A 12‐week aerobic exercise program reduces hepatic fat accumulation and insulin resistance in obese, Hispanic adolescents

GJ van der Heijden, ZJ Wang, ZD Chu, PJJ Sauer… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The rise in obesity‐related morbidity in children and adolescents requires urgent prevention
and treatment strategies. Currently, only limited data are available on the effects of exercise …

[HTML][HTML] Strength exercise improves muscle mass and hepatic insulin sensitivity in obese youth

G Van Der Heijden, ZJ Wang, Z Chu… - Medicine and science …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The objective of this study was to determine whether a controlled resistance
exercise program without dietary intervention or weight loss, reduces body fat accumulation, …

Development of human brain structural networks through infancy and childhood

…, N Shu, V Mishra, T Jeon, L Chalak, ZJ Wang… - Cerebral …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
During human brain development through infancy and childhood, microstructural and
macrostructural changes take place to reshape the brain's structural networks and better adapt …

MR diffusion imaging and MR spectroscopy of maple syrup urine disease during acute metabolic decompensation

W Jan, RA Zimmerman, ZJ Wang, GT Berry, PB Kaplan… - Neuroradiology, 2003 - Springer
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inborn error of amino acid metabolism, which affects
the brain tissue resulting in impairment or death if untreated. Imaging studies have shown …

Feeling sounds after a thalamic lesion

…, V Wedeen, Z Chu, ZJ Wang… - Annals of Neurology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus (VL), based on its connectivity with the
cerebellum and motor cortex, has long been considered to be involved with motor functions. …

In vivo measurement of brain metabolites using two‐dimensional double‐quantum MR spectroscopy—exploration of GABA levels in a ketogenic diet

ZJ Wang, C Bergqvist, JV Hunter, D Jin… - … in Medicine: An …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A localized proton 2D double‐quantum (DQ) spin‐echo spectroscopy technique was
implemented on 1.5 T clinical MRI scanners for the detection of γ‐aminobutyrate (GABA) in the …

Prediction of posterior fossa tumor type in children by means of magnetic resonance image properties, spectroscopy, and neural networks

JE Arle, C Morriss, ZJ Wang, RA Zimmerman… - Journal of …, 1997 - thejns.org
✓ Recent studies have explored characteristics of brain tumors by means of magnetic
resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to increase diagnostic accuracy and improve understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement and evaluation of specific absorption rate and temperature elevation caused by an artificial hip joint during MRI scanning

Y Seo, ZJ Wang - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
A primary safety concern in a magnetic resonance imaging environment is heating of metallic
implants by absorbing radiofrequency (RF) energy during MRI scanning. Experimental …

Evaluation of iron overload by single voxel MRS measurement of liver T2

ZJ Wang, JC Haselgrove, MB Martin… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To overcome the difficulty of poor signal‐to‐noise ratio of magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) in evaluating heavy iron overload by using a single voxel magnetic resonance …

The value of proton MR spectroscopy in pediatric metabolic brain disease.

RA Zimmerman, ZJ Wang - AJNR: American Journal of …, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
What is the future for in vivo proton MR spectroscopy in the understanding of pediatric
metabolic diseases? To gain a perspective, it is necessary to look back at what has happened, …