Characterizing race/ethnicity and genetic ancestry for 100,000 subjects in the genetic epidemiology research on adult health and aging (GERA) cohort

…, H Tang, C Sabatti, LA Croen, BP Dispensa… - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Using genome-wide genotypes, we characterized the genetic structure of 103,006
participants in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California multi-ethnic Genetic Epidemiology …

Genotyping informatics and quality control for 100,000 subjects in the genetic epidemiology research on adult health and aging (GERA) cohort

…, Y Cao, D Chan, S Connell, LA Croen, BP Dispensa… - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Brad P Dispensa , Brad P Dispensa … Mark N Kvale, Stephanie Hesselson, Thomas J
Hoffmann, Yang Cao, David Chan, Sheryl Connell, Lisa A Croen, Brad P Dispensa, Jasmin Eshragh…

Automated assay of telomere length measurement and informatics for 100,000 subjects in the genetic epidemiology research on adult health and aging (GERA) cohort

…, MN Kvale, J Lin, S Connell, LA Croen, BP Dispensa… - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Brad P Dispensa , Brad P Dispensa … Kyle Lapham, Mark N Kvale, Jue Lin, Sheryl Connell,
Lisa A Croen, Brad P Dispensa, Lynn Fang, Stephanie Hesselson, Thomas J Hoffmann, …

Correlation between lumenal geometry changes and hemodynamics in fusiform intracranial aneurysms

LD Jou, G Wong, B Dispensa… - American journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hemodynamics may predispose aneurysms to rupture;
however, hemodynamic descriptors that can describe aneurysm growth are not well understood…

Silent intralesional microhemorrhage as a risk factor for brain arteriovenous malformation rupture

…, VV Halbach, RT Higashida, P Jolivalt, B Dispensa… - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— We investigated whether brain arteriovenous malformation silent
intralesional microhemorrhage, that is, asymptomatic bleeding in the nidal compartment, …

Estimating the hemodynamic impact of interventional treatments of aneurysms: numerical simulation with experimental validation: technical case report

G Acevedo-Bolton, LD Jou, BP Dispensa… - …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to use phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging
and computational fluid dynamics to estimate the hemodynamic outcome that might result …

Estimation of fusiform intracranial aneurysm growth by serial magnetic resonance imaging

BP Dispensa, DA Saloner… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Intracranial aneurysm (IA) growth is associated with increased morbidity. We
sought to establish a quantitative computational method based on contrast‐enhanced MR …

Imaging and CFD in the analysis of vascular disease progression

…, M Wintermark, A Martin, B Dispensa… - … , and Structure from …, 2006 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Conventional evaluation of the significance of vascular disease has focused on estimates of
geometric factors. There is now substantial interest in investigating whether the onset and …

Aneurysm growth and thrombus formation in the basilar artery

LD Jou, B Dispensa, D Saloner… - ASME …, 2004 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Modifying aneurysm hemodynamics may reduce the likelihood of aneurysm rupture. In this
study, hemodynamics in a growing aneurysm and a thrombus-developing basilar aneurysm …

The Genetics of Kidney Transplantation Outcomes and Autoimmune Disease

SL Musone - 2010 - escholarship.org
Brad Dispensa generously, and often at inconvenient times, offered the best technical support
ever dispensed and I would not have been able to analyze my data without him. Excellent …