Ming-Long WuAssociate Professor

Contact Info.

Department: dept. CSIE / inst. CSIE / IMI / AI Program

Tel: 06-2757575 ext 62541

E-mail: minglong.wu@csie.ncku.edu.tw

Lab: Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (65902, 9F, CSIE new building)

Research Interests

Deep learning、Data science、Biomedical image processing、Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI、Functional MRI、MRI pulse sequence design、Machine learning

School Record

Taiwan \ National Taiwan University \ Electrical Engineering \ Ph.D(2001 ~ 2006)

Taiwan \ National Taiwan University \ Electrical Engineering \ M.S.(1998 ~ 2000)

United States \ Harvard University \ Computational Science and Eng. \ M.S.(2016 ~ 2017)

Taiwan \ National Taiwan University \ Electrical Engineering \ B.S.(1994 ~ 1998)

Record

National Cheng Kung University \ Mind Research and Imaging (MRI) Center \ Technical team leader (2010 ~ now)

International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) \ \ Member (0000 ~ now)

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) \ \ Member (0000 ~ now)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) \ \ Senior member (0000 ~ now)

Duke University Medical Center \ Brain Imaging and Analysis Center \ Postdoctoral Associate (2008 ~ 2010)

Harvard Medical School \ Brigham and Women's Hospital \ Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2006 ~ 2008)

Honor & Awards

2020 NCKU Outstanding Teaching Excellence Award

2007 Taiwan Merit Scholarship, National Science Council

2005 Student stipend award, ISMRM

2003 Student stipend award, ISMRM

2000 Student stipend award, ISMRM

Publications

Refereed Papers

1. M-L. Wu, C-K. Wang, P-Y. Lin, T-C. Chao "Optimization of quantitative susceptibility mapping by streaking artifact detection" Medical PhysicsMOST 104-2221-E-006 -266 -MY2SCI

2. S-C. Chiu, H-C. Chang, M-L. Chu, M-L. Wu, H-W. Chung, Y-R. Lin "De-aliasing for signal restoration in Propeller MR imaging" Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 36(2): 12-15MOST 104-2221-E-006-266-MY2SCI

3. M-L. Wu, H-C. Chang, T-C. Chao, N-K. Chen "Efficient imaging of midbrain nuclei using inverse double-echo steady-state acquisition" Medical Physics, 42(7):4367-4374, Jul 2015SCI

4. P-Y. Lin, T-C. Chao, M-L. Wu "Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of Human Brain at 3 Tesla: A Multisite Reproducibility Study" American Journal of Neuroradiology, 36: 467-474, Mar 2015SCI

5. P-H. Wu, C-C. Cheng, M-L. Wu, T-C. Chao, H-W. Chung, and T-Y. Huang "Effects of RF profile on precision of quantitative T2 mapping using dual-echo steady-state acquisition" Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 32(1):102-6, Jan 2014SCI

6. P-H. Wu, P-H. Tsai, M-L. Wu, T-C. Chuang, Y-Y. Shih, H-W. Chung, and T-Y. Huang "High spatial resolution brain functional MRI using submillimeter balanced steady-state free precession acquisition" Medical Physics, 40(12):122304, Dec 2013SCI

7. Y-J. Liu, C-J. Juan, C-Y. Chen, C-Y. Wang, M-L. Wu, C-P. Lo, M-C. Chou, T-Y. Huang, H. Chang, C-H. Chu, and M-H. Li "Are the local blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signals caused by neural stimulation response dependent on global BOLD signals induced by hypercapnia in the functional MR imaging experiment? Experiments of long-duration hypercapnia and multilevel carbon dioxide concentration." American Journal of Neuroradiology, 28(6):1009-14, Jun 2007SCI

8. M-L. Wu, P-H. Wu, T-Y. Huang, Y-Y. Shih, M-C. Chou, H-S. Liu, H-W. Chung, and C-Y. Chen "Frequency Stabilization Using Infinite Impulse Response Filtering for BOSS fMRI at 3T" Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 57:369-379, Feb 2007SCI

9. M-C. Chou, M-L. Wu, C-Y. Chen, C-Y Wang, T-Y. Huang, Y-J. Liu, C-J. Juan, and H-W. Chung "TENsor Deflection (TEND) Tractography with Adaptive Sub-voxel Stepping" Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 24:451-458, Aug 2006SCI

10. K-H. Chuang, M-T. Wu, Y-R. Lin, K-S. Hsieh, M-L. Wu, S-Y. Tsai, C-W. Ko, and H-W. Chung "Application of model-free analysis in the MR assessment of pulmonary perfusion dynamics" Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 54(2):299-308, Aug 2005SCI

11. M-L. Wu, C-W. Ko, T-Y. Chen, M-T. Wu, H-W. Chung, T-Y. Huang, and Y-R. Lin "MR Ventriculocisternography By Using 3D Balanced Steady-State Free Precession Imaging: Technical Note" American Journal of Neuroradiology, 26:1170-1173, May 2005SCI

12. W-C. Wu, C-C. Huang, H-W. Chung, M. Liou, C-J. Hsueh, C-S. Lee, M-L. Wu, and C-Y. Chen "Hippocampal Alterations in Children with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with or without a History of Febrile Convulsions: Evaluations with MR Volumetry and Proton MR Spectroscopy" American Journal of Neuroradiology, 26:1270-1275, May 2005SCI

Conference Papers

International Conference

1. T-C. Chao, T-H. Lin, M-L. Wu "A Cascade Deep Network to Improve Parallel MRI Reconstruction" AAPM 61th meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA 2019MOST 107-2221-E-006-075-MY2

2. C-C. Tsai, T-C. Chao, M-H. Ho, Y-J. Liu, M-L. Wu "Thin Slab Cerebral Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping" ISMRM 26th meeting, Paris, France 2018MOST 106-2221-E-006-068-

3. T-L. Wu, C-L. Cheng, M-T. Wu, M-L. Wu, T-C. Chao "Accelerated Free Breathing Cardiac Cine Imaging with PROPELLER and GRAPPA" ISMRM 23th meeting, Toronto, Canada 2015

4. Y-L. Li, T-C. Chao, M-L. Wu "Analyzing Brain Networks in Motor fMRI Using Anatomically Weighted Functional Connectivity" IFMIA, Tainan, Taiwan 2015

5. I-J. Chen, Y-H. Cheng, T-C. Chao, M-L. Wu "Effects of Temporal Resolution on Granger Causality Analysis in Auditory-Motor fMRI" ISMRM 22th meeting, Milan, Italy 2014

6. C-K. Wang, P-Y. Lin, T-C. Chao, M-L. Wu "Automatic Artifact Detection and Image Quality Assessment for Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping" ISMRM 22th meeting, Milan, Italy 2014

7. Y-H. Cheng, I-J. Chen, T-C. Chao, M-L. Wu "Evaluating Effective Connectivity in Auditory-Motor fMRI Using Dynamic Granger Causality Analysis" ISMRM 22th meeting, Milan, Italy 2014

8. Y-L. Wu, S-M. Huang, S-L. Peng, Y-C. Wu, T-C. Yang, J-C. Hsu, M-L. Wu, F-N. Wang "Resting State Network in ADHD Rat Model Using Group ICA" ISMRM 21th meeting, Salt Lake City, USA 2013

9. P-H. Wu, C-W. Ko, M-L. Wu, and H-W. Chung "Effects of Flip Angle Profile in T2 Quantification Using 3D Dual Echo Steady-State (DESS)" ISMRM 21th meeting, Salt Lake City, USA 2013

10. I-J. Chen, Y-H. Cheng, T-C. Chao, P-H. Lai, F-N. Wang, and M-L. Wu "Effective Brain Connectivity Among Resting-State Networks: A Frequency Dependent Granger Causality Analysis" ISMRM 21th meeting, Salt Lake City, USA 2013

11. S-F. Liang, T-H. Hsieh, P-Z. Chen, M-L. Wu, C-C. Kung, C-Y. Lin, F-Z. Shaw "Differentiation between resting-state fMRI data from ADHD and normal subjects: Based on functional connectivity and machine learning" Fuzzy Theory and it's Applications (iFUZZY), International Conference on, pp.294,298, 2012

12. C-J. Juan, Y-J. Liu, Y-H. Lee, T-Y. Huang, F-N. Wang, M-L. Wu "To Investigate the Cerebral Vasomotor Reactivity by CO2 Stimulus Using Cine PCMRI" ISMRM 20th meeting, Melbourne, Australia 2012

13. H-C. Chang, N-K. Chen, T-C. Chuang, C-J. Juan, M-L. Wu, H-W. Chung "PROPELLER-EPI improved by 2D phase cycled reconstruction" ISMRM 20th meeting, Melbourne, Australia 2012

14. M-L. Wu, H-C. Chang, T-C. Chao, P-H. Wu, and N-K. Chen "Midbrain nuclei visualization improved by susceptibility-enhanced 3D inversed Double Echo Steady State (iDESS) imaging" ISMRM 20th meeting, Melbourne, Australia 2012

15. P-H. Wu, H-W. Chung, M-L. Wu, T-C. Chuang, T-C. Chao "Brain fMRI with dual echo steady-state (DESS) imaging: preliminary findings on signal behavior and flip-angle dependency" ISMRM 20th meeting, Melbourne, Australia 2012

16. Y-W. Tang, T-Y. Huang, M-L. Wu, C-W. Ko "An automatic real-time feedback calibration of RF phase cycling by off-resonance weighted imaging sequence" ISMRM 20th meeting, Melbourne, Australia 2012

17. M-L. Wu, and N-K. Chen "Midbrain Nuclei Visualization Improved by Susceptibility-enhanced 3D Multi-echo SSFP for Deep Brain Stimulation Guidance" ISMRM 18th meeting, Stockholm, Sweden 2010

18. M-L. Wu, and N-K. Chen "Artifact-free and Multi-contrast SSFP Imaging Achieved in a Single Acquisition" ISMRM 17th meeting, Hawaii, USA 2009

19. T-C. Chao, B. Madore, M-L. Wu, J. Yuan, and H-W. Chung "Incorporating Self-Referenced Information Into Compressed Sensing in Dynamic Imaging" ISMRM 17th meeting, Hawaii, USA 2009

20. O. Afacan, W.S. Hoge, D.H. Brooks, J. Yuan, M-L. Wu, L.P. Panych, and I.A. Morocz "A Method to Increase Temporal Resolution in 3D-EPI fMRI Using UNFOLD" ISMRM 17th meeting, Hawaii, USA 2009

21. M-L. Wu, L.P. Panych, and N-K. Chen "Optimizing 3D EPI with k-space Energy Spectrum Analysis (KESA)" ISMRM 16th meeting, Toronto, Canada 2008

22. P-H. Wu, T-Y. Huang, M-L. Wu, H-S. Liu, H-W. Chung, and C-Y. Chen "Transition-Band SSFP fMRI with Increased Spatial Coverage: Slice-Dependent Frequency Adjustments in a Bilateral Motor Activation Experiment" ISMRM 16th meeting, Toronto, Canada 2008

23. P-H. Wu, T-Y. Huang, M-L. Wu, H-S. Liu, H-W. Chung, and C-Y. Chen "Improvements in Sweep Scans for Frequency Adjustments in SSFP fMRI Using Coarse Sampling with Cubic Spline Interpolation" ISMRM 16th meeting, Toronto, Canada 2008

24. M-L. Wu, P-H. Wu, T-Y. Huang, Y-Y. Shih, M-C. Chou, H-S. Liu, H-W. Chung, and C-Y. Chen "SSFP fMRI at 0.37 mm3 Voxel Volume: Effects of Spatial Resolution on SNR and Functional Sensitivity" ISMRM 15th meeting, Berlin, Germany 2007

25. M-L. Wu, T-Y. Huang, P-H. Wu, Y-Y. Shih, M-C. Chou, H-S. Liu, H-W. Chung, and C-Y. Chen "Automatic Slice-dependent Frequency Adjustments for SSFP fMRI" ISMRM 15th meeting, Berlin, Germany 2007

26. P-H. Wu, M-L. Wu, T-Y. Huang, and H-W. Chung "SSFP fMRI with Parallel Interleaved Multiple Frequency Acquisition" ISMRM 15th meeting, Berlin, Germany 2007

27. M-L. Wu, T-Y. Huang, P-H. Wu, M-C. Chou, C-Y. Chen, and H-W. Chung "Frequency Stabilization Using Finite Impulse Response Filtering for BOSS fMRI at 3T" ISMRM 14th meeting, Seattle, USA 2006

28. P-H. Wu, M-L. Wu, T-Y. Huang, and H-W. Chung "Transient State BOSS fMRI for a Further Increase in Sensitivity" ISMRM 14th meeting, Seattle, USA 2006

29. M-C. Chou, H-W. Chung, T-Y. Huang, H-S. Liu, C-Y. Wang, M-L. Wu, and C-Y. Chen "Q-Ball Imaging with PROPELLER Acceleration" ISMRM 14th meeting, Seattle, USA 2006

30. Y-R. Lin, S-Y. Tsai, T-Y. Huang, M-L. Wu, C-Y. Chen, H-W. Chung, N-K. Chen and K. Kwong "Double-Sampled EPI in fMRI: A Ghost-Free Acquisition Method with Inherent Field Map Correction Capability" ISMRM 14th meeting, Seattle, USA 2006

31. M-L. Wu, Y-J. Liu, M-C. Chung, K-H. Chuang, H-W. Chung, and C-Y. Chen "Cascaded ICA-clustering Networks for MRI Analysis: Preliminary Results from Brain Perfusion Images" ESMRMB 22th meeting, Basel, Switzerland 2005

32. M-L. Wu, Y-J. Liu, C-J. Juan, H-W. Chung, and C-Y. Chen "Bayesian Component Number Estimation while Applying ICA to Functional MRI" ISMRM 13th meeting, Miami, USA 2005

33. M-C. Chou, M-L. Wu, H-W. Chung, C-Y. Wang, and C-Y. Chen "TENsor Deflection (TEND) Tractography with Sub-pixel Adaptive Step Size" ISMRM 13th meeting, Miami, USA 2005

34. M-L. Wu, S-Y. Tsai, Y-R. Lin, T-Y. Huang, M-T. Wu, H-W. Chung, C-Y. Chen, and H-B. Pan "MR Dynamic Contrast Pulmonary Images Analyzed by Independent Component Analysis: More Accurate Assessment of Pulmonary Perfusion" ISMRM 11th meeting, Toronto, Canada 2003

35. K-H. Chuang, M-T. Wu, H-W. Chung, M-L. Wu, and S-Y. Tsai "Novel Application of Model-free Analysis in the MR Assessment of Pulmonary Perfusion Dynamics" ISMRM 11th meeting, Toronto, Canada 2003

36. M-L. Wu, W-C. Wu, C-W. Ko, C-Y. Chen, and H-W. Chung "Angiogenesis in Cerebral Gliomas: T2* rCBV Map Versus Pathological Vascularity" ISMRM 8th meeting, Denver, USA 2000

37. M-L. Wu, W-C. Wu, H-W. Chung, and C-Y. Chen "A Simple Efficient Algorithm for Brain Segmentation on T1-weighted Images Employing Edge Detection" ISMRM 8th meeting, Denver, USA 2000

38. W-C. Wu, M-L. Wu, C-W. Ko, C-Y. Chen, and H-W. Chung "Comparison of Volumetry and Proton MRS in Hippocampi of Children with History of Febrile Convulsion and/or Temporal Lobe Epilepsy" ISMRM 8th meeting, Denver, USA 2000

39. W-C. Wu, M-L. Wu, C-W. Ko, C-Y. Chen, and H-W. Chung "Regional Discrepancy of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Cerebral Gliomas: Correlation with Tumor rCBV and CSI" ISMRM 8th meeting, Denver, USA 2000

40. C-W. Ko, W-C. Wu, M-L. Wu, C-Y. Chen, and H-W. Chung "Preoperative Differentiation of Benign from Malignant Cerebral Glioma using Perfusion EPI and CSI: Preliminary Results" ISMRM 8th meeting, Denver, USA 2000

National Conference

1. T-Y. Huang, M-L. Wu, Y-D. Lin, and H-W. Chung "Implementation of Fax-ECG System" Annual Symposium of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Taipei, R.O.C. 1998

Projects

National Science Council Projects

General Projects

Students

Students

123(Grade 1)

Honor & Awards

International Conference