Zhengguo Tan
Faculty at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Hi, thanks for visiting! 🤝
I’m a research faculty in the Michigan Institute for Imaging Technology and Translation (MIITT), Department of Radiology, University of Michigan (UMICH) in Ann Arbor, USA.
Before joining MIITT, I was a postdoctoral scientist supervised by Prof. Dr. Florian Knoll at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU). I enjoyed the time with Prof. Knoll building efficient deep learning reconstruction methods for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Meanwhile, I was a lecturer on the core master study module “Computational Imaging Project”, mentoring about 8 master students per semester. Prior to Erlangen, I was a postdoctoral project leader sponsored by the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the University Medical Center Goettingen (UMG) and adjunct at Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (MPINAT). I worked with Prof. Dr. Martin Uecker and Prof. Dr. Jens Frahm developing advanced pulse sequences and iterative reconstruction methods for fast MRI. I obtained my PhD degree from MPINAT with summa cum laude, under the guidance of Prof. Frahm, focusing on the development of asymmetric-echo radial and multi-echo radial sampling sequences, and model-based reconstructions for real-time phase-contrast flow MRI and dynamic multi-echo MRI.
I’m interested in MRI physics and optimization methods. I’ve acquired vast hands-on experience in developing efficient data sampling schemes for MRI, exploring advanced deep neural networks for data-driven image reconstructions, and publishing research outcomes in medical imaging journals.
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Aug 01, 2025 | Congrats to Dr. X Wang, my former colleague back in MPI, who published his work on fetal brain R2* mapping using multi-echo radial FLASH and model-based reconstruction in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Z Tan has been the main developer on the multi-echo radial sampling sequence. This publication has been a proof of our great collaboration! |
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May 10, 2025 | Z. Tan’s work on self-gated self-supervised ADMM unrolling for 0.7 mm mesoscale resolution DWI has been selected as oral presentation in the session AI-Enhanced Imaging: Redefining Clarity & Precision in the ISMRM Annual Conference, hosted in Hawai’i from May 10 to May 16, 2025. |
Jan 09, 2025 | Z. Tan co-authors on the work FastMRI Breast: A Publicly Available Radial K-space Dataset of Breast Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI accepted by the journal Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. All source codes are provided here. |
Jan 08, 2025 | Julius Glaser’s work on deep nonlinear subspace modelling and reconstruction for diffusion-weighted imaging has been selected for Power Pitch Presentation in the ISMRM workshop on 40 Years of Diffusion: Past, Present & Future Perspectives. Julius was a master-thesis student mentored by Z. Tan during his time at the Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Congratulation! |
Nov 07, 2024 | Z. Tan volunteers to work as the math club coach, together with Dr. Kenn Oldham, for the 1st- and 5th-grade students in Thurston Elementary School, one of the Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS). A lot of fun ahead. |