Professor James GRIFFITH
Chairman, Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology
CUHK Employment
- Chairman and Professor, Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology
- Professor (by courtesy), Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Expertise
- All aspects of musculoskeletal imaging from radiography, ultrasound, CT, MRI through to PET imaging as well as interventional musculoskeletal techniques
Education & Qualifications
MB BCh BAO (NUI), MRCP (UK), FRCR (UK), FHKCR (HK), FHKAM (HK), MD (CUHK), FRCP (Edin)
Research Interests
All aspects of musculoskeletal imaging, in particular:
Marrow changes in osteoporosis
Spinal canal developmental size
Assessing joint stability
Quantifying inflammatory activity
Additional information
Professional Service
- President, Asian Musculoskeletal Society
- Global Coordinator, Regional Outreach Program, International Skeletal Society
- Adjunct Professor, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Ireland
- Chairman, Quantification Standards Committee, International Skeletal Society
- Member, Grant Review Board (GRB) of Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
- Editorial Board: Skeletal Radiology; Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology; Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery; Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
- Trainer, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Hong Kong College of Radiologists
Academic Engagement in CUHK
Committee Member, MSc in Diagnostic Ultrasonography
Selected Publications
Researcher ID: C-3186-2011/ ORCID: 0000-0001-5206-9382
- Griffith JF. Five Overlooked Injuries on Knee MRI. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021
- Griffith JF, Yip SWY, Hung EHY, Fong RCW, Leung J, Ng AWH, Tong CSL, Lee RKL. Accuracy of ultrasound in the characterisation of deep soft tissue masses: a prospective study. Eur Radiol. 2020;30(11):5894-5903.
- Xiao F, Griffith JF, Hilkens AL, Leung JCS, Yue J, Lee RKL, Yeung DKW, Tam LS. ERAMRS: a new MR scoring system for early rheumatoid arthritis of the wrist. Eur Radiol. 2019;29(10):5646-5654
- Griffith JF, Hu M, Yeung DKW, Guo P, Lam SL, Xiao F, Wang D, Tomlinson B. Achilles Tendon Xanthomas: Fat-Water Separation at Baseline and after Treatment. Radiology. 2017;285(3):876-884.
- Griffith JF, Huang J, Law SW, Xiao F, Leung JC, Wang D, Shi L. Population reference range for developmental lumbar spinal canal size. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2016 Dec;6(6):671-679.
- Lee RK, Griffith JF, Tong MM, Sharma N, Yung P. Glenoid bone loss: assessment with MR imaging. Radiology. 2013 May;267(2):496-502.
- Griffith JF, Yeung DK, Ma HT, Leung JC, Kwok TC, Leung PC. Bone marrow fat content in the elderly: a reversal of sex difference seen in younger subjects. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2012;36(1):225-30.
- Griffith JF, Yeung DK, Antonio GE, Wong SY, Kwok TC, Woo J, Leung PC. Vertebral marrow fat content and diffusion and perfusion indexes in women with varying bone density: MR evaluation. Radiology. 2006 Dec;241(3):831-8.
- Griffith JF, Yeung DK, Tsang PH, Choi KC, Kwok TC, Ahuja AT, Leung KS, Leung PC. Compromised bone marrow perfusion in osteoporosis. J Bone Miner Res. 2008 ;23(7):1068-75.
- Griffith JF, Antonio GE, Kumta SM, Hui DS, Wong JK, Joynt GM, Wu AK, Cheung AY, Chiu KH, Chan KM, Leung PC, Ahuja AT. Osteonecrosis of hip and knee in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome treated with steroids. Radiology. 2005 ;235(1):168-75.