, Jiang G. Spatial Disassociation of Disrupted Functional Connectivity for the Default Mode Network in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. PLoS One. 2016 Aug 25;11(8):e0161392. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161392. PMID: 27560146; PMCID: PMC4999135.

Segmentation of perivascular spaces in 7 T MR image using auto-context model with orientation-normalized features

Park SH, Zong X, Gao Y, Lin W, Shen D. Segmentation of perivascular spaces in 7T MR image using auto-context model with orientation-normalized features. Neuroimage. 2016 Jul 1;134:223-235. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.03.076. Epub 2016 Apr 1. PMID: 27046107; PMCID: PMC4912922.

Visualization of perivascular spaces in the human brain at 7 T

Zong X, Park SH, Shen D, Lin W. Visualization of perivascular spaces in the human brain at 7T: sequence optimization and morphology characterization. Neuroimage. 2016 Jan 15;125:895-902. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.10.078. Epub 2015 Oct 28. PMID: 26520772.

Compressed Sensing fMRI using Gradient-recalled Echo and EPI Sequences

Zong X, Lee J, John Poplawsky A, Kim SG, Ye JC. Compressed sensing fMRI using gradient-recalled echo and EPI sequences. Neuroimage. 2014 May 15;92:312-21. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.01.045. Epub 2014 Feb 2. PMID: 24495813; PMCID: PMC4021580.

Sensitivity and Signal Source of Amine Proton EXchange (APEX) and Amide Proton Transfer (APT) MRI in Cerebral Ischemia

Zong X, Wang P, Kim SG, Jin T. Sensitivity and source of amine-proton exchange and amide-proton transfer magnetic resonance imaging in cerebral ischemia. Magn Reson Med. 2014 Jan;71(1):118-32. doi: 10.1002/mrm.24639. Epub 2013 Feb 11. PMID: 23401310; PMCID: PMC3655131.

MR imaging of the Amide-Proton Transfer effect and the pH-insensitive Nuclear Overhauser Effect at 9.4 T

Jin T, Wang P, Zong X, Kim SG. MR imaging of the amide-proton transfer effect and the pH-insensitive nuclear overhauser effect at 9.4 T. Magn Reson Med. 2013 Mar 1;69(3):760-70. doi: 10.1002/mrm.24315. Epub 2012 May 10. PMID: 22577042; PMCID: PMC3419318.

Effects of the α2‒adrenergic receptor agonist dexmedetomidine on neurovascular responses in somatosensory cortex

Fukuda M, Vazquez AL, Zong X, Kim SG. Effects of the α₂-adrenergic receptor agonist dexmedetomidine on neural, vascular and BOLD fMRI responses in the somatosensory cortex. Eur J Neurosci. 2013 Jan;37(1):80-95. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12024. Epub 2012 Oct 29. PMID: 23106361; PMCID: PMC3538949.

Contributions of dynamic venous blood volume versus oxygenation level changes to BOLD fMRI

Zong X, Kim T, Kim SG. Contributions of dynamic venous blood volume versus oxygenation level changes to BOLD fMRI. Neuroimage. 2012 May 1;60(4):2238-46. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.02.052. Epub 2012 Feb 28. PMID: 22401759; PMCID: PMC3339492.

Magnetic resonance imaging of the Amine-Proton Exchange (APEX) contrast

Jin T, Wang P, Zong X, Kim SG. Magnetic resonance imaging of the Amine-Proton EXchange (APEX) dependent contrast. Neuroimage. 2012 Jan 16;59(2):1218-27. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.08.014. Epub 2011 Aug 16. PMID: 21871570; PMCID: PMC3228904.

Improving Suspicious Breast Lesion Characterization Using Semi-Automatic Lesion Fractional Volume Washout Kinetic Analysis

J. Huang, T. Hahn, L. Hoisington, S. Schafer, X. Zong, Kevin Berger, Improving Suspicious Breast Lesion Characterization Using Semi-Automatic Lesion Fractional Volume Washout Kinetic Analysis, Medical Physics 38, 5998 (2011).

Linear coupling of undershoot with BOLD response in ER-fMRI and nonlinear BOLD response in rapid-presentation ER-fMRI

Zong X, Huang J. Linear coupling of undershoot with BOLD response in ER-fMRI and nonlinear BOLD response in rapid-presentation ER-fMRI. Neuroimage. 2011 Jul 15;57(2):391-402. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.04.067. Epub 2011 May 7. PMID: 21575729; PMCID: PMC3131197.

A neuro-physiological basis for the use of precision ophthalmic tints in reducing cortical hyper-activation and preventing migraine

Huang J, Zong X, Wilkins A, Jenkins B, Bozoki A, Cao Y. fMRI evidence that precision ophthalmic tints reduce cortical hyperactivation in migraine. Cephalalgia. 2011 Jun;31(8):925-36. doi: 10.1177/0333102411409076. Epub 2011 May 26. PMID: 21622479; PMCID: PMC3132147.

7Li NMR study of heavy–fermion LiV2O4 containing magnetic defects

X. Zong, S. Das, F. Borsa, M. D. Vannette, R. Prozorov, J. Schmalian, and D. C. Johnston, 7Li NMR study of heavy–fermion LiV2O4 containing magnetic defects, Phys. Rev. B 77, 144419 (2008).

51V and 17O NMR study of zig-zag spin-1 chain compound CaV2O4

X. Zong, A. Niazi, B. J. Suh, D. C. Johnston, 51V and 17O NMR study of zig-zag spin-1 chain compound CaV2O4, Phys. Rev. B 77, 014412 (2008).

Structure, magnetization, and NMR of the spin-glass compound (LixV1-x)3BO5

X. Zong, A. Niazi, F. Borsa, X. Ma, and D. C. Johnston, Structure, magnetization, and NMR of the spin-glass compound (LixV1-x)3BO5, Phys. Rev. B 76, 054452 (2007).

Crystallography, magnetic susceptibility, heat capacity, and electrical resistivity of heavy-fermion LiV2O4 single crystals grown using a self-flux technique

S. Das, X. Zong, A. Niazi, A. Ellern, J. Q. Yan, and D. C. Johnston, Crystallography, magnetic susceptibility, heat capacity, and electrical resistivity of heavy–fermion LiV2O4 single crystals grown using a self-flux technique, Phys. Rev. B 76, 054418 (2007).

11B NMR study of normal state properties of superconductors OsB2 and RuB2

B. J. Suh, X. Zong, Y. Singh, A. Niazi, and D. C. Johnston, 11B NMR study of normal state properties of superconductors OsB2 and RuB2, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144511 (2007).

Proton NMR study in hexanuclear manganese single – molecule magnets

M. Belesi, X. Zong, F. Borsa, C. J. Milios, and S. P. Perlepes, Proton NMR study in hexanuclear manganese single – molecule magnets, Phys. Rev. B, 75, 064414 (2007).

Phase relations in the Li2O - V2O3-V2O5 System at 700 oC: Correlations with magnetic defect concentration in heavy fermion LiV2O4

S. Das, X. Ma, X. Zong, A. Niazi, and D. C. Johnston, Phase relations in the Li2O - V2O3-V2O5 System at 700 oC: Correlations with magnetic defect concentration in heavy fermion LiV2O4, Phys. Rev. B 74, 184417 (2006).

J/ψ Production and Nuclear Effects for d+Au and p+p Collisions at √sNN=200 GeV

S. S. Adler et al. PHENIX Collaboration, J/ψ Production and Nuclear Effects for d+Au and p+p Collisions at √sNN=200 GeV, Phys. Rev. Lett. 2006 Jan 13;96(1):012304. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.012304. Epub 2006 Jan 10. PMID: 16486446.

Dynamics of magnetic defects in heavy fermion LiV2O4 from stretched exponential 7Li NMR relaxation

Johnston DC, Baek SH, Zong X, Borsa F, Schmalian J, Kondo S. Dynamics of magnetic defects in heavy fermion LiV2O4 from stretched exponential 7Li NMR relaxation. Phys Rev Lett. 2005 Oct 21;95(17):176408. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.176408. Epub 2005 Oct 21. PMID: 16383848.

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