Yong Du, PhD
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleAbout Yong Du
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Background
Dr. Yong Du is an Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. His areas of expertise are SPECT and PET imaging physics, image reconstruction, photon transport simulation and modeling, quantitative image biomarker and data analysis, and tracer kinetic modeling.
Dr. Du received his undergraduate degree and master’s degree in biophysics from Nankai University. He earned his master’s in applied physics from East Carolina University and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed a post doctorate fellowship as a research associate in radiology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Du joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2010.
Research Interests
Medical Imaging, SPECT, PET, Radiopharmaceutical Therapy, Dosimetry
Research Summary
Dr. Du's research has focused on SPECT and PET imaging physics, particularly in imaging physics modeling, statistical iterative reconstruction, Monte Carlo simulation, and quantitative image analysis. The primary research applications include cardiac imaging, tumor imaging, and brain imaging. Additionally, Dr. Du has extensively studied kinetic modeling and partial volume compensation for both SPECT and PET imaging. He has developed and contributed to the development of several quantitative reconstruction methods for SPECT and radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) dosimetry. His experience spans both animal and patient studies, where he has been involved in designing and optimizing protocols, conducting image acquisition, and analyzing data. In translational PET-based imaging projects, Dr.Du has successfully led research efforts, including the development and validation of optimized kinetic analysis methods for novel radiopharmaceuticals to image various brain pathologies. As a Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Principal Investigator (MPI), Dr Du has led numerous research grants, including NIH-funded projects.
Research website: Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Lab
Graduate Program Affiliations
Johns Hopkins Medical Physics Program
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