selected publications
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academic article
- A Retrospective 2D Morphometric Analysis of Adult Female Chiari Type I Patients with Commonly Reported and Related Conditions.. Frontiers in neuroanatomy. 12:2. 2018
- A morphometric assessment of type I Chiari malformation above the McRae line: A retrospective case-control study in 302 adult female subjects. Journal of Neuroradiology. 45:23-31. 2018
- A pilot study on the biomechanical assessment of obstructive sleep apnea pre and post bariatric surgery. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology. 250:1-6. 2018
- An Electrophysiological Study of Cognitive and Emotion Processing in Type I Chiari Malformation.. Cerebellum (London, England). 2018
- An MRI-Compatible Hydrodynamic Simulator of Cerebrospinal Fluid Motion in the Cervical Spine. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 65:1516-1523. 2018
- Anthropomorphic Model of Intrathecal Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics Within the Spinal Subarachnoid Space: Spinal Cord Nerve Roots Increase Steady-Streaming. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 140. 2018
- Cardiac-Related Spinal Cord Tissue Motion at the Foramen Magnum is Increased in Patients with Type I Chiari Malformation and Decreases Postdecompression Surgery. World Neurosurgery. 116:e298-e307. 2018
- Subarachnoid Trabeculae: A Comprehensive Review of Their Embryology, Histology, Morphology, and Surgical Significance. World Neurosurgery. 111:279-290. 2018
- Quantifying the influence of respiration and cardiac pulsations on cerebrospinal fluid dynamics using real-time phase-contrast MRI. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 46.0:431.0-439.0. 2017
- A numerical investigation of intrathecal isobaric drug dispersion within the cervical subarachnoid space.. PLOS ONE. 12. 2017
- Nonuniform Moving Boundary Method for Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Intrathecal Cerebrospinal Flow Distribution in a Cynomolgus Monkey. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 139. 2017
- Numerical study of intrathecal drug delivery to a permeable spinal cord: effect of catheter position and angle. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 20.0:1599.0-1608.0. 2017
- Cerebrospinal fluid velocity amplitudes within the cerebral aqueduct in healthy children and patients with Chiari I malformation. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 44:463-470. 2016
- Accuracy of 4D Flow Measurement of Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics in the Cervical Spine: An In Vitro Verification Against Numerical Simulation. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 44:3202-3214. 2016
- Cephalometric oropharynx and oral cavity analysis in Chiari malformation Type I: a retrospective case-control study. Journal of Neurosurgery. 1-8. 2016
- Inter-operator Reliability of Magnetic Resonance Image-Based Computational Fluid Dynamics Prediction of Cerebrospinal Fluid Motion in the Cervical Spine. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 44:1524-1537. 2016
- Cardiac related neural tissue motion impacts cerebrospinal fluid dynamics at the cervical-medullary junction: a patient-specific moving-boundary computational fluid dynamics model of type 1 Chiari malformation. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2015
- Characterization of the Discrepancies Between Four-Dimensional Phase-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and In-Silico Simulations of Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 137. 2015
- Continuous positive airway pressure alters cranial blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics at the craniovertebral junction. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. 2:152-159. 2015
- The squeeze of Chiari malformation, clinicians and scientists collaborate to understand its cause and effects. Pediatric Neuroscience Pathways. 2015
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Impedance is Elevated in Type I Chiari Malformation. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 136. 2014
- Task-Specific and General Cognitive Effects in Chiari Malformation Type I. PLOS ONE. 9. 2014
- The Impact of Spinal Cord Nerve Roots and Denticulate Ligaments on Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics in the Cervical Spine. PLOS ONE. 9. 2014
- Hydrodynamic and Longitudinal Impedance Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics at the Craniovertebral Junction in Type I Chiari Malformation. PLOS ONE. 8. 2013
- Method for Dynamic Material Property Characterization of Soft-Tissue-Mimicking Isotropic Viscoelastic Materials Using Fractional Damping Models. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 41:804-812. 2013
- Syringomyelia: A review of the biomechanics. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 40:1-24. 2013
- The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on total cerebral blood flow in healthy awake volunteers. Sleep and Breathing. 17:289-296. 2013
- Where do we stand on the relationship between tau biomarkers and mild cognitive impairment?. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. 3:189-191. 2013
- A coupled hydrodynamic model of the cardiovascular and cerebrospinal fluid system. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 302:1492-1509. 2012
- Comparison of 4D Phase-Contrast MRI Flow Measurements to Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Cerebrospinal Fluid Motion in the Cervical Spine. PLOS ONE. 7. 2012
- Magnetic resonance 4D flow analysis of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in Chiari I malformation with and without syringomyelia. European Radiology. 22:1860-1870. 2012
- Response to comments regarding Vardoulis O, et al., Impact of Aortic Grafts on Arterial Pressure: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 43:238-239. 2012
- Ventricle equilibrium position in healthy and normal pressure hydrocephalus brains using an analytical model. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 134. 2012
- Cerebrospinal fluid hydrodynamics in type I Chiari malformation. Neurological Research. 33:247-260. 2011
- Impact of Aortic Grafts on Arterial Pressure: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 42:704-710. 2011
- Spinal Subarachnoid Space Pressure Measurements in an In Vitro Spinal Stenosis Model: Implications on Syringomyelia Theories. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 132. 2010
- MR Measurement of Cerebrospinal Fluid Velocity Wave Speed in the Spinal Canal. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 56:1765-1768. 2009
- The influence of coughing on cerebrospinal fluid pressure in an in vitro syringomyelia model with spinal subarachnoid space stenosis. Cerebrospinal fluid research. 6. 2009
- Acoustic radiation from a fluid-filled, subsurface vascular tube with internal turbulent flow due to a constriction. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 118:1193-1209. 2005
- Syringomyelia hydrodynamics: An in vitro study based on in vivo measurements. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 127:1110-1120. 2005
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conference paper
- Quantitative comparison of 4D MRI flow measurements to 3D CFD simulation of cerebrospinal fluid movement in the spinal subachnoid space. International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics in Medicine and Biology. 2012
- Transverse vibration of pre-stressed beams: An experimental technique for the determination of dynamic viscoelastic material properties of tissue mimicking materials. Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. 2008
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conference poster
- 3D printed model of the cervical spine for simulation of cerebrospinal fluid motion: comparison of in vitro computational fluid dynamics simulation results. World Congress on Biomechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2014
- Investigation of post-surgical changes to cerebrospinal fluid hydrodynamics in type I Chiari malformation patients. World Congress on Biomechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2014
- Machine learning and morphometric analysis of asymptomatic and symptomatic Type I Chiari malformation patients. World Congress on Biomechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2014
- Numerical Simulation of Superior Sagittal Sinus Hemodynamics. World Congress on Biomechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2014
- Quantification of neural tissue deformation in type I Chiari malformation patients pre- and post-spinal decompression surgery and comparison to controls. World Congress on Biomechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2014
- Quantitative Comparison of 4D Phase-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Subject-Specific Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Velocities in Cervical Spine. World Congress on Biomechanics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2014
- An in vitro hydryodynamic model of the spinal subarachnoid space with arachnoid trabeculae. Midwest American Society of Biomechanics Regional Meeting. 2014
- Machine learning for the detection of type I Chiari malformation without using tonsillar herniation measurement. Midwest American Society of Biomechanics Regional Meeting. 2014
- Quantification of axial spinal cord displacement in type I Chiari malformation. Midwest American Society of Biomechanics Regional Meeting. 2014
- Measurement of brain and spinal cord tissue motion in type 1 Chiari malformation by phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging. University of Akron, Student Innovation Symposium. 2014
- Syrinx Formation over 1 week in Chiari I Malformation: CSF velocity quantification before and after surgery. AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery. 2013
- MRI-based Classifiers in Chiari Malformation. Midstates Conference for Undergraduate Research in Computer Science and Mathematics. 2013
- Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in the cervical spine: importance of fine automated structures. American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2013
- 4D MRI flow quantification of cerebrospinal fluid motion in the cervical spine in healthy subjects and Chiari malformation patients: how do the results compare with 3D computational fluid dynamics?. American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2011
- Continuous positive airway pressure impacts cerebral blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid motion: a phase contrast MRI study. American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2011
- Prediction of the impact of craniospinal compliance on the relative timing of arterial and cerebrospinal fluid pulsations and perivascular fluid flow into the spinal cord. American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2011
- The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on total cerebral blood flow in 23 healthy away volunteers. American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2011
- Pathological biomechanics of cerebrospinal fluid pressure in syringomyelia: fluid structure interaction of an in vitro coaxial elastic tube system. American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2009
- Towards non-invasive assessment of the elastic properties of the spinal aqueduct. American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Summer Bioengineering Conference. 2009
- Characterization of pressure wave transmission in a fluid filled syrinx. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. 2006
- Epithelial cell growth on compliant biomaterial (Nusil CF11). Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. 2006
- In vitro and in vivo piezoelectric sensor for measurement of pulse wave velocity. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. 2006
- Coupled vibration and sound radiation from a fluid-filled and submerged or embedded vascular tube with internal turbulent flow due to a constriction. Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. 2005
- Helping doctors interpret the sound of blood using a multimode sonic and ultrasonic imaging system. Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. 2005
- Construction and validation of a complaint model of the cerebrospinal fluid system with fluid filled syrinx. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. 2004
- Coupled vibration of a fluid-filled and submerged vascular tube with internal transitional / turbulent flow due to a constriction. Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. 2004
- Hydrodynamics of cerebrospinal fluid in spinal canal with Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. Bioengineering Session, American Society of Mechanical Engineers National Conference. 2004