Wen Ching Liu

Summary

Affiliation: New Jersey
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Functional connectivity of the sensorimotor area in naturally sleeping infants
    Wen Ching Liu
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Medical School, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
    Brain Res 1223:42-9. 2008
  2. ncbi The effect of tumour type and distance on activation in the motor cortex
    Wen Ching Liu
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
    Neuroradiology 47:813-9. 2005
  3. ncbi fMRI study of acupuncture-induced periaqueductal gray activity in humans
    Wen Ching Liu
    Department of Radiology, Functional Imaging Laboratory, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
    Neuroreport 15:1937-40. 2004
  4. ncbi Functional magnetic resonance imaging aided radiation treatment planning
    W C Liu
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103, USA
    Med Phys 27:1563-72. 2000
  5. ncbi Assessment of functional development in normal infant brain using arterial spin labeled perfusion MRI
    Ze Wang
    Center for Functional Neuroimaging, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Neuroimage 39:973-8. 2008
  6. ncbi Women's clitoris, vagina, and cervix mapped on the sensory cortex: fMRI evidence
    Barry R Komisaruk
    Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
    J Sex Med 8:2822-30. 2011
  7. ncbi Functional imaging of pain in patients with primary fibromyalgia
    Dane B Cook
    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cooperative Research Center, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07018, USA
    J Rheumatol 31:364-78. 2004
  8. ncbi Translocation of Broca's area to the contralateral hemisphere as the result of the growth of a left inferior frontal glioma
    Andrei I Holodny
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey NJ Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 26:941-3. 2002
  9. ncbi Functional MRI-guided surgery of intracranial tumors
    M Schulder
    Section of Neurosurgery, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103, USA
    Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 68:98-105. 1997
  10. ncbi Functional magnetic resonance image-guided surgery of tumors in or near the primary visual cortex
    M Schulder
    Divisions of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103, USA
    Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 73:31-6. 1999

Detail Information

Publications22

  1. ncbi Functional connectivity of the sensorimotor area in naturally sleeping infants
    Wen Ching Liu
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Medical School, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
    Brain Res 1223:42-9. 2008
    ..Such techniques permit elucidation of the role of slow cortical oscillations during early brain development and may reveal critical information regarding the normative development and lateralization of brain networks across time...
  2. ncbi The effect of tumour type and distance on activation in the motor cortex
    Wen Ching Liu
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
    Neuroradiology 47:813-9. 2005
    ..We suggest that, with proper precautions and planning, BOLD functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) maps can be useful in minimising damage to the functional areas...
  3. ncbi fMRI study of acupuncture-induced periaqueductal gray activity in humans
    Wen Ching Liu
    Department of Radiology, Functional Imaging Laboratory, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
    Neuroreport 15:1937-40. 2004
    ..PAG activity was episodic and reliably demonstrated after 20-25 min of stimulation; both cortical areas, however, were active > 90% of the time. Stimulation of a non-acupoint (leg) resulted in reduced levels of PAG and cortical activity...
  4. ncbi Functional magnetic resonance imaging aided radiation treatment planning
    W C Liu
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103, USA
    Med Phys 27:1563-72. 2000
    ..This approach provides the physician with additional information for treatment planning and may spare the patient unnecessary radiation exposure to adjacent eloquent cortices...
  5. ncbi Assessment of functional development in normal infant brain using arterial spin labeled perfusion MRI
    Ze Wang
    Center for Functional Neuroimaging, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Neuroimage 39:973-8. 2008
    ..These results are consistent with current understanding of infant brain development and demonstrate the feasibility of using perfusion MRI to noninvasively monitor developing brain function...
  6. ncbi Women's clitoris, vagina, and cervix mapped on the sensory cortex: fMRI evidence
    Barry R Komisaruk
    Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
    J Sex Med 8:2822-30. 2011
    ..The projection of vagina, uterine cervix, and nipple to the sensory cortex in humans has not been reported...
  7. ncbi Functional imaging of pain in patients with primary fibromyalgia
    Dane B Cook
    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cooperative Research Center, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07018, USA
    J Rheumatol 31:364-78. 2004
    ..To examine the function of the nociceptive system in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)...
  8. ncbi Translocation of Broca's area to the contralateral hemisphere as the result of the growth of a left inferior frontal glioma
    Andrei I Holodny
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey NJ Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 26:941-3. 2002
    ..This case emphasizes the importance of preoperative fMRI in assessing the location of eloquent cortices adjacent to a tumor and in guiding neurosurgical decision-making...
  9. ncbi Functional MRI-guided surgery of intracranial tumors
    M Schulder
    Section of Neurosurgery, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103, USA
    Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 68:98-105. 1997
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  10. ncbi Functional magnetic resonance image-guided surgery of tumors in or near the primary visual cortex
    M Schulder
    Divisions of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103, USA
    Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 73:31-6. 1999
    ..To assess the accuracy of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the primary visual cortex in patients undergoing surgery for tumors in the occipital lobe...
  11. ncbi BOLD fMRI activation induced by vagus nerve stimulation in seizure patients
    W C Liu
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:811-3. 2003
    ..To identify the cerebral activated regions associated with the vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy patients...
  12. ncbi Does a herniated nucleus pulposus contribute significantly to a decrease in height of the intervertebral disc? Quantitative volumetric MRI
    A I Holodny
    Department of Radiology, UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School, University Hospital C 320, Newark 07103 2714, USA
    Neuroradiology 42:451-4. 2000
    ..56 pixels). Therefore, the loss of the volume of the HNP does not cause a significant decrease in the intervertebral space height. The average calculated decrease in the disc height is less than that reported in normal diurnal variation...
  13. ncbi Functional magnetic resonance imaging and radiosurgical dose planning
    M Schulder
    Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103, USA
    Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 73:38-44. 1999
    ..To assess the effect of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) on stereotactic radiosurgical (SRS) dose planning...
  14. ncbi Functional image-guided surgery of intracranial tumors located in or near the sensorimotor cortex
    M Schulder
    Section of Neurosurgery, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA
    J Neurosurg 89:412-8. 1998
    ..The authors describe a method of registering preoperative functional magnetic resonance (fMR) imaging localization of sensorimotor cortex with a frameless stereotactic surgical navigation device...
  15. ncbi The blood oxygen level-dependent functional MR imaging signal can be used to identify brain tumors and distinguish them from normal tissue
    S C Feldman
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30:389-95. 2009
    ..We hypothesized that we could use the blood oxygen level-dependent functional MR imaging (BOLD fMRI) signals from tumors and normal brain to identify the tumors and distinguish them from the surrounding brain...
  16. ncbi Brain activation during vaginocervical self-stimulation and orgasm in women with complete spinal cord injury: fMRI evidence of mediation by the vagus nerves
    Barry R Komisaruk
    Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
    Brain Res 1024:77-88. 2004
    ..We conclude that the Vagus nerves provide a spinal cord-bypass pathway for vaginal-cervical sensibility in women with complete spinal cord injury above the level of entry into spinal cord of the known genitospinal nerves...
  17. ncbi Identification of the corticospinal tracts achieved using blood-oxygen-level-dependent and diffusion functional MR imaging in patients with brain tumors
    A I Holodny
    Department of Radiology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2714, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 22:83-8. 2001
    ..This information cannot be gathered from routine anatomic MR imaging...
  18. ncbi Single-shot echo-planar imaging of multiple sclerosis: effects of varying echo time
    L J Wolansky
    Department of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103, USA
    Neuroradiology 41:163-6. 1999
    ..These results support the use of relatively short TEs for single-shot echo-planar imaging in the setting of cerebral lesions such as multiple sclerosis...
  19. ncbi Objective evidence of cognitive complaints in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a BOLD fMRI study of verbal working memory
    G Lange
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Medical School, Newark, 07103, USA
    Neuroimage 26:513-24. 2005
    ..Our findings provide objective evidence for the subjective experience of cognitive difficulties in individuals with CFS...
  20. ncbi Cortical adaptation following partial glossectomy with primary closure: implications for reconstruction of the oral tongue
    Kristine Mosier
    Department of Radiology, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA
    Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 114:681-7. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The adaptive changes in the cortex following partial glossectomy with primary closure reflect adaptation to the biomechanics of tongue movement during swallowing, and not altered sensation in the tongue...
  21. ncbi Cerebral activation patterns during working memory performance in multiple sclerosis using FMRI
    Nancy Chiaravalloti
    Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052, USA
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 27:33-54. 2005
    ..Thus, it appears that working memory dysfunction in MS is associated with altered patterns of cerebral activation that are related to the presence of cognitive impairement, and not solely a function of MS...
  22. ncbi Functional localization of brainstem and cervical spinal cord nuclei in humans with fMRI
    Barry R Komisaruk
    Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark 07102, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 23:609-17. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: With 1.5-T fMRI, the CN nuclei of the pons and medulla, and other nuclei of the lower brainstem and cervical spinal cord, can be localized in awake humans with specific sensory stimulation or motor performance...