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Custom fenestration templates for endovascular repair of juxtarenal aortic aneurysms by Leotta, Daniel F., PhD, Starnes, Benjamin W., MD

“…Physician-modified endovascular grafts, with fenestrations added to accommodate major branch vessels, provide a means for endovascular treatment of abdominal…”
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Tissue properties and respiratory kinematics of the tongue base and soft palate in the obese OSA minipig by Leotta, Daniel F, Ly, Daniel, Galil, Bishoy, Thiel, Jeff, Willis, Elliot, Balu, Niranjan, Liu, Zi-Jun

“…Obesity is a common finding and a major pathogenetic factor in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults. To understand the mechanisms behind this, the present…”
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P300-based brain-computer interface for environmental control: an asynchronous approach by Aloise, F, Schettini, F, Aricò, P, Leotta, F, Salinari, S, Mattia, D, Babiloni, F, Cincotti, F

“…Brain-computer interface (BCI) systems allow people with severe motor disabilities to communicate and interact with the external world. The P300 potential is…”
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Diesel Exhaust Inhalation Elicits Acute Vasoconstriction in Vivo by Peretz, Alon, Sullivan, Jeffrey H., Leotta, Daniel F., Trenga, Carol A., Sands, Fiona N., Allen, Jason, Carlsten, Chris, Wilkinson, Charles W., Gill, Edward A., Kaufman, Joel D.

“…Background: Traffic-related air pollution is consistently associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent human and animal studies suggest that…”
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Workload measurement in a communication application operated through a P300-based brain-computer interface by Riccio, A, Leotta, F, Bianchi, L, Aloise, F, Zickler, C, Hoogerwerf, E-J, Kübler, A, Mattia, D, Cincotti, F

“…Advancing the brain-computer interface (BCI) towards practical applications in technology-based assistive solutions for people with disabilities requires…”
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Development of a burst wave lithotripsy system for noninvasive fragmentation of ureteroliths in pet cats by Maxwell, Adam D, Kim, Ga Won, Furrow, Eva, Lulich, Jody P, Torre, Marissa, MacConaghy, Brian, Lynch, Elizabeth, Leotta, Daniel F, Wang, Yak-Nam, Borofsky, Michael S, Bailey, Michael R

“…Background Upper urinary tract stones are increasingly prevalent in pet cats and are difficult to manage. Surgical procedures to address obstructing…”
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Intraabdominal fat, insulin sensitivity, and cardiovascular risk factors in postpartum women with a history of preeclampsia by Barry, Darcy R., MD, MS, Utzschneider, Kristina M., MD, Tong, Jenny, MD, Gaba, Kersten, RN, Leotta, Daniel F., PhD, Brunzell, John D., MD, Easterling, Thomas R., MD

“…Objective Women who develop preeclampsia have a higher risk of future cardiovascular disease and diabetes compared to women who have uncomplicated pregnancies…”
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Incomplete restoration of homeostatic shear stress within arteriovenous fistulae by McGah, Patrick M, Leotta, Daniel F, Beach, Kirk W, Eugene Zierler, R, Aliseda, Alberto

“…Arteriovenous fistulae are surgically created to provide adequate access for dialysis patients suffering from end-stage renal disease. It has long been…”
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Hemodynamic conditions in a failing peripheral artery bypass graft by McGah, Patrick M., MS, Leotta, Daniel F., PhD, Beach, Kirk W., PhD, MD, Zierler, R. Eugene, MD, Riley, James J., PhD, Aliseda, Alberto, PhD

“…Objective The mechanisms of restenosis in autogenous vein bypass grafts placed for peripheral artery disease are not completely understood. We investigated the…”
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Flow mediated dilation of the brachial artery: an investigation of methods requiring further standardization by Peretz, Alon, Leotta, Daniel F, Sullivan, Jeffrey H, Trenga, Carol A, Sands, Fiona N, Aulet, Mary R, Paun, Marla, Gill, Edward A, Kaufman, Joel D

“…In order to establish a consistent method for brachial artery reactivity assessment, we analyzed commonly used approaches to the test and their effects on the…”
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Standardized ultrasound evaluation of carotid stenosis for clinical trials: University of Washington Ultrasound Reading Center by Beach, Kirk W, Bergelin, Robert O, Leotta, Daniel F, Primozich, Jean F, Sevareid, P Max, Stutzman, Edward T, Zierler, R Eugene

“…Serial monitoring of patients participating in clinical trials of carotid artery therapy requires noninvasive precision methods that are inexpensive, safe and…”
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Automated brain segmentation for guidance of ultrasonic transcranial tissue pulsatility image analysis by Leotta, Daniel F., Kucewicz, John C., LaPiana, Nina, Mourad, Pierre D.

“…Tissue pulsatility imaging is an ultrasonic technique that can be used to map regional changes in blood flow in the brain. Classification of regional…”
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An efficient calibration method for freehand 3-D ultrasound imaging systems by Leotta, Daniel F

“…A phantom has been developed to quickly calibrate a freehand 3-D ultrasound (US) imaging system. Calibration defines the spatial relationship between the US…”
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A Novel Patient-Specific Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of the Activation of Primary Collateral Pathways in the Circle of Willis During Vasospasm by Straccia, Angela, Chassagne, Fanette, Bass, David I, Barros, Guilherme, Leotta, Daniel F, Sheehan, Florence, Sharma, Deepak, Levitt, Michael R, Aliseda, Alberto

“…The Circle of Willis (CoW) is a redundant network of blood vessels that perfuses the brain. The ringlike anatomy mitigates the negative effects of stroke by…”
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Measurement of transcranial Doppler insonation angles from three-dimensional reconstructions of CT angiography scans by Leotta, Daniel F., Anderson, Mark, Straccia, Angela, Zierler, R. Eugene, Aliseda, Alberto, Sheehan, Florence H., Sharma, Deepak

“…Blood velocities measured by Transcranial Doppler (TCD) are dependent on the angle between the incident ultrasound beam and the direction of blood flow (known…”
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Sonographic Features of Abscess Maturation in a Porcine Model by Leotta, Daniel F., Bruce, Matthew, Wang, Yak-Nam, Kucewicz, John, Khokhlova, Tatiana, Chan, Keith, Monsky, Wayne, Matula, Thomas J.

“…Abscesses are walled-off collections of infected fluids that often develop as complications in the setting of surgery and trauma. Treatment is usually limited…”
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Histotripsy-induced bactericidal activity correlates to size of cavitation cloud in vitro by Ambekar, Pratik A., Wang, Yak-Nam, Khokhlova, Tatiana, Thomas, Gilles, Rosnitskiy, Pavel, Contreras, Kaizer, Leotta, Daniel F., Maxwell, Adam D., Bruce, Matthew, Pierson, Shelby, Totten, Stephanie, Kumar, Yashwanth Nanda, Thiel, Jeff, Chan, Keith, Conrad Liles, W., Dellinger, Evan P., Adedipe, Adeyinka, Monsky, Wayne, Matula, Thomas J.

“…Large abscesses are walled-off collections of pus and bacteria that often do not respond to antibiotic therapy. Standard of care involves percutaneous…”
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Comparative Study of Histotripsy Pulse Parameters Used to Inactivate Escherichia coli in Suspension by Ambekar, Pratik A., Wang, Yak-Nam, Khokhlova, Tatiana, Bruce, Matthew, Leotta, Daniel F., Totten, Stephanie, Maxwell, Adam D., Chan, Keith, Liles, W. Conrad, Dellinger, E. Patchen, Monsky, Wayne, Adedipe, Adeyinka A., Matula, Thomas J.

“…OBJECTIVEBacterial loads can be effectively reduced using cavitation-mediated focused ultrasound, or histotripsy. In this study, gram-negative bacteria…”
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Robust and durable aberrative and absorptive phantom for therapeutic ultrasound applications by Peek, Alex T., Thomas, Gilles P. L., Leotta, Daniel F., Yuldashev, Petr V., Khokhlova, Vera A., Khokhlova, Tatiana D.

“…Phase aberration induced by soft tissue inhomogeneities often complicates high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapies by distorting the field and,…”
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Effects of wall distensibility in hemodynamic simulations of an arteriovenous fistula by McGah, Patrick M., Leotta, Daniel F., Beach, Kirk W., Aliseda, Alberto

“…Arteriovenous fistulae are created surgically to provide adequate access for dialysis patients suffering from end-stage renal disease. It has long been…”
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