Yihua Zhu, PhD

Specialist

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Biography

Yihua Zhu is a research scientist at the Bone Quality Research Lab in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF, led by Dr. Galateia Kazakia. His work focuses on advanced image processing and analysis techniques, specifically in high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT), dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for bone quality assessment.

Yihua earned his Ph.D. from UCSF in May 2024, where he specialized in optical imaging applications in dentistry. His doctoral research included developing a pioneering dual-wavelength short-wave infrared (SWIR) intraoral camera for early caries detection, featured in multiple NIH-funded clinical studies. Additionally, he explored optical coherence tomography (OCT) for monitoring remineralization in dental lesions and applied machine learning to enhance fluorescence-guided intraoperative therapy.

Education and training

PHD, 06/2024 - Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco

MS, 12/2018 - Medical Physics, University of Pennsylvania

BA, 06/2016 - Physics, University of Southern California

Publications

Clinical SWIR and CP-OCT imaging of interproximal lesions.

In vitro Assessment of lesion activity using simultaneous time-resolved reflectance imaging at 1300 and 1950 nm.

Short-Wavelength Infrared Imaging of Infected and Affected Dentin.

Active Surveillance of Root Caries in Vivo with CP-OCT.

Assessment of the activity of secondary caries lesions with short-wavelength infrared, thermal, and optical coherence tomographic imaging.

Diagnostic Performance of Multispectral SWIR Transillumination and Reflectance Imaging for Caries Detection.

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