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Dean F. Wong is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research contributions span primarily within the field of Medicine, with significant specialization in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their key research topics include the study of dementia and cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, medical imaging techniques and applications, functional brain connectivity studies, advanced MRI techniques and applications, and the influence of neurotransmitter receptors on behavior.

Dean F. Wong has published numerous papers across prominent venues. Frequent journals and platforms for their work include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • Stroke

Some recent publications authored or co-authored by Dean F. Wong are:

  • "Psilocybin desynchronizes the human brain," 2024, Nature
  • "Multi-method investigation of factors influencing amyloid onset and impairment in three cohorts," 2022, Brain
  • "Bile acid synthesis, modulation, and dementia: A metabolomic, transcriptomic, and pharmacoepidemiologic study," 2021, PLoS Medicine
  • "Guidelines for the content and format of PET brain data in publications and archives: A consensus paper," 2020, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
  • "Personality Associations With Amyloid and Tau: Results From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging and Meta-analysis," 2021, Biological Psychiatry

Dean F. Wong frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Rebecca F. Gottesman
  • Thomas H. Mosley
  • James Robert Brašić
  • Ayon Nandi
  • Keenan A. Walker

Best Publications

  • Consensus nomenclature for in vivo imaging of reversibly binding radioligands

    Robert B. Innis;Vincent Joseph Cunningham;Jacques Delforge;Masahiro Fujita

  • Positron emission tomography reveals elevated D2 dopamine receptors in drug-naive schizophrenics

    Dean F. Wong;Henry N. Wagner;Larry E. Tune;Robert F. Dannals

  • In vivo imaging of amyloid deposition in Alzheimer disease using the radioligand 18F-AV-45 (florbetapir [corrected] F 18).

    Dean F. Wong;Paul B. Rosenberg;Yun Zhou;Anil Kumar

  • Imaging dopamine receptors in the human brain by positron tomography

    Henry N. Wagner;H. Donald Burns;Robert F. Dannals;Dean F. Wong

  • Reduced Striatal Dopamine Transporter Density in Abstinent Methamphetamine and Methcathinone Users: Evidence from Positron Emission Tomography Studies with [11C]WIN-35,428

    Una D. McCann;Dean F. Wong;Fuji Yokoi;Victor Villemagne

  • Self-reported Sleep and β-Amyloid Deposition in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Adam P. Spira;Alyssa A. Gamaldo;Yang An;Mark N. Wu

  • Association Between Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and Estimated Brain Amyloid Deposition.

    Rebecca F. Gottesman;Rebecca F. Gottesman;Andrea L.C. Schneider;Yun Zhou;Josef Coresh

  • Association of plasma clusterin concentration with severity, pathology, and progression in Alzheimer disease

    Madhav Thambisetty;Andrew Simmons;Latha Velayudhan;Abdul Hye

  • Elevated dopa decarboxylase activity in living brain of patients with psychosis

    J. Reith;C. Benkelfat;A. Sherwin;Y. Yasuhara

  • Sex differences in striatal dopamine release in healthy adults

    Cynthia A. Munro;Mary E. McCaul;Dean F. Wong;Lynn M. Oswald

  • Cocaine-Induced Redoppuction of Glucose Utilization in Human Brain: A Study Using Positron Emission Tomography and [Fluorine 18]-Fluorodeoxyglucose

    Edythe D. London;Nicola G. Cascella;Dean F. Wong;Robert L. Phillips

  • Dopamine D2 and D3 receptor occupancy in normal humans treated with the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole (OPC 14597): a study using positron emission tomography and [11C]raclopride.

    Fuji Yokoi;Gerhard Gründer;Gerhard Gründer;Kathleen Biziere;Kathleen Biziere;Massoud Stephane;Massoud Stephane

  • PET imaging of cortical S2 serotonin receptors after stroke: lateralized changes and relationship to depression.

    Mayberg Hs;Robinson Rg;Wong Df;Parikh R

  • Quantification of Neuroreceptors in the Living Human Brain. I. Irreversible Binding of Ligands

    Dean F. Wong;Albert Gjedde;Henry N. Wagner

  • Increased occupancy of dopamine receptors in human striatum during cue-elicited cocaine craving.

    Dean F. Wong;Dean F. Wong;Hiroto Kuwabara;David J. Schretlen;Katherine R. Bonson;Katherine R. Bonson

  • Relationships among ventral striatal dopamine release, cortisol secretion, and subjective responses to amphetamine.

    Lynn M Oswald;Dean F Wong;Mary McCaul;Yun Zhou

  • Elevated Intrasynaptic Dopamine Release in Tourette’s Syndrome Measured by PET

    Harvey S. Singer;Sally Szymanski;Joseph Giuliano;Fuji Yokoi

  • Brain Dopamine Neurotoxicity in Baboons Treated with Doses of Methamphetamine Comparable to Those Recreationally Abused by Humans: Evidence from [11C]WIN-35,428 Positron Emission Tomography Studies and Direct In Vitro Determinations

    Victor Villemagne;Jie Yuan;Dean F. Wong;Robert F. Dannals

  • Column-switching HPLC for the analysis of plasma in PET imaging studies.

    John Hilton;Fuji Yokoi;Robert F Dannals;Hayden T Ravert

  • Mechanisms of Dopaminergic and Serotonergic Neurotransmission in Tourette Syndrome : Clues from an In Vivo Neurochemistry Study with PET

    Dean F. Wong;James R. Brašić;Harvey S. Singer;David J. Schretlen

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Brasic
James R. Brasic New York University
Robert F. Dannals
Robert F. Dannals Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Albert Gjedde
Albert Gjedde University of Copenhagen
Arman Rahmim
Arman Rahmim University of British Columbia
Hiroto Kuwabara
Hiroto Kuwabara Johns Hopkins University
Susan M. Resnick
Susan M. Resnick National Institutes of Health
Hayden T. Ravert
Hayden T. Ravert Johns Hopkins University
Henry N. Wagner
Henry N. Wagner Penn State Cancer Institute
Rebecca F. Gottesman
Rebecca F. Gottesman Johns Hopkins University
Gary S. Wand
Gary S. Wand Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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