Search Results - "GASSER, T. C"

Meta-analysis of peak wall stress in ruptured, symptomatic and intact abdominal aortic aneurysms by Khosla, S., Morris, D. R., Moxon, J. V., Walker, P. J., Gasser, T. C., Golledge, J.

“…Background Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an important cause of sudden death; however, there are currently incomplete means to predict the risk of AAA…”
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Biomechanical Rupture Risk Assessment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Model Complexity versus Predictability of Finite Element Simulations by Gasser, T.C, Auer, M, Labruto, F, Swedenborg, J, Roy, J

“…Abstract Objective Investigation of the predictability of finite element (FE) models regarding rupture risk assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs)…”
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KCNMA1 gene amplification promotes tumor cell proliferation in human prostate cancer by BLOCH, M, OUSINGSAWAT, J, SIMON, R, SCHRAML, P, GASSER, T. C, MIHATSCH, M. J, KUNZELMANN, K, BUBENDORF, L

“…Molecular mechanisms of prostate cancer progression are poorly understood. Here, we studied gene amplification of the large conductance calcium-activated…”
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A Novel Strategy to Translate the Biomechanical Rupture Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms to their Equivalent Diameter Risk: Method and Retrospective Validation by Gasser, T.C, Nchimi, A, Swedenborg, J, Roy, J, Sakalihasan, N, Böckler, D, Hyhlik-Dürr, A

“…Objective To translate the individual abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patient's biomechanical rupture risk profile to risk-equivalent diameters, and to…”
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Use of isothermal microcalorimetry to quantify the influence of glucose and antifungals on the growth of Candida albicans in urine by Wernli, L., Bonkat, G., Gasser, T.C., Bachmann, A., Braissant, O.

“…Aims Urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by Candida spp. is an increasing problem in clinical practice. Risk factors include diabetes mellitus, extremes of…”
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Mechano-biology in the thoracic aortic aneurysm: a review and case study by Martufi, G., Gasser, T. C., Appoo, J. J., Di Martino, E. S.

“…An aortic aneurysm is a permanent and localized dilatation of the aorta resulting from an irreversible loss of structural integrity of the aortic wall. The…”
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A structural model for the viscoelastic behavior of arterial walls: Continuum formulation and finite element analysis by Holzapfel, G.A., Gasser, T.C., Stadler, M.

“…In this paper we present a two-layer structural model suitable for predicting reliably the passive (unstimulated) time-dependent three-dimensional stress and…”
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The Impact of Intraluminal Thrombus Failure on the Mechanical Stress in the Wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Polzer, S, Gasser, T.C, Swedenborg, J, Bursa, J

“…Abstract Objectives The role of the intraluminal thrombus (ILT) in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is controversial, and it is still not clear if an…”
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Hormone therapy failure in human prostate cancer : Analysis by complementary DNA and tissue microarrays by BUBENDORF, L, KOLMER, M, ELKAHLOUN, A. G, PRETLOW, T. G, GASSER, T. C, MIHATSCH, M. J, SAUTER, G, KALLIONIEMI, O.-P, KONONEN, J, KOIVISTO, P, MOUSSES, S, CHEN, Y, MAHLAMÄKI, E, SCHRAML, P, MOCH, H, WILLI, N

“…The molecular mechanisms underlying the progression of prostate cancer during hormonal therapy have remained poorly understood. In this study, we developed a…”
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Metastatic patterns of prostate cancer: An autopsy study of 1,589 patients by Bubendorf, Lukas, Schöpfer, Alain, Wagner, Urs, Sauter, Guido, Moch, Holger, Willi, Niels, Gasser, Thomas C., Mihatsch, Michael J.

“…The prognosis of prostate cancer is mainly determined by thepresence or absence of metastases. Nevertheless, the metastasic pathways in prostate cancer are not…”
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A rate-independent elastoplastic constitutive model for biological fiber-reinforced composites at finite strains: continuum basis, algorithmic formulation and finite element implementation by GASSER, T. C, HOLZAPFEL, G. A

“…This paper presents a rate-independent elastoplastic constitutive model for (nearly) incompressible biological fiber-reinforced composite materials. The…”
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Survey of gene amplifications during prostate cancer progression by high-throughput fluorescence in situ hybridization on tissue microarrays by BUBENDORF, L, KONONEN, J, KOIVISTO, P, SCHRAML, P, MOCH, H, GASSER, T. C, WILLI, N, MIHATSCH, M. J, SAUTER, G, KALLIONIEMI, O.-P

“…Prostate cancer development and progression is driven by the accumulation of genetic changes, the nature of which remains incompletely understood. To…”
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Unenhanced helical computed tomography vs intravenous urography in patients with acute flank pain: accuracy and economic impact in a randomized prospective trial by Pfister, S A, Deckart, A, Laschke, S, Dellas, S, Otto, U, Buitrago, C, Roth, J, Wiesner, W, Bongartz, G, Gasser, T C

“…Unenhanced helical computed tomography (UHCT) has evolved into a well-accepted alternative to intravenous urography (IVU) in patients with acute flank pain and…”
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Retroperitoneoscopic Pyeloplasty for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJO): Solving the Technical Difficulties by Bachmann, A., Ruszat, R., Forster, T., Eberli, D., Zimmermann, M., Müller, A., Gasser, T.C., Sulser, T., Wyler, S.

“…To evaluate our current practice in retroperitoneoscopic pyeloplasty in patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). Special interest was paid to…”
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Multiprobe FISH for enhanced detection of bladder cancer in voided urine specimens and bladder washings by BUBENDORF, Lukas, GRILLI, Bruno, SAUTER, Guido, MIHATSCH, Michael J, GASSER, Thomas C, DALQUEN, Peter

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the UroVysion (Vysis, Downers Grove, IL) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) test for improved detection of bladder…”
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Comparison of peak wall stress and peak wall rupture index in ruptured and asymptomatic intact abdominal aortic aneurysms by Singh, T P, Moxon, J V, Iyer, V, Gasser, T C, Jenkins, J, Golledge, J

“…Previous studies have suggested that finite element analysis (FEA) can estimate the rupture risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA); however, the value of…”
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Smooth contact strategies with emphasis on the modeling of balloon angioplasty with stenting by Kiousis, D. E., Gasser, T. C., Holzapfel, G. A.

“…Critical to the simulation of balloon angioplasty is the modeling of the contact between the artery wall and the medical devices. In standard approaches, the…”
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Clinical significance of interobserver differences in the staging and grading of superficial bladder cancer by Tosoni, I., Wagner, U., Sauter, G., Egloff, M., Knönagel, H., Alund, G., Bannwart, F., Mihatsch, M.J., Gasser, T.C., Maurer, R.

“…Objective To assess the reliability of the histological diagnosis of bladder cancer by assessing the interobserver variability of staging and grading in…”
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Author response to: Peak wall stress and peak wall rupture index in ruptured and asymptomatic intact abdominal aortic aneurysms by Singh, T P, Moxon, J V, Gasser, T C, Golledge, J

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Structure-based constitutive model can accurately predict planar biaxial properties of aortic wall tissue by Polzer, S., Gasser, T.C., Novak, K., Man, V., Tichy, M., Skacel, P., Bursa, J.

“…[Display omitted] Structure-based constitutive models might help in exploring mechanisms by which arterial wall histology is linked to wall mechanics. This…”
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