Allen Wuming Song
Professor in Radiology
Overview
The research in our lab is concerned with advancing structural and functional MRI methodologies (e.g. fast and high-resolution imaging techniques) for human brain imaging. We also aim to improve our understanding of functional brain signals, including spatiotemporal characterizations of the blood oxygenation level dependent contrast and alternative contrast mechanisms that are more directly linked to the neuronal activities. Additional effort is invested in applying and validating the developed methods to study human functional neuroanatomy.
Selected Grants
Wireless MRI: integrated RF/wireless coil and electronics design for a flexible 8-channel AIR coil array awarded by GE Healthcare (Collaborator). 2022 to 2027
Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research awarded by National Institutes of Health (Mentor). 1996 to 2026
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Epidural Conus Medullaris Stimulation in patients with Subacute Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury to improve Pain and augment Rehabilitation awarded by National Institutes of Health (Collaborating Investigator). 2020 to 2026
Integrative modeling and dynamic prediction of Alzheimer's disease awarded by National Institutes of Health (Co Investigator). 2020 to 2025
Neurobiology Training Program awarded by National Institutes of Health (Mentor). 2019 to 2024
Role of cannabis on HIV-related cognitive impairment: a brain connectomics study awarded by National Institutes of Health (Co Investigator). 2018 to 2024
Neuroimaging of Visual Attention in Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health (Co Investigator). 2011 to 2023
MRI data fusion to investigate effects of drug abuse on HIV neurological complications awarded by National Institutes of Health (Co Investigator). 2018 to 2023
Detection and Elimination of Oncogenic Signaling Networks in Pre-malignant and Malignant Cells with Magnetic Resonance Imaging awarded by Department of Defense (Co Investigator). 2012 to 2022
Next-generation high-resolution diffusion MRI resolving cortical columns and layers in vivo awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2019 to 2022
Pages
Hall, Shana A., et al. “Strengthened and posterior-shifted structural rich-club organization in people who use cocaine.” Drug Alcohol Depend, vol. 235, June 2022, p. 109436. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109436. Full Text
Cuthbertson, Jonathan D., et al. “An iPRES-W Coil Array for Simultaneous Imaging and Wireless Localized B0 Shimming of the Cervical Spinal Cord.” Magn Reson Med, Apr. 2022. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/mrm.29257. Full Text
Darnell, Dean, et al. “Recent Advances in Radio-Frequency Coil Technologies: Flexible, Wireless, and Integrated Coil Arrays.” J Magn Reson Imaging, vol. 55, no. 4, Apr. 2022, pp. 1026–42. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jmri.27865. Full Text
Howard, Cortney M., et al. “Cortical iron mediates age-related decline in fluid cognition.” Hum Brain Mapp, vol. 43, no. 3, Feb. 2022, pp. 1047–60. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/hbm.25706. Full Text
Willey, Devin, et al. “Application of an integrated radio-frequency/shim coil technology for signal recovery in fMRI.” Magn Reson Med, vol. 86, no. 6, Dec. 2021, pp. 3067–81. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/mrm.28925. Full Text
Zhang, Lijia, et al. “DTI Tract-Based Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping: An Initial Feasibility Study to Investigate the Potential Role of Myelination in Brain Connectivity Change in Cerebral Palsy Patients During Autologous Cord Blood Cell Therapy Using a Rotationally-Invariant Quantitative Measure.” J Magn Reson Imaging, vol. 53, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 251–58. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jmri.27286. Full Text
Simhal, Anish K., et al. “Measuring robustness of brain networks in autism spectrum disorder with Ricci curvature.” Sci Rep, vol. 10, no. 1, July 2020, p. 10819. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67474-9. Full Text Open Access Copy
Dawson, Geraldine, et al. “A Phase II Randomized Clinical Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Umbilical Cord Blood Infusion for Treatment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.” J Pediatr, vol. 222, July 2020, pp. 164-173.e5. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.03.011. Full Text Open Access Copy
Ghusayni, Ryan, et al. “Magnetic resonance imaging volumetric analysis in patients with Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: A pilot study.” Eur J Paediatr Neurol, vol. 26, May 2020, pp. 15–19. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.02.001. Full Text
Krystal, Andrew D., et al. “A randomized proof-of-mechanism trial applying the 'fast-fail' approach to evaluating κ-opioid antagonism as a treatment for anhedonia.” Nat Med, vol. 26, no. 5, May 2020, pp. 760–68. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0806-7. Full Text
Pages
Helmer, K. G., et al. “Multi-site study of diffusion metric variability: effects of site, vendor, field strength, and echo time on regions-of-interest and histogram-bin analyses.” Proc Spie Int Soc Opt Eng, vol. 9788, 2016. Pubmed, doi:10.1117/12.2217445. Full Text
Helmer, K. G., et al. “Multi-site Study of Diffusion Metric Variability: Characterizing the Effects of Site, Vendor, Field Strength, and Echo Time using the Histogram Distance.” Proc Spie Int Soc Opt Eng, vol. 9788, 2016. Pubmed, doi:10.1117/12.2217449. Full Text