Zaiyang Long, Ph.D.

  1. Long Z, Hesley GK, Lu A, Hangiandreou NJ, Gorny KR, Tiegs-Heiden CA. MRgFUS ablation of a recurrent tenosynovial giant cell tumor in the foot using ExAblate 2100 system in combination with patient immobilization device. Radiography (Lond). 2024 Apr 3; 30 (3):840-842 Epub 2024 Apr 03
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  2. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Hesley GK, Long Z, Lu A, Lamer TJ, Gorny KR, Hangiandreou NJ, Lehman VT. MRI-guided focused ultrasound ablation of painful lumbar facet joints: a retrospective assessment of safety and tolerability in human subjects. Pain Med. 2023 Nov 2; 24 (11):1219-1223
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  3. Kirby KM, Schueler BA, Littrell LA, Long Z. Workload and use factor data for a modern digital radiography system. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 May; 24 (5):e13962 Epub 2023 Mar 21
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  4. Long Z, Walz-Flannigan AI, Littrell LA, Schueler BA. Technical note: Four-year experience with utilization of DICOM metadata analytics in clinical digital radiography practice. Med Phys. 2023 Feb; 50 (2):831-836 Epub 2022 Dec 29
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  5. Majumder S, Long Z, Hooke AW, Petersen BT, Gleeson FC, Bruno M, DeWitt J, Elta G, Fuji L, Gomez V, Palazzo L, Shami VM, Stevens T, Topazian MD, Wiersema MJ, Berglund LJ, Abu Dayyeh BK, Chandrasekhara V, Iyer PG, Rajan E, Storm AC, Wang KK, Lennon R, Larson JJ, Enders FT, Frein JR, Yates RA, Hangiandreou NJ, Levy MJ. Prospective Study Assessing Impact of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization on Endoscopic Ultrasound Image Quality. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Dec; 20 (12):2780-2789 Epub 2022 Mar 17
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  6. Kirby KM, Ren L, Daly TR, Tandon YK, Bartholmai BJ, Schueler BA, Long Z. Impact of flexible noise control (FNC) image processing parameters on portable chest radiography. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Dec; 23 (12):e13812 Epub 2022 Nov 02
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  7. Mohammadinejad P, Khandelwal A, Inoue A, Takahashi H, Yalon M, Long Z, Halaweish AF, Leng S, Yu L, Lee YS, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Utility of an automatic adaptive iterative metal artifact reduction AiMAR algorithm in improving CT imaging of patients with hip prostheses evaluated for suspected bladder malignancy. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2022 Jun; 47 (6):2158-2167 Epub 2022 Mar 23
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  8. Browne JE, Gorny KR, Hangiandreou NJ, Edmonson HA, Long Z, Brandt KR, Laughlin-Tommaso SK, Hesley GK. Comparison of Clinical Performance Between Two Generations of Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Systems in Treatments of Uterine Leiomyomas. Acad Radiol. 2021 Oct; 28 (10):1361-1367 Epub 2020 July 04
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  9. Marya NB, Powers PD, Chari ST, Gleeson FC, Leggett CL, Abu Dayyeh BK, Chandrasekhara V, Iyer PG, Majumder S, Pearson RK, Petersen BT, Rajan E, Sawas T, Storm AC, Vege SS, Chen S, Long Z, Hough DM, Mara K, Levy MJ. Utilisation of artificial intelligence for the development of an EUS-convolutional neural network model trained to enhance the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis. Gut. 2021 Jul; 70 (7):1335-1344 Epub 2020 Oct 07
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  10. Marya NB, Powers PD, Fujii-Lau L, Abu Dayyeh BK, Gleeson FC, Chen S, Long Z, Hough DM, Chandrasekhara V, Iyer PG, Rajan E, Sanchez W, Sawas T, Storm AC, Wang KK, Levy MJ. Application of artificial intelligence using a novel EUS-based convolutional neural network model to identify and distinguish benign and malignant hepatic masses. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 May; 93 (5):1121-1130.e1 Epub 2020 Aug 28
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  11. Long Z, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Anderson TL, Adkins MC, Hagen J, Glazebrook KN, Halaweish A, McCollough C, Fletcher JG. Clinical evaluation of a new adaptive iterative metal artifact reduction method in whole-body low-dose CT skeletal survey examinations. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Jan; 50 (1):149-157 Epub 2020 July 20
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  12. Long Z, Kurup AN, Jensen NM, Hangiandreou NJ, Schueler BA, Yu L, Leng S, Wood CP, Felmlee JP. Initial testing of pegfilgrastim (Neulasta Onpro) on-body injector in multiple radiological imaging environments. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Jan; 22 (1):343-349 Epub 2021 Jan 04
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  13. 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 Epub 2020 Aug 11
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  14. Browne JE, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Lehman VT, Long Z, Hangiandreou NJ, Watson RE, Hesley GK, Gorny KR. Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Lumbar Facet Joints of a Patient With a Magnetic Resonance Image Non-Conditional Pacemaker at 1.5T. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Aug; 4 (4):464-468 Epub 2020 Aug 05
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  15. 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 Epub 2019 Apr 19
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  16. Stekel SF, Long Z, Tradup DJ, Hangiandreou NJ. Use of Image-Based Analytics for Ultrasound Practice Management and Efficiency Improvement. J Digit Imaging. 2019 Apr; 32 (2):251-259
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  17. Long Z, DeLone DR, Kotsenas AL, Lehman VT, Nagelschneider AA, Michalak GJ, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Clinical Assessment of Metal Artifact Reduction Methods in Dual-Energy CT Examinations of Instrumented Spines. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 Feb; 212 (2):395-401 Epub 2018 Dec 12
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  18. Long Z, Bruesewitz MR, DeLone DR, Morris JM, Amrami KK, Adkins MC, Glazebrook KN, Kofler JM, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG, Halaweish AF, Yu L. Evaluation of projection- and dual-energy-based methods for metal artifact reduction in CT using a phantom study. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Jul; 19 (4):252-260 Epub 2018 May 10
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  19. Long Z, Tradup DJ, Song P, Stekel SF, Chen S, Glazebrook KN, Hangiandreou NJ. Clinical acceptance testing and scanner comparison of ultrasound shear wave elastography. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 May; 19 (3):336-342 Epub 2018 Mar 15
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  20. Long Z, Hanson DP, Mullan BP, Hunt CH, Holmes DR 3rd, Brinkmann BH, O'Connor MK. Analysis of Brain SPECT Images Coregistered with MRI in Patients with Epilepsy: Comparison of Three Methods. J Neuroimaging. 2018 May; 28 (3):307-312 Epub 2018 Jan 10
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  21. Long Z, Tradup DJ, Stekel SF, Gorny KR, Hangiandreou NJ. Evaluations of UltraiQ software for objective ultrasound image quality assessment using images from a commercial scanner. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Mar; 19 (2):298-304 Epub 2018 Jan 16
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  22. Ma RE, Ward EJ, Yeh CL, Snyder S, Long Z, Gokalp Yavuz F, Zauber SE, Dydak U. Thalamic GABA levels and occupational manganese neurotoxicity: Association with exposure levels and brain MRI. Neurotoxicology. 2018 Jan; 64:30-42 Epub 2017 Sept 02
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  23. Long Z, Bruesewitz MR, Sheedy EN, Powell MA, Kramer JC, Supalla RR, Colvin CM, Bechel JR, Favazza CP, Kofler JM, Leng S, McCollough CH, Yu L. Technical Note: Display window setting: An important factor for detecting subtle but clinically relevant artifacts in daily CT quality control. Med Phys. 2016 Dec; 43(12):6413.
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  24. Ma C, Long Z, Lanners DM, Tradup DJ, Brunnquell CL, Felmlee JP, Woodrum DA, Watson RE, Hangiandreou NJ, Gorny KR. Protocol for testing suitability of compact US imaging systems for use inside MRI suites, and application to one commercial US system. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2 (2016) 047003. 2016.
  25. Long Z, Conners AL, Hunt KN, Hruska CB, O'Connor MK. Performance characteristics of dedicated molecular breast imaging systems at low doses. Med Phys. 2016 Jun; 43: (6)3062-3070.
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  26. Long Z, Dyke JP, Ma R, Huang CC, Louis ED, Dydak U. Reproducibility and effect of tissue composition on cerebellar gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) MRS in an elderly population. NMR Biomed. 2015 Oct; 28 (10):1315-23 Epub 2015 Aug 28
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  27. Long Z, Jiang YM, Li XR, Fadel W, Xu J, Yeh CL, Long LL, Luo HL, Harezlak J, Murdoch JB, Zheng W, Dydak U. Vulnerability of welders to manganese exposure--a neuroimaging study. Neurotoxicology. 2014 Dec; 45:285-92.
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  28. Long Z, Li XR, Xu J, Edden RA, Qin WP, Long LL, Murdoch JB, Zheng W, Jiang YM, Dydak U. Thalamic GABA predicts fine motor performance in manganese-exposed smelter workers. PLoS One. 2014; 9: (2)e88220.
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  29. Louis ED, Huang CC, Dyke JP, Long Z, Dydak U. Neuroimaging studies of essential tremor: how well do these studies support/refute the neurodegenerative hypothesis? Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2014; 4:235.
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  30. Long Z, Medlock C, Dzemidzic M, Shim YW, Dydak U, Goddard AW. Decreased GABA Levels in Anterior Cingulate Cortex/Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Panic Disorder. Prog Neuro-Psychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry .2013;
  31. Shin YW, Dzemidzic M, Jo HJ, Long Z, Medlock C, Dydak U, Goddard AW.. Increased Resting-state Functional Connectivity between the Anterior Cingulate Cortex and the Precuneus in Panic Disorder: Resting-state Connectivity in Panic Disorder. J Affect Disord.2013;
  32. Dydak U, Jiang YM, Long LL, Zhu H, Chen J, Li WM, Edden RA, Hu S, Fu X, Long Z, Mo XA, Meier D, Harezlak J, Aschner M, Murdoch JB, Zheng W. In Vivo Measurment of Brain GABA Concentrations by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Smelters Occupationally Exposed to Manganese. Environ Health Perspect.2011;
  33. Long Z, Liang Z, He L, Zhou Y. Chronic Morphine Exposure Affects Visual REsponse Latency of the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus in Cats. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol .2008;