Professor Zujun Hou from Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences visited APM

    On April 28, 2023, Professor Zujun Hou was invited to give an academic report entitled "Advances in theoretical and clinical research on DCE and implications for guidelines" in the conference room on the 18th floor of the Spectrum Building. The report was chaired by the Associate Professor Haidong Li.

    Professor Zujun Hou has been engaged in the algorithm and application research of computer image processing and pattern recognition for a long time. He has been devoted to researching the theory and clinical application of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI/CT and multi-b-value DWI physical modeling of functional imaging of tumors. He has worked in the Information and Communication Research Institute of the Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research. He once served as the director of the biometric identification laboratory, the evaluation of innovative technology projects of the Ministry of Education of Singapore, and the Singapore representative of the biometric identification group of the International Standards Organization. He has published more than 30 SCI indexed articles, more than 60 EI indexed articles, and has been granted two U.S. invention patents. His technologies have been transferred to two companies. Dr. Hou pursued his academic studies in System Theory at the Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Environmental Biology at the Department of Environmental Science, Wuhan University, and both Physics and Computing Science at the National University of Singapore.

    In the report, Professor Zujun Hou explained the development and basic principles of DCE technology, as well as its clinical applications. Combining the research results of the team in recent years and related experiments, Professor Zujun Hou provided a detailed presentation on the contribution of DCE technology in human tumor imaging and the generation of biological information on human blood vessels. In addition, Professor Zujun Hou provided a comprehensive description of the influence of DCE technology on the guidelines based on clinical trial data.

    After the presentation, Professor Zujun Hou had an active exchange with teachers and students, deepening the understanding of theoretical and clinical application aspects of DCE.