H.K. (Bernie) Huang, D.Sc., FRCR(Hon.)

Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering

Director, Division of Imaging Informatics
Department of Radiology

Director MS Program
Medical Imaging and Imaging Informatics
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Southern California, USA

Chair Professor of Medical Informatics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Honorary Professor
Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics
The Chinese Academy of Sciences

Background:

Dr. Huang pioneered in picture archiving and communication system (PACS) research. He developed the PACS at UCLA in 1991, and the hospital-integrated PACS at UCSF in 1995. Dr. Huang has taught at Georgetown University, University of Iowa, UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the University of Southern California. His current research interests are in tele-imaging and telemedicine, fault-tolerant PACS server, PACS ASP model, Internet 2, PACS-based CAD and surgery, imaging informatics, image recovery during disaster, image integrity, Data Grid, Grid computing, HIPAA compliance, Patient tracking system, Radiation Therapy Information System, PDA web-based image management and distribution, ePR, and image-guided minimally invasive spinal surgery. He has co-authored and authored seven books, published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, and received several patents. His book: "PACS and Imaging Informatics" published by John Wiley & Sons in 2004, is the only textbook in this field. During the past 25 years, Dr. Huang has received over 21 million US dollars in PACS, medical imaging informatics, tele-imaging, and image processing related research grants and contracts, as well as imaging informatics training grants from the US Federal and State governments, and private industry. He has mentored 23 Ph.D. students and over 30 Post Doctoral Fellows from around the world. Dr. Huang has been a consultant for many national and international hospitals, and imaging manufacturers in the design and implementation of PAC systems, and enterprise level ePR with image distribution.

Dr. Huang was inducted into the Royal College of Radiologists, London as an Honorary Fellow, for his contribution in PACS research and development in November, 1992; the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering as a Founding Fellow, for his contribution in medical imaging in March 1993; the EuroPACS Society as an Honorary Member for his contribution in PACS in October, 1996; and was elected as the Honorary President, 2003 International CARS Congress, London, the Honorary President, 2007 Iranian Imaging Informatics Conference. Dr. Huang has been Visiting Professor in many leading universities around the world, and a Board Member in leading medical imaging manufacturers.

Publications:

Book:

Huang, HK, 2004 . PACS and Image Informatics: Basic Principles and Applications. 703 pages, Cloth. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ

Selected peer-reviewed publications:

Stahl JN, Zhang J, Zeller C, Pomerantsev EV, Lou SL, Chou TM, Huang HK. 2000. Tele-conferencing with Dynamic Medical Images. IEEE Trans Inform Tech Biom V. 4, No.1, 88-96.

Zhang J, Stahl JN, Huang HK, Zhou X, Lou, SL, Song KS, 2000. Real-time teleconsultation with high resolution and large volume medical images for collaborative health care. IEEE Trans Inform Tech Biom V.4, No.1, 178-185.

Yu F, Hwang K, Gill M, Huang HK, 2000. Some Connectivity and Security Issues of NGI in Medical Imaging applications. J High Speed Networks 9, 3-13.

Cao X, Huang HK, 2000. Current Status and Future Advances of Digital Radiography and PACS. IEEE Eng Med & Bio.19,5,80-88.

Stahl JN, Zhang J, Chou TM, Zellner C, Pomerantsev EV, Huang HK. 2000. A New Approach to Tele-conferencing with Intravascular Ultrasound and Cardiac Angiography in a Low-Bandwidth Environment. RadioGraphics.20:1495—1503

Cao F, Huang HK, Pietka E, Gilsanz V. 2000. Digital Hand Atlas and Web-based Bone Age Assessment: System Design and Implementation. J Comp Med Imag & Graph 24, 297-307.

Johannes N. Stahl JN, Tellis W, Huang HK. 2000. Network Latency and Operator Performance in Teleradiology Applications. J Digital Imag. 13, No. 3, 119-123.

Huang HK, Cao F, Zhang JG, Liu BJ, Tsai ML 2000. Fault tolerant Picture Archiving and Communication System and Teleradiology Design. In Reiner B, Siegel EL, Dwyer SJ: Security Issues in the Digital Medical Enterprise, SCAR, Chapter 8, 57-64.

Zhou X, Huang HK. 2001. Authenticity and Integrity of Digital Mammography Image. IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging, Vol 20, No 8, 784-791.

Pietka E, Gertych A, Pospeich S, Cao F, Huang, HK, Gilsanz V. 2001. Computer Assisted Bone Age Assessment: Image Preprocessing and Epiphyseal/Metaphyseal ROI Extraction. IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging, Aug Vol 20, No 8. 715-729.

Huang HK. 2001. PACS, Informatics, and the Neurosurgery Command Module. J. Mini Invasive Spinal Technique. Vo1 1, 62-67.

Huang HK. 2001. Book Review. Handbook of Medical Imaging. Vol X1-3.Physics Today, Sept. 2001, 57.

Huang HK. 2001. PACS, Informatics, and the Neurosurgery Command Module. J. Mini Invasive Spinal Technique. Vo1 1, 62-67.

Mora S, Boechat MI, Pieka E, Huang, HK, Gilsanz, V. 2001. Skeletal Age Determinations in Children of European and African Descent: Applicability of the Greulich and Pyle Standards. Pediatric Research. Vol 50, No. 5,  624-628.

Huang HK.  2002. PACS Image Management, and Imaging Informatics: A Tutorial, The Hong Kong Radiographers J, Vol 6, No.1, 22-34.

Huang HK.  2002. Medical Image Management in Healthcare Enterprise, Technology & Application: Global Health Care Issue, Vol 3, pg 84 – 88.

Huang HK. 2003. PACS, Image Management, and Imaging Informatics, in Fang D. et al. Ed. Multim Inform. Retrieval and Management, Springer, Ch 16. 346-365.

Huang HK.  2003. Editorial: Some Historical Remarks on Picture and Communication Systems, Comp Med Imaging & Graphics V27, Issues 2-3, June, 93-99.

Huang HK. 2003. Enterprise PACS and Image Distribution, Comp Med Imaging & Graphics V27, Issues 2-3, 241-253.

Law M, Huang HK. 2003. Concept of a PACS and Imaging Informatics-Based Server for Radiation Therapy Comp Med Imaging & Graphics V.27, 1-9.

Huang, HK. 2003, Research Trends in Medical Imaging Informatics, Ch 17,Frontiers in Biomedical Engineerin, Ed NHC Hwang and SLY Woo, Kluwer Academic Publisher, NY, NY . 269-281.

Huang C, Huang HK. 2003. Interactive Instruction of Cellular Physiology for Remote Learning. Cell and Molecular Biology 49(8):1377-1384.

Liu BJ, Huang HK, Cao F, Zhou MZ, Zhang J, Mogel GT. 2004, A Complete Continuous -Availability PACS Archive Server Solution, Radiographics, 1203-1209.

Huang HK, Liu BJ, Zhou Z. 2004, A CA Server for Medical Imaging Application, Academic Radiology, V.11, No.7 767-778.

Huang HK, 2005, Medical Imaging Informatics Research and Development Trends – An Editorial. Comp Med Imaging & Graphics V.29, Issues 2-3, 91-93.

Huang HK, , J. F. Nielsen, Marvin D. Nelson Jr, Lifeng Liu, 2005, Image-matching as a medical diagnostic support tool (DST) for brain diseases in children. Comp Med Imaging & Graphics V.29, Issues 2-3, 195-202.

Huang HK, Challenges of Radiography beyond the 4th Dimension – Hutchinson Lecture of the 13th ISRRT World Congress, J the Hong Kong Radiographers, Vol 9, June, 2005, 2 – 9.,                             

Huang HK, Aifeng Zhang, Brent Liu, Zheng Zhou, Jorge Documet, Nelson King, L.W.C.  Chan, Data Grid for large-scale medical image archive and analysis, 2005. Proc. J American Computing Machine. Multimedia Nov. 2005, 1005-1013.

Huang HK, Teleradiology, in Webster J.G., 2^nd Ed., Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, Wiley & Sons, NJ, 2006. Vol 6, 302-311.

Jorge Documet, Brent J. Liu, Luis Documet, HK Huang, Wireless Remote Control of Clinical Image Workflow: Utilization a PDA for Offsite Distribution and Disaster Recover. Journal American College of Radiology, Vol.3, Issue 7, 520-527, 2006.

Brent J. Liu, Zheng Zhou, Marco A. Gutierrez, Jorge Documet, Lawrence Chan, HK Huang, International Internet2 Connectivity and Performance in Medical Imaging Applications: Bridging the Americas to Asia. J High Speed Networks, 16, 5-20, 2007.

Zheng. Zhou, Marco A. Gutierrez, Jorge. Documet, Lawrence Chan, HK Huang, Brent J. Liu. The Role of a Data Grid in Worldwide Imaging-Based Clinical Trials. J High Speed Networks, 16,  21-33, 2007.

 Huang HK, Brent J, Liu, Zheng Zhou, Jorge Documet. A Data Grid Model for Combining Teleradiology and PACS Operations, J Med Imag Tech, Vol 25, , 7-12, 2007.

Bing Guo, Jorge Documet, Jasper Lee, Brent Liu, Nelson King, Rasu Shrestha, Kevin Wang, HK Huang, EG Grant, Experiences with a Prototype Tracking Verification System Implemented within an Imaging Center, Journal of Academic Radiology, V. 14, No. 3, pp. 270-278, 2007.