Search

Your search keyword '"Fitzgerald, Paul A."' showing total 3,074 results
Start Over Author "Fitzgerald, Paul A."
3,074 results on '"Fitzgerald, Paul A."'

2. A coronary artery phantom for task-based CT performance assessment and a comparative study of clinical CT, photon counting CT, and micro CT

Author

Pack, Jed D., Fitzgerald, Paul, Araujo, Stephen, Fan, Ying, Stevens, Grant, Gerdes, Jonathan, Wang, Adam, Nieman, Koen, Wang, Ge, and De Man, Bruno

Subjects
Physics - Medical Physics
Abstract

While drastic improvements in CT technology have occurred in the past 25 years, spatial resolution is one area where progress has been limited until recently. New photon counting CT systems, are capable of much better spatial resolution than their (energy integrating) predecessors. These improvements have the potential to improve the evaluation obstructive coronary artery disease by enabling more accurate delineation between calcified plaque and coronary vessel lumen. A new set of vessel phantoms has been designed and manufactured for quantifying this improvement. Comparisons are made between an existing clinical CT system, a prototype photon counting system, with images from a micro CT system being used as the gold standard. Scans were made of the same objects on all three systems. The resulting images were registered and the luminal cross section areas were compared. Luminal cross-sections near calcified plaques were reduced due to blooming, but this effect was much less pronounced in images from the prototype photon counting system as compared to the images from the clinical CT system.

Published
2024

20. Somatic Treatments and Neuromodulation in Psychiatry

Author

Fitzgerald, Paul B., Arns, Martijn, Kanba, Shigenobu, Section editor, El-Mallakh, Rif S., Section editor, Zohar, Joseph, Section editor, Krystal, Andrew D., Section editor, Tasman, Allan, editor, Riba, Michelle B., editor, Alarcón, Renato D., editor, Alfonso, César A., editor, Kanba, Shigenobu, editor, Lecic-Tosevski, Dusica, editor, Ndetei, David M., editor, Ng, Chee H., editor, and Schulze, Thomas G., editor

Published
2024
Full Text
View/download PDF

23. Subcellular Comparison of Visible-Light Optical Coherence Tomography and Electron Microscopy in the Mouse Outer Retina

Author

Chauhan, Pooja, Kho, Aaron M, FitzGerald, Paul, Shibata, Bradley, and Srinivasan, Vivek J

Subjects
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision, Neurosciences, Bioengineering, Animals, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Microscopy, Electron, Retina, Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Tomography, Optical Coherence, optical coherence tomography, electron microscopy, retinal pigment epithe-lium, retina, inner segment, outer segment junction, Biological Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Ophthalmology & Optometry, Ophthalmology and optometry
Abstract

PurposeWe employed in vivo, 1.0-µm axial resolution visible-light optical coherence tomography (OCT) and ex vivo electron microscopy (EM) to investigate three subcellular features in the mouse outer retina: reflectivity oscillations inner to band 1 (study 1); hyperreflective band 2, attributed to the ellipsoid zone or inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) junction (study 2); and the hyperreflective retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) within band 4 (study 3).MethodsPigmented (C57BL/6J, n = 10) and albino (BALB/cJ, n = 3) mice were imaged in vivo. Enucleated eyes were processed for light and electron microscopy. Using well-accepted reference surfaces, we compared micrometer-scale axial reflectivity of visible-light OCT with subcellular organization, as revealed by 9449 annotated EM organelles and features across four pigmented eyes.ResultsIn study 1, outer nuclear layer reflectivity peaks coincided with valleys in heterochromatin clump density (-0.34 ± 2.27 µm limits of agreement [LoA]). In study 2, band 2 depth on OCT and IS/OS junction depth on EM agreed (-0.57 ± 0.76 µm LoA), with both having similar distributions. In study 3, RPE electron dense organelle distribution did not agree with reflectivity in C57BL/6J mice, with OCT measures of RPE thickness exceeding those of EM (2.09 ± 0.89 µm LoA). Finally, RPE thickness increased with age in pigmented mice (slope = 0.056 µm/mo; P = 6.8 × 10-7).ConclusionsVisible-light OCT bands arise from subcellular organization, enabling new measurements in mice. Quantitative OCT-EM comparisons may be confounded by hydration level, particularly in the OS and RPE. Caution is warranted in generalizing results to other species.

Published
2022

25. Comparisons of Accelerated Continuous and Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Suicidal Ideation

Author

Zhao, Haoyang, Jiang, Chaonan, Zhao, Miaomiao, Ye, Yang, Yu, Liang, Li, Ying, Luan, Honglin, Zhang, Shiyi, Xu, Pengfeng, Chen, Xuanqiang, Pan, Fen, Shang, Desheng, Hu, Xiaohan, Jin, Kangyu, Chen, Jingkai, Mou, Tingting, Hu, Shaohua, Fitzgibbon, Bernadette M., Fitzgerald, Paul B., Cash, Robin F.H., Che, Xianwei, and Huang, Manli

Published
2024
Full Text
View/download PDF

26. High integrity joining and repair of Gamma Titanium Aluminides

Author

Fitzgerald, Paul and Brown, Steven

Abstract

Gamma Titanium Aluminide alloys are brittle, expensive, and difficult to repair using conventional fabrication techniques, so a unique and bespoke viable bonding technique utilising induction heating and argon gas shielding was investigated. Ti-45Al-2Mn-2Nb-0.8B Titanium Aluminide alloy was used which had been HIPped and electro-discharge machined into test pieces for bonding where the feedstock for the powder was generated via gas atomisation. The powder had a fine cellular microstructure and was used in a thin interlayer between the two surfaces to be bonded consisting of feedstock powder with cellulose and glycerol to form a paste. Analysis of small-scale porosity in the completed bonds showed the final bonds had minimal porosity. The hardness data indicated the interlayer was over-matched compared to the parent material. A limited number of LCF specimens showed that the high hardness of the interlayer causes the specimens to fail away from the interlayer as long as specimen preparation was performed correctly. Inadequate specimen preparation leads to potentially serious porous defects. The bonds produced were of good quality, at least as good as the parent material.

Published
2022
Full Text
View/download PDF

27. EEG-connectivity: A fundamental guide and checklist for optimal study design and evaluation

Author

Miljevic, Aleksandra, Bailey, Neil W., Vila-Rodriguez, Fidel, Herring, Sally E., and Fitzgerald, Paul B.

Subjects
Quantitative Biology - Neurons and Cognition
Abstract

Brain connectivity can be estimated through a wide number of analyses applied to electroencephalographic (EEG) data. However, substantial heterogeneity in the implementation of connectivity methods exist. Heterogeneity in conceptualization of connectivity measures, data collection, or data pre-processing may be associated with variability in robustness of measurement. While it is difficult to compare the results of studies using different EEG connectivity measures, standardization of processing and reporting may facilitate the task. We discuss how factors such as referencing, epoch length and number, controls for volume conduction, artefact removal, and statistical control of multiple comparisons influence the EEG connectivity estimate for connectivity measures, and what can be done to control for potential confounds associated with these factors. Based on the results reported in previous literature, this article presents recommendations and a novel checklist developed for quality assessment of EEG connectivity studies. This checklist and its recommendations are made in an effort to draw attention to factors that may influence connectivity estimates and factors that need to be improved in future research. Standardization of procedures and reporting in EEG connectivity may lead to EEG connectivity studies to be made more synthesisable and comparable despite variations in the methodology underlying connectivity estimates.

Published
2021

31. Aged Nrf2-Null Mice Develop All Major Types of Age-Related Cataracts

Author

Rowan, Sheldon, Jiang, Shuhong, Francisco, Sarah G, Pomatto, Laura CD, Ma, Zhiwei, Jiao, Xiaodong, Campos, Maria M, Aryal, Sandeep, Patel, Shaili D, Mahaling, Binapani, Riazuddin, S Amer, Duh, Elia J, Lachke, Salil A, Hejtmancik, J Fielding, de Cabo, Rafael, FitzGerald, Paul G, and Taylor, Allen

Subjects
Aging, Prevention, Nutrition, Genetics, Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision, Animals, Cataract, Cell Differentiation, Diet, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Glucose, Glycemic Index, Lens, Crystalline, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, NF-E2-Related Factor 2, Phenotype, Slit Lamp Microscopy, age-related cataract, antioxidant, nutrition, glycemic index, caloric restriction, Biological Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Ophthalmology & Optometry
Abstract

PurposeAge-related cataracts affect the majority of older adults and are a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Treatments that delay cataract onset or severity have the potential to delay cataract surgery, but require relevant animal models that recapitulate the major types of cataracts for their development. Unfortunately, few such models are available. Here, we report the lens phenotypes of aged mice lacking the critical antioxidant transcription factor Nfe2l2 (designated as Nrf2 -/-).MethodsThree independent cohorts of Nrf2 -/- and wild-type C57BL/6J mice were evaluated for cataracts using combinations of slit lamp imaging, photography of freshly dissected lenses, and histology. Mice were fed high glycemic diets, low glycemic diets, regular chow ad libitum, or regular chow with 30% caloric restriction.ResultsNrf2 -/- mice developed significant opacities between 11 and 15 months and developed advanced cortical, posterior subcapsular, anterior subcapsular, and nuclear cataracts. Cataracts occurred similarly in male mice fed high or low glycemic diets, and were also observed in 21-month male and female Nrf2 -/- mice fed ad libitum or 30% caloric restriction. Histological observation of 18-month cataractous lenses revealed significant disruption to fiber cell architecture and the retention of nuclei throughout the cortical region of the lens. However, fiber cell denucleation and initiation of lens differentiation was normal at birth, with the first abnormalities observed at 3 months.ConclusionsNrf2 -/- mice offer a tool to understand how defective antioxidant signaling causes multiple forms of cataract and may be useful for screening drugs to prevent or delay cataractogenesis in susceptible adults.

Published
2021

32. Long-term Outcomes with Spinal versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Trial

Author

Vail, Emily A., Feng, Rui, Sieber, Frederick, Carson, Jeffrey L., Ellenberg, Susan S., Magaziner, Jay, Dillane, Derek, Marcantonio, Edward R., Sessler, Daniel I., Ayad, Sabry, Stone, Trevor, Papp, Steven, Donegan, Derek, Mehta, Samir, Schwenk, Eric S., Marshall, Mitchell, Jaffe, J. Douglas, Luke, Charles, Sharma, Balram, Azim, Syed, Hymes, Robert, Chin, Ki-Jinn, Sheppard, Richard, Perlman, Barry, Sappenfield, Joshua, Hauck, Ellen, Tierney, Ann, Horan, Annamarie D., Neuman, Mark D., Looke, Thomas, Bent, Sandra, Franco-Mora, Ariana, Hedrick, Pamela, Newbern, Matthew, Tadros, Rafik, Pealer, Karen, Vlassakov, Kamen, Buckley, Carolyn, Gavin, Lauren, Gorbatov, Svetlana, Gosnell, James, Steen, Talora, Vafai, Avery, Zeballos, Jose, Hruslinski, Jennifer, Cardenas, Louis, Berry, Ashley, Getchell, John, Quercetti, Nicholas, Hassan, Manal, Bajracharya, Gauasan, Billow, Damien, Bloomfield, Michael, Cuko, Evis, Elyaderani, Mehrun K., Hampton, Robert, Honar, Hooman, Khoshknabi, Dilara, Kim, Daniel, Krahe, David, Lew, Michael M., Maheshwer, Conjeevram B., Niazi, Azfar, Saha, Partha, Salih, Ahmed, de Swart, Robert J., Volio, Andrew, Bolkus, Kelly, DeAngelis, Matthew, Dodson, Gregory, Gerritsen, Jeffrey, McEniry, Brian, Mitrev, Ludmil, Kwofie, M. Kwesi, Belliveau, Anne, Bonazza, Flynn, Lloyd, Vera, Panek, Izabela, Dabiri, Jared, Chavez, Chris, Craig, Jason, Davidson, Todd, Dietrichs, Chad, Fleetwood, Cheryl, Foley, Mike, Getto, Chris, Hailes, Susie, Hermes, Sarah, Hooper, Andy, Koener, Greg, Kohls, Kate, Law, Leslie, Lipp, Adam, Losey, Allison, Nelson, William, Nieto, Mario, Rogers, Pam, Rutman, Steve, Scales, Garrett, Sebastian, Barbara, Stanciu, Tom, Lobel, Gregg, Giampiccolo, Michelle, Herman, Dara, Kaufman, Margit, Murphy, Bryan, Pau, Clara, Puzio, Thomas, Veselsky, Marlene, Apostle, Kelly, Boyer, Dory, Chen Fan, Brenda, Lee, Susan, Lemke, Mike, Merchant, Richard, Moola, Farhad, Payne, Kyrsten, Perey, Bertrand, Viskontas, Darius, Poler, Mark, D’Antonio, Patricia, O’Neill, Greg, Abdullah, Amer, Fish-Fuhrmann, Jamie, Giska, Mark, Fidkowski, Christina, Guthrie, Stuart Trent, Hakeos, William, Hayes, Lillian, Hoegler, Joseph, Nowak, Katherine, Beck, Jeffery, Cuff, Jaslynn, Gaski, Greg, Haaser, Sharon, Holzman, Michael, Malekzadeh, A. Stephen, Ramsey, Lolita, Schulman, Jeff, Schwartzbach, Cary, Azefor, Tangwan, Davani, Arman, Jaberi, Mahmood, Masear, Courtney, Haider, Syed Basit, Chungu, Carolyn, Ebrahimi, Ali, Fikry, Karim, Marcantonio, Andrew, Shelvan, Anitha, Sanders, David, Clarke, Collin, Lawendy, Abdel, Schwartz, Gary, Garg, Mohit, Kim, Joseph, Caruci, Juan, Commeh, Ekow, Cuevas, Randy, Cuff, Germaine, Franco, Lola, Furgiuele, David, Giuca, Matthew, Allman, Melissa, Barzideh, Omid, Cossaro, James, D’Arduini, Armando, Farhi, Anita, Gould, Jason, Kafel, John, Patel, Anuj, Peller, Abraham, Reshef, Hadas, Safur, Mohammed, Toscano, Fiore, Tedore, Tiffany, Akerman, Michael, Brumberger, Eric, Clark, Sunday, Friedlander, Rachel, Jegarl, Anita, Lane, Joseph, Lyden, John P., Mehta, Nili, Murrell, Matthew T., Painter, Nathan, Ricci, William, Sbrollini, Kaitlyn, Sharma, Rahul, Steel, Peter A.D., Steinkamp, Michele, Weinberg, Roniel, Stephenson Wellman, David, Nader, Antoun, Fitzgerald, Paul, Ritz, Michaela, Bryson, Greg, Craig, Alexandra, Farhat, Cassandra, Gammon, Braden, Gofton, Wade, Harris, Nicole, Lalonde, Karl, Liew, Allan, Meulenkamp, Bradley, Sonnenburg, Kendra, Wai, Eugene, Wilkin, Geoffrey, Troxell, Karen, Alderfer, Mary Ellen, Brannen, Jason, Cupitt, Christopher, Gerhart, Stacy, McLin, Renee, Sheidy, Julie, Yurick, Katherine, Chen, Fei, Dragert, Karen, Kiss, Geza, Malveaux, Halina, McCloskey, Deborah, Mellender, Scott, Mungekar, Sagar S., Noveck, Helaine, Sagebien, Carlos, Biby, Luat, McKelvy, Gail, Richards, Anna, Abola, Ramon, Ayala, Brittney, Halper, Darcy, Mavarez, Ana, Rizwan, Sabeen, Choi, Stephen, Awad, Imad, Flynn, Brendan, Henry, Patrick, Jenkinson, Richard, Kaustov, Lilia, Lappin, Elizabeth, McHardy, Paul, Singh, Amara, Donnelly, Joanne, Gonzalez, Meera, Haydel, Christopher, Livelsberger, Jon, Pazionis, Theresa, Slattery, Bridget, Vazquez-Trejo, Maritza, Baratta, Jaime, Cirullo, Michael, Deiling, Brittany, Deschamps, Laura, Glick, Michael, Katz, Daniel, Krieg, James, Lessin, Jennifer, Mojica, Jeffrey, Torjman, Marc, Jin, Rongyu, Salpeter, Mary Jane, Powell, Mark, Simmons, Jeffrey, Lawson, Prentiss, Kukreja, Promil, Graves, Shanna, Sturdivant, Adam, Bryant, Ayesha, Crump, Sandra Joyce, Verrier, Michelle, Green, James, Menon, Matthew, Applegate, Richard, Arias, Ana, Pineiro, Natasha, Uppington, Jeffrey, Wolinsky, Phillip, Gunnett, Amy, Hagen, Jennifer, Harris, Sara, Hollen, Kevin, Holloway, Brian, Horodyski, Mary Beth, Pogue, Trevor, Ramani, Ramachandran, Smith, Cameron, Woods, Anna, Warrick, Matthew, Flynn, Kelly, Mongan, Paul, Ranganath, Yatish, Fernholz, Sean, Ingersoll-Weng, Esperanza, Marian, Anil, Seering, Melinda, Sibenaller, Zita, Stout, Lori, Wagner, Allison, Walter, Alicia, Wong, Cynthia, Orwig, Denise, Goud, Maithri, Helker, Chris, Mezenghie, Lydia, Montgomery, Brittany, Preston, Peter, Schwartz, J. Sanford, Weber, Ramona, Fleisher, Lee A., Mehta, Samir, Stephens-Shields, Alisa J., Dinh, Cassandra, Schwartz, Aron, Chelly, Jacques E., Goel, Shiv, Goncz, Wende, Kawabe, Touichi, Khetarpal, Sharad, Monroe, Amy, Shick, Vladislav, Breidenstein, Max, Dominick, Timothy, Friend, Alexander, Mathews, Donald, Lennertz, Richard, Sanders, Robert, Akere, Helen, Balweg, Tyler, Bo, Amber, Doro, Christopher, Goodspeed, David, Lang, Gerald, Parker, Maggie, Rettammel, Amy, Roth, Mary, White, Marissa, Whiting, Paul, Allen, Brian F.S., Baker, Tracie, Craven, Debra, McEvoy, Matt, Turnbo, Teresa, Kates, Stephen, Morgan, Melanie, Willoughby, Teresa, Weigel, Wade, Auyong, David, Fox, Ellie, Welsh, Tina, Cusson, Bruce, Dobson, Sean, Edwards, Christopher, Harris, Lynette, Henshaw, Daryl, Johnson, Kathleen, McKinney, Glen, Miller, Scott, Reynolds, Jon, Segal, B. Scott, Turner, Jimmy, VanEenenaam, David, Weller, Robert, Lei, Jineli, Treggiari, Miriam, Akhtar, Shamsuddin, Blessing, Marcelle, Johnson, Chanel, Kampp, Michael, Kunze, Kimberly, OʼConnor, Mary, Gaskins, Lakisha J., Looke, Thomas, Tadros, Rafik, Vlassakov, Kamen, Cardenas, Louis, Hassan, Manal, Bolkus, Kelly, Mitrev, Ludmil, Kwofie, M. Kwesi, Dabiri, Jared, Lobel, Gregg, Poler, Mark, Giska, Mark, Sanders, David, Schwartz, Gary, Giuca, Matthew, Tedore, Tiffany, Nader, Antoun, Papp, Stephen, Bryson, Greg, Troxell, Karen, Kiss, Geza, Choi, Stephen, Powell, Mark, Applegate, Richard, Warrick, Matthew, Ranganath, Yatish, Elkassabany, Nabil, Chelly, Jacques E., Hoeft, Mark A., Lennertz, Richard, Sanders, Robert, Allen, Brian F.S., Kates, Stephen, Weigel, Wade, Li, Jinlei, Wijeysundera, Duminda N., Kheterpal, Sachin, Moore, Reneé H., Smith, Alexander K., Tosi, Laura L., Elkassabany, Nabil, Looke, Thomas, Menio, Diane, Mehta, Samir, Fleisher, Lee, Menio, Diane, Hruslinski, Jennifer, Ramsey, Lolita, Gaskins, Lakisha J., Langlois, Christine, Gaskins, Lakisha J., Mezenghie, Lydia, Montgomery, Brittany, Oduwole, Samuel, and Rose, Thomas

Published
2024
Full Text
View/download PDF

35. Deletion of beaded filament proteins or the C-terminal end of Aquaporin 0 causes analogous abnormal distortion aberrations in mouse lens

Author

Varadaraj, Kulandaiappan, FitzGerald, Paul G, and Kumari, S Sindhu

Subjects
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Ophthalmology and Optometry, Pediatric, Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision, Aging, Animals, Aquaporins, Blotting, Western, Cataract, Disease Models, Animal, Eye Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Intermediate Filament Proteins, Lens, Crystalline, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, RNA, CP49, Filensin, Aquaporin 0, Abnormal distortion aberration, Lens, Beaded filament, Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics, Neurosciences, Opthalmology and Optometry, Ophthalmology & Optometry, Ophthalmology and optometry
Abstract

Lens-specific beaded filament (BF) proteins CP49 and filensin interact with the C-terminus of the water channel protein Aquaporin 0 (AQP0). Previously we have reported that a C-terminally end-deleted AQP0-expressing transgenic mouse model AQP0ΔC/ΔC developed abnormal optical aberrations in the lens. This investigation was undertaken to find out whether the total loss of the BF structural proteins alter the optical properties of the lens and cause optical aberrations similar to those in AQP0ΔC/ΔC lenses; also, to map the changes in the optical quality as a function of age in the single or double BF protein knockouts as well as to assess whether there is any significant change in the water channel function of AQP0 in these knockouts. A double knockout mouse (2xKO) model for CP49 and filensin was developed by crossing CP49-KO and filensin-KO mice. Wild type, CP49-KO, filensin-KO, and 2xKO lenses at different ages, and AQP0ΔC/ΔC lenses at postnatal day-17 were imaged through the optical axis and compared for optical quality and focusing property. All three knockout models showed loss of transparency, and development of abnormal optical distortion aberration similar to that in AQP0ΔC/ΔC. Copper grid focusing by the lenses at 6, 9 and 12 months of age showed an increase in aberrations as age advanced. With progression in age, the grid images produced by the lenses of all KO models showed a transition from a positive barrel distortion aberration to a pincushion distortion aberration with the formation of three distinct aberration zones similar to those produced by AQP0ΔC/ΔC lenses. Water permeability of fiber cell membrane vesicles prepared from CP49-KO, filensin-KO and 2xKO models, measured using the osmotic shrinking method, remained similar to that of the wild type without any statistically significant alteration (P > 0.05). Western blotting and quantification revealed the expression of comparable quantities of AQP0 in all three BF protein KOs. Our study reveals that loss of single or both beaded filament proteins significantly affect lens refractive index gradient, transparency and focusing ability in an age-dependent manner and the interaction of BF proteins with AQP0 is critical for the proper functioning of the lens. The presence of BF proteins is necessary to prevent abnormal optical aberrations and maintain homeostasis in the aging lens.

Published
2021

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results