Curriculum Vitae

DR. LEONG WAI LING

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Biomedical Imaging
    Faculty of Medicine
  • drleongwl

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MRad, (Radiologists)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MB BCH BAO, (Medicine, Obstetrics and Surgery)
    National University of Ireland

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee Members
    01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 (National)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 (Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • SCIENTIFIC EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER OF EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY (GASTROINTESTINAL -ABDOMINAL), BOARD MEMBER
    2024 to present (International)
  • MEMBER OF MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGISTS (MYRAD), MEMBER
    Since 2023 (National)
  • MEMBER OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS (RCR), MEMBER
    2020 to 2025 (International)
  • KSR INTERNATIONAL MEMBER, MEMBER
    Since 2018 (International)
  • MEMBER OF EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY (ESR), MEMBER
    2024 to 2024 (International)
  • RCR MEMBER 2021, MEMBER
    2020 to 2022 (International)
  • COR CANDIDATE MEMBER, MEMBER
    2021 to 2021 (National)
  • ESR MEMBER 2021, MEMBER
    2021 to 2021 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Certificate of Excellent Service
    2024, Universiti Malaya
  • European Radiology Reviewer Fellowship 2022
    2022, EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY / EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY,  (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Leong, Wai Ling (2024). From RECIST to PERCIST: navigating the landscape of tumor response assessment, EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY. . doi:10.1007/s00330-023-10435-3
  2. Soo, Chun Ian; Leong, Wai Ling; Sia, Leng Cheng (2024). A rare observation in a case of Williams-Campbell syndrome, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES. 368(6), e69-e71
  3. Hamyoon, Hessam; Chan, Wai Yee; Mohammadi, Afshin; Kuzan, Taha Yusuf; Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari, Mohammad; Leong, Wai Ling; Altintoprak, Kuebra Murzoglu; Vijayananthan, Anushya; Rahmat, Kartini; Ab Mumin, Nazimah; Leong, Sook Sam; Ejtehadifar, Sajjad; Faeghi, Fariborz; Abolghasemi, Jamileh; Ciaccio, Edward J.; Acharya, U. Rajendra; Ardakani, Ali Abbasian (2022). Artificial intelligence, BI-RADS evaluation and morphometry: A novel combination to diagnose breast cancer using ultrasonography, results from multi-center cohorts, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY. 157. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.110591
  4. Homayoun, Hassan; Chan, Wai Yee; Kuzan, Taha Yusuf; Leong, Wai Ling; Altintoprak, Kubra Murzoglu; Mohammadi, Afshin; Vijayananthan, Anushya; Rahmat, Kartini; Leong, Sook Sam; Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attarif, Mohammad; Ejtehadifard, Sajjad; Faeghi, Fariborz; Acharya, U. Rajendra; Ardakani, Ali Abbasian (2022). Applications of machine-learning algorithms for prediction of benign and malignant breast lesions using ultrasound radiomics signatures: A multi-center study, BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. 42(3), 921-933. doi:10.1016/j.bbe.2022.07.004
  5. Leong, W. L., Lai, L. L., Mustapha, N. R. N., Vijayananthan, A., Rahmat, K., Mahadeva, S., Chan, W. K. (2020). Comparing point shear wave elastography (ElastPQ) and transient elastography for diagnosis of fibrosis stage in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 35(1), 135-141. doi: 10.1111/jgh.14782
ESCI
  1. Soo, Chun Ian; Leong, Wai Ling; Gowdh, Nadia Fareeda Muhammad; Sia, Leng Cheng; Munusamy, Vijayan; Wong, Chee Kuan; Rahman, Nazarina Abdul (2024). An elderly woman with acute respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary changes, BREATHE. 20(3). doi:10.1183/20734735.0055-2024
Scopus
  1. Leong W.L. (2024). From RECIST to PERCIST: navigating the landscape of tumor response assessment, European Radiology. . doi:10.1007/s00330-023-10435-3
  2. Soo C.I., Leong W.L., Muhammad Gowdh N.F., Sia L.C., Munusamy V., Wong C.K., Abdul Rahman N. (2024). An elderly woman with acute respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary changes, Breathe. 20(3). doi:10.1183/20734735.0055-2024
  3. Soo C.I., Leong W.L., Ong D.B.-L., Looi L.-M., Sia L.C., Munusamy V., Wong C.K., Huan N.-C., Ramarmuty H.Y., Ng K.L., Ng B.H., Khairul Annuar H.A., Kho S.S. (2024). Endoscopic ultrasound with bronchoscope-guided transesophageal cryobiopsy: A case series with technical insights, key enablers, and review of literature, Respirology Case Reports. 12(12). doi:10.1002/rcr2.70082
  4. Soo C.I., Leong W.L., Sia L.C. (2024). A rare observation in a case of Williams-Campbell syndrome, American Journal of the Medical Sciences. . doi:10.1016/j.amjms.2024.06.031
  5. Hamyoon H., Yee Chan W., Mohammadi A., Yusuf Kuzan T., Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari M., Leong W.L., Murzoglu Altintoprak K., Vijayananthan A., Rahmat K., Ab Mumin N., Sam Leong S., Ejtehadifar S., Faeghi F., Abolghasemi J., Ciaccio E.J., Rajendra Acharya U., Abbasian Ardakani A. (2022). Artificial intelligence, BI-RADS evaluation and morphometry: A novel combination to diagnose breast cancer using ultrasonography, results from multi-center cohorts, European Journal of Radiology. 157. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.110591
  6. Homayoun H., Chan W.Y., Kuzan T.Y., Leong W.L., Altintoprak K.M., Mohammadi A., Vijayananthan A., Rahmat K., Leong S.S., Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari M., Ejtehadifar S., Faeghi F., Acharya U.R., Ardakani A.A. (2022). Applications of machine-learning algorithms for prediction of benign and malignant breast lesions using ultrasound radiomics signatures: A multi-center study, Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering. 42(3), 921-933. doi:10.1016/j.bbe.2022.07.004
Other Publications
  1. Leong W. L. (2024). From RECIST to PERCIST: navigating the landscape of tumor response assessment. European radiology, 34(6), 3656–3658. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10435-3 - Editorial Material

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2023 - 2025, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Investigating The Diagnostic Accuracy of Contrast-enhanced Digital mammography (CEDM) in Locoregional Staging and Lesion Differentiation in Breast Cancer ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2023 - 2024, ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS (M) SDN. BHD.
    DOES GAAD SCORE IMPROVE THE DETECTION OF EARLY HCC COMPARED WITH COMBINATION OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND AFP ( Co-Researcher)
University
  1. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Evaluation Of Peripheral Vein Alterations Following Intravenous Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Evaluating the Diagnostic Performance of Synthetic Diffusion-Weighted Imaging with Radiomics in Prostate Cancer Detection ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Staging & RECSIST Assessment of Lung Cancer , Lung Cancer Workshop - Back to Basic, Tabung Amanah Respiratori (National) (29 Oct 2022 - 29 Oct 2022)
  2. Ultrasound of the Kidneys and Urinary Bladder, Basic Abdominal Ultrasound, Continuing Biomedical Imaging Education (CBIE) (National) (26 Mar 2022 - 26 Mar 2022)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. A Rare Case of Multisystem Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) in Childhood, Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology and Korean Congress of Radiology 2022, Korean Society of Radiology (International) (20 Sep 2022 - 24 Sep 2022)
  2. Point Shear Wave Elastography and Transient Elastography in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Practical Points a Radiologist Should Know, European Congress of Radiology 2022, European Society of Radiology (International) (13 Jul 2022 - 17 Jul 2022)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2022) European Radiology Journal Reviewer, International, (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2025) Ahli Panel Penilai Bagi Program Kepakaran Perubatan, National, (Resource Person)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
CONFERENCE
  1. INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE MASTERCLASS, Online Via Zoom (11 Aug 2021 - 13 Aug 2021)
  2. THE 77TH KOREA CONGRESS OF RADIOLOGY (KCR) 2021, Seoul, Korea (Online) (01 Sep 2021 - 03 Sep 2021)