Professor Dr Yeong Chai Hong


Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia
  • Master of Medical Physics, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Science (Health Physics), UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA, Malaysia

Professional Qualification

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Areas of Expertise

  • Medical And Health Sciences, Pharmacology, Radiopharmacology
  • Medical And Health Sciences, Medical Physics, Biomedical Imaging

Research Interest

  • BIOMEDICAL IMAGING
  • DRUG DELIVERY
  • TARGETED RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY
  • Pharmacoscintigraphy, Medical Sciences / Pharmacology
  • Medical Physics, Medical and Health Sciences

Publications

2024
  • Mechanosynthesis of substituted hydroxyapatite bone grafts: A systematic review (SCOPUS-Indexed), Materials Today Communications - Article in Journals
  • Exploring the potential of intermetallic alloys as implantable biomaterials: A comprehensive review (SCOPUS-Indexed), Biomaterials Advances - Article in Journals
  • Automatic identification of hypertension and assessment of its secondary effects using artificial intelligence: A systematic review (2013 2023) (SCOPUS-Indexed), Computers in Biology and Medicine - Article in Journals
2023
  • Facile Preparation of Samarium Carbonate-Polymethacrylate Microspheres as a Neutron-Activatable Radioembolic Agent for Hepatic Radioembolization. (ISI-Indexed), Pharmaceutics - Article in Journals
  • Development of a Tissue Equivalent Gelatine Phantom for Accuracy Verification of Tissue Elasticity Measurement Using Shear Wave Elastography Ultrasound (ISI-Indexed), Australasian Medical Journal - Article in Journals
  • How 3D printing software enhances and rewards student learning of brain anatomy (ISI-Indexed), Australasian Medical Journal (Online) - Article in Journals
  • Comparative structural refinement of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (ISI-Indexed), Materials Letters - Article in Journals
  • Operational nuclear research reactors in the Asia-Pacific with potential for medical radionuclide production. (ISI-Indexed), Nuclear Medicine Communications - Article in Journals
2022
  • Development of neutron-activated samarium-153-loaded polystyrene microspheres as a potential theranostic agent for hepatic radioembolization (ISI-Indexed), Nuclear Medicine Communications - Article in Journals
  • Application of local configuration pattern for automated detection of schizophrenia with electroencephalogram signals (ISI-Indexed), Expert Systems - Article in Journals
  • Development of the third generation of bioceramics: Doping hydroxyapatite with s-, p-, d-, and f-blocks cations and their potential applications in bone regeneration and void filling (ISI-Indexed), Ceramics International - Article in Journals
  • Feature versus deep learning based approaches for the automated detection of brain tumor with magnetic resonance images: A comparative study. (SCOPUS-Indexed), International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology - Article in Journals
  • CURRENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THERAGNOSTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE, Medical Physics - Article in Journals
2021
  • Delivery of nanoconstructs in cancer therapy: challenges and therapeutic opportunities (SCOPUS-Indexed), Advanced Therapeutics - Article in Journals
  • UVC Light Simulation for Room Disinfection System (ISI-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Chemically modified polystyrene co-loaded with antimicrobial agents (SCOPUS-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
  • Comparison of deep and moderate neuromuscular blockade in microwave ablation of liver tumours: a randomized-controlled clinical trial (ISI-Indexed), Scientific Reports - Article in Journals
  • MATEC Web of Conferences (ISI-Indexed) - Article in Proceeding
2020
  • Automated detection of Alzheimer's disease using Bi-directional Empirical Model Decomposition (ISI-Indexed), Pattern Recognition Letters - Article in Journals
  • A temperature-controlled laser hot needle with grating sensor for liver tissue tract ablation (ISI-Indexed), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement - Article in Journals
  • Neutron-activated biodegradable samarium-153 acetylacetonate-poly-L-lactic acid microspheres for intraarterial radioembolization of hepatic tumors (SCOPUS-Indexed), World Journal of Experimental Medicine - Article in Journals
  • Clinical application of three-dimensional printed models in preoperative planning of pancoast tumour resection (ISI-Indexed), Australasian Medical Journal - Article in Journals
  • 3D visualization and 3D printing in abnormal gastrointestinal system manifestations of situs ambiguus (ISI-Indexed), Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery - Article in Journals
2019
  • Quantitative and qualitative comparison of low-and high-cost 3D-printed heart models (ISI-Indexed), Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery - Article in Journals
  • Patient-specific 3D printed model of biliary ducts with congenital cyst (ISI-Indexed), Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery - Article in Journals
  • Personalized administration of contrast medium with high delivery rate in low tube voltage coronary computed tomography angiography (ISI-Indexed), Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery - Article in Journals
  • Personalized Three-Dimensional Printed Models in Congenital Heart Disease (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Clinical Medicine - Article in Journals
  • Polyethylene glycol-coated porous magnetic nanoparticles for targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics under magnetic hyperthermia condition (ISI-Indexed), International Journal of Hyperthermia - Article in Journals
2018
  • Automated detection and classification of liver fibrosis stages using contourlet transform and nonlinear features (ISI-Indexed), Computer methods and programs in biomedicine - Article in Journals
  • Optimal approach for complete liver tumor ablation using radiofrequency ablation: a simulation study (ISI-Indexed), MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES - Article in Journals
  • Critical Parameters for Particle-Based Pulmonary Delivery of Chemotherapeutics (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery - Article in Journals
  • Measurement of coronary bifurcation angle with coronary CT angiography: A phantom study (ISI-Indexed), Physica Medica - Article in Journals
  • Optimized multi-level elongated quinary patterns for the assessment of thyroid nodules in ultrasound images (ISI-Indexed), Computers in Biology and Medicine - Article in Journals
2017
  • Gastroretentive behavior of orally administered radiolabeled tamarind seed formulations in rabbits validated by gamma scintigraphy. (ISI-Indexed), Drug Design, Development and Therapy - Article in Journals
  • Data mining framework for breast lesion classification in shear wave ultrasound: a hybrid feature paradigm. (ISI-Indexed), Biomedical Signal Processing and Control - Article in Journals
  • Optimal approach for complete liver tumour ablation using radiofrequency ablation: A simulation study (ISI-Indexed), Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies - Article in Journals
  • Quantitative Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids and Normal Uterus: A Feasibility Study. (ISI-Indexed), Iranian Journal of Radiology - Article in Journals
  • Elasticity characterization of liver cancers using shear wave ultrasound elastography: comparison between hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastasis (SCOPUS-Indexed), Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Article in Journals
2016
  • Recent Update on Radiation Dose Assessment for The State-of-The-Art Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) Protocols. (ISI-Indexed), PLoS One - Article in Journals
  • Automated characterization of fatty liver disease and cirrhosis using curvelet transform and entropy features extracted from ultrasound images. (ISI-Indexed), Computers in Biology and Medicine - Article in Journals
2015
  • Neutron Activated Samarium-153 Microparticles for Transarterial Radioembolization of Liver Tumour with Post-Procedure Imaging Capabilities. (ISI-Indexed), PloS one - Article in Journals
  • Gamma scintigraphic evaluation of the floating gastroretentive tablet of Metformin HCl using combination of three natural polymers in rabbit. (ISI-Indexed), Dove Press: Drug Design, Development and Therapy - Article in Journals
  • Gamma scintigraphic study of the hydrodynamically balanced matrix tablets of Metformin HCl in rabbits. (ISI-Indexed), Dove Press: Drug Design, Development and Therapy - Article in Journals
  • Evaluation of manual angulation fixed focal approach using flat panel detector in digital radiography of scoliosis (ISI-Indexed), Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics - Article in Journals
  • Robotic assisted thermal ablation of liver tumours. (ISI-Indexed), European Radiology - Article in Journals
2014
  • Robot-assisted radiofrequency ablation of primary and secondary liver tumours: early experience. (ISI-Indexed), European Radiology - Article in Journals
  • Therapeutic radionuclides in nuclear medicine current and future prospects. (ISI-Indexed), J Zhejiang Univ Sci B (Biomed & Biotechnol) - Article in Journals
  • Internal radiation dosimetry of orally administered radiotracers for the assessment of gastrointestinal motility (ISI-Indexed), Applied Radiation and Isotopes - Article in Journals
2013
  • Fusion of gamma scintigraphic and MR images improves the anatomical delineation of radiotracer for the assessment of gastrointestinal transit (ISI-Indexed), Nuclear Medicine Communications - Article in Journals
  • Chapter 6 Conventional X-ray Imaging Applications - Book Chapter
2012
  • Production and first use of 153SmCl3-ion-exchange resin capsule formulation for assessing gastrointestinal motility (ISI-Indexed), Applied Radiation and Isotopes - Article in Journals
  • Altmetrics: the right step forward (SCOPUS-Indexed), BIIJ - Article in Journals
  • Sm-153 in Gastrointestinal Imaging. - Book
2011
  • Reproducibility of neutron activated Sm-153 oral dose formulations intended for human administration (ISI-Indexed), Applied Radiation and Isotopes - Article in Journals
  • Neutron activated 153Sm-ion-exchange resin as a tracer for gastrointestinal scintigraphy (ISI-Indexed), Nuclear Medicine Communications - Article in Journals
2010
  • Diagnostic accuracy of digital breast tomosynthesis in combination with 2D mammography for the characterisation of mammographic abnormalities (ISI-Indexed), SCIENTIFIC REPORTS - Article in Journals

Research

  • Profiling human salivary biomarker(s) panel as a non-invasive detection method for myocardial infarction (MI),  Co-researcher2023 to 2025, Taylor's University
  • Pre-clinical Testing of a New Theranostic Formulation (Sm-153-PHBV Microspheres) for Transarterial Radioembolization of Liver Cancer,  Project Leader2023 to 2025, National
  • Synergistic Anticancer Properties of a Novel Radioactive Holmium-166 and 5-Fluorouracil Loaded Folate Functionalized Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles for Targeted Chemo-Radiotherapy of Colorectal Cancer,  Co-researcher2022 to 2024, National
  • Herbal extract supplements of Trigonella foenum-graecum, Withania somnifera and Lepidium meyenii for sexual health in healthy aging males: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II clinical trial,  Project Leader2019 to 2024, International
  • Effect of high-dose-vitamin-B multivitamin supplement on neural connectivity and oxidative metabolism in healthy adults: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II clinical trial ,  Project Leader2019 to 2024, International
  • Laser Ablation Needle for Tissue Cauterization and Percutaneous Hyperthermia Cancer Therapy ,  Project Leader2017 to 2018, National
  • In-Vitro and In-Vivo Pharmacokinetic Study of the Aerosolized Nano Delivery System ,  Project Leader2017 to 2018, Private
  • Investigation of The Anatomical and Functional Imaging of Coronary Artery Disease Using Single Energy and Dual Energy Computed Tomography ,  Project Leader2016 to 2019, Private
  • Investigation of Temperature-Dependence CT Number Shift for Radiofrequency Ablation of the Liver Tumor: A Phantom Study ,  Project Leader2016 to 2017, Private
  • Radiation Dose Assessment on Patient during CT Fluoroscopy guided Spinal Intervention Procedures at University of Malaya Medical Center (UMMC) ,  Project Leader2016 to 2017, Private

Awards and Stewardship

  • Gold Medal, Putra Innocreative Poster Competition, Competition, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Best Poster Award , 2023
  • Silver Award at the Innovation and Creativity Day 2022, Exhibition/Invention, Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia), Creativity , 2022
  • Chair of Professional Relations Committee of the Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics, Services, Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP), Chairman Of Committee Or Task Force , 2022
  • Chair of Medical Physics World Board Committee of the International Organization for Medical Physics, Services, International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP), United Kingdom, Chairman Of Committee Or Task Force , 2022
  • President of the South East Asia Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (SEAFOMP) 2022-2025, Services, South East Asian Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (SEACOMP), Chairman Of Committee Or Task Force , 2022
  • Bronze Medal Award at the 4th Advanced Innovation & Engineering Exhibition (AiNEX 2021), Competition, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Creativity , 2021
  • IUPAP Young Scientist Award 2021, Competition, International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP), United Kingdom, Young Scientist Award , 2021
  • Silver Award for the Research and Innovative Technology Competition (RITEC 2021), Exhibition/Invention, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM), Silver Award , 2021
  • President's Award (Research and Innovation) 2019, Services, Taylor's Education Group, President's Award (Research and Innovation) , 2019
  • Bronze Medal - PECIPTA'19, Exhibition/Invention, Ministry of Higher Education, Bronze Medal , 2019

Paper Presented

  • How to Turbocharge Your Performance in Radiology Physics Exams , Malaysian Congress of Radiobiology 2023 (CONGRESS), INVITED SPEAKER , 21/11/2023 to 23/11/2023
  • Standing on the shoulders of giants, UMMC Medical Physics Seminar & IDMP Celebrations 2023 (SEMINAR), INVITED SPEAKER , 07/11/2023 to 08/11/2023
  • Harnessing One Health through Medical Advancement for Better Quality of Life Impact Lab, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Mid-Year Seminar 2023 (SEMINAR), INVITED SPEAKER , 25/09/2023 to 26/09/2023
  • Biophysics: Medical Physics, International Lecture Series on Biophysics: Medical Physics (Lecture Series), INVITED SEMINAR , 08/09/2023 to 08/09/2023
  • Nuclear Medicine, 21st South-East Asian Congress of Medical Physics (SEACOMP) and the 6th Annual Scientific Meeting on Medical Physics and Biophysics (PIT-FMB) 2023 (CONFERENCE) (CONFERENCE), Chair / Moderator of workshop , 13/08/2023 to 13/08/2023
  • Adapting to the Future of Radiology: Strategies for Staying Relevant in the Age of AI, 5th International Conference on Radiation Safety & Security in Healthcare Services (ICoRSSiHS) 2023 (CONFERENCE), PLEANARY/KEYNOTE SPEAKER , 26/08/2023 to 27/08/2023
  • Concept and Implementation of Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine, 21st South-East Asian Congress of Medical Physics (SEACOMP) and the 6th Annual Scientific Meeting on Medical Physics and Biophysics (PIT-FMB) 2023 (CONFERENCE), INVITED SPEAKER , 10/08/2023 to 13/08/2023
  • Exploring the Viability of Sm153 Services in Malaysia, Scientific Meeting on Future of Nuclear Medicine in Malaysia (Scientific Meeting.), INVITED SPEAKER , 04/08/2023 to 04/08/2023
  • Thriving in Academia and Beyond: Mastering Time, Skills, and Well-Being., Young Scientist Forum in MyCRS Young Scientist Symposium 2023 (Symposium), INVITED SPEAKER , 18/07/2023 to 18/07/2023
  • Lessons Learnt from Personalised Dosimetry for Lu-177-PSMA and Lu-177-DOTATATE Theranostics Treatments, Nuclear Medicine Update (CONFERENCE), INVITED SPEAKER , 09/02/2023 to 11/02/2023