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
… Inspection of intensity plots for SNPs <31 threshold value showed them to invariably have
low signal intensity in both the A and B channels, leading to a single cluster near the A = B axis…

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
… (b) Mean standard curve slope and intercept for control samples on the four LightCycler …
(b) Mean standard curve slope and intercept for control samples on the four LightCycler qPCR …

Correlation between lumenal geometry changes and hemodynamics in fusiform intracranial aneurysms

LD Jou, G Wong, B Dispensa… - American journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
… Influence of pulsatility on the wall shear stress distribution for the stable (A) and the growing
(B) aneurysm. Colors indicate the level of wall shear to which the aneurysm wall is subjected…

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
B, Mediational analysis. EOOH was associated with both index ICH and new ICH after
diagnosis and appears to lie at least partially in the same causal pathway (arrows in A and B). …

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
B, flow patterns resulting from the opening of the stenotic artery. C, flow patterns resulting
from the closing of the contralateral artery and the opening of the stenotic artery. In A and B, the …

Estimation of fusiform intracranial aneurysm growth by serial magnetic resonance imaging

BP Dispensa, DA Saloner… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… , M b , and standard deviation (SD), σ b , of the background signal were determined by
selecting ROIs that excluded vessels. The threshold value was then set equal to M b + 3.5 × σ b , …

Monitoring serial change in the lumen and outer wall of vertebrobasilar aneurysms

…, M Wintermark, A Martin, B Dispensa… - American journal …, 2008 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Estimation of the stability of fusiform aneurysms of the basilar
artery requires precise monitoring of the luminal and outer wall volumes. In this report we …

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 …