Dr. Yu is an Assistant Professor and a Clinical Diagnostic Physicist of Radiology. She holds a faculty position at the Committee on Medical Physics at the University of Chicago. Her research interests focus on x-ray imaging physics, image reconstruction, image processing, and image quality analysis. Her previous research experience includes Muon Tomography reconstruction algorithm and imaging quality analysis, Gamma-ray imaging reconstruction algorithms, Photon-counting CT image analysis and deep-learning-based super-resolution, and ultrasound performance evaluation using Random Hypoechoic Sphere Phantom. She is a reviewer of Medical Physics, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, and Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. She also contributes to various committees of AAPM and AIUM.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Residency - Diagnostic Medical Physics
2025
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Certificate - Medical Physics Certificate Program
2023
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
PhD - Engineering Physics
2016
Lanzhou University
Lanzhou, China
BS - Nuclear Science and Technology
2011
Diffusion Model-Based Motion Correction in Portable Computed Tomography for Brain: A Human Observer Study.
Diffusion Model-Based Motion Correction in Portable Computed Tomography for Brain: A Human Observer Study. Acad Radiol. 2026 May; 33(5):2162-2172.
PMID: 41500858
Assessing imaging performance of ultrasound systems using a random hypoechoic sphere phantom with freehand scanning.
Assessing imaging performance of ultrasound systems using a random hypoechoic sphere phantom with freehand scanning. Med Phys. 2026 Jan; 53(1):e70278.
PMID: 41539936
Overview of Diagnostic Ultrasound Safety: Review for Research and Institutional Review Boards.
Overview of Diagnostic Ultrasound Safety: Review for Research and Institutional Review Boards. J Ultrasound Med. 2026 Mar; 45(3):487-496.
PMID: 41059940
Noise Controlled CT Super-Resolution with Conditional Diffusion Model.
Noise Controlled CT Super-Resolution with Conditional Diffusion Model. Conf Proc Int Conf Image Form Xray Comput Tomogr. 2024 Aug; 2024:98-101.
PMID: 40181814
George R. Leopold Fellowship Award
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
2024
Finalist in Best Poster Competition
AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting
2024
IEEE NSS/MIC Trainee Grant
IEEE NSS/MIC Committee
2015
Guang-Hua First-class Scholarship
Tsinghua University, China
2015
Outstanding Graduate Award
Lanzhou University, China
2011
National Scholarship
Ministry of Education, China
2010
National Scholarship
Ministry of Education, China
2009