Gengsheng L. Zeng

Gengsheng L. Zeng, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of New Mexico and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Utah Medical Center. His research focuses on advanced imaging techniques in nuclear medicine, particularly SPECT and CT reconstruction algorithms.

• Education:
  • PhD, University of New Mexico
  • MS, University of New Mexico
  • BS, Xidian University
• Research Interests:
  • Medical imaging reconstruction algorithms
  • Attenuation and scatter compensation
  • Truncated data handling in tomography
  • Geometric blurring correction
  • Collimator design optimization
  • Dynamic cardiac imaging techniques

His work spans three decades, with over 50 peer-reviewed publications and 12 U.S. patents related to SPECT instrumentation and image processing. Zeng's algorithms address challenges in non-uniform attenuation correction, iterative reconstruction, and hybrid tomographic systems. His patents cover innovations like skew-slit collimators, rotating slat-hole detectors, and depth-dependent sensitivity corrections.