Bates Lab

Publications

Xiao, Q; Stewart, NJ; Willmering, MM; Gunatilaka, CC; Thomen, RP; Schuh, A; Krishnamoorthy, G; Wang, H; Amin, RS; Dumoulin, CL; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Human upper-airway respiratory airflow: In vivo comparison of computational fluid dynamics simulations and hyperpolarized 129Xe phase contrast MRI velocimetry. Editor, Sznitman J. PloS one. 2021; 16:e0256460.

Gunatilaka, CC; Higano, NS; Hysinger, EB; Gandhi, DB; Fleck, RJ; Hahn, AD; Fain, SB; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Increased Work of Breathing due to Tracheomalacia in Neonates. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2020; 17:1247-1256.

Fletcher, C; Slife, M; McConnell, K; Fleck, R; Li, C; Amin, R; Xiao, Q; Bates, A. 1011 Comparison of MRI-based Dynamic 4D Airway Measurements and DISE Results in Pediatric Patients with Persistent OSA. Sleep. 2025; 48:a437-a438.

Xiao, Q; Ignatiuk, D; Gunatilaka, C; McConnell, K; Schuler, c; Romaker, A; Ishman, S; Fleck, R; Amin, R; Bates, A. 0452 Quantification of How Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Affects Upper Airway Neuromuscular Control Using Computational Airflow Modeling. Sleep. 2025; 48:a197-a198.

Boles, C; Gunatilaka, CC; Xiao, Q; Woods, JC; Kingma, PS; Higano, NS; Bates, A. Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Tracheal Pressure Difference in Neonates With Tracheoesophageal Fistulas Before and After Surgical Repair. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 211:a5119.

Mohanakrishnan, M; Munidasa, SR; Higano, NS; Willmering, M; Hoyos Cordon, X; Bullard Elias, D; Bates, AJ; Kingma, PS; Hysinger, EB; Woods, JC. Serial MRI Evaluation of Tracheomalacia Changes in Neonates With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 211:a1284.

Jo, S; Arroyo, R; Marks, K; Higano, NS; Bates, A; von Allenmen, D; Woods, JC; Kingma, PS. Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Anatomic Risk Factors to Predict Outcomes in Patients With Esophageal Atresia (EA). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 211:a2299.

Gunatilaka, CC; Xiao, Q; McConnell, K; Sketch, M; Wallace, C; Hales, J; Cummins, A; Schierling, R; Kaul, A; Woods, JC; Bates, A; Hysinger, E. Quantifying the Effect of Albuterol on Tracheal and Lung Compliance. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 211:a7086.

Zak, SM; Onge, IS; Higano, NS; Bates, AJ; Gandhi, D; Fleck, RJ; Kingma, PS; Woods, JC; Hysinger, EB. Clinical Outcomes Through Two Years for Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Tracheomalacia. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2025; 60:e27383.

Xiao, Q; Gunatilaka, C; McConnell, K; Bates, A. The effect of including dynamic imaging derived airway wall motion in CFD simulations of respiratory airflow in patients with OSA. Scientific Reports. 2024; 14:17242.

Xiao, Q; Bates, AJ; Doorly, DJ. Effects of decongestion on nasal cavity air conditioning efficiency: a CFD cohort study. Scientific Reports. 2024; 14:8482.

Gunatilaka, CC; McKenzie, C; Xiao, Q; Higano, NS; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Effect of airway wall motion on particle deposition and delivery in the neonatal trachea. Journal of Aerosol Science. 2024; 182:106450.

von Allmen, DC; Hysinger, EB; Bates, AJ; Higano, NS; Garrison, A; Walther, A; de Alarcon, A; Woods, J; Kingma, P. Correlation of Tracheomalacia Severity With Esophageal Gap Length as Assessed by Ultrashort Echo-time MRI. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2024; 59:161880.

Gunatilaka, CC; Xiao, Q; Bates, AJ; Franz, AR; Poets, CF; Maiwald, CA. Influence of catheter thickness on respiratory physiology during less invasive surfactant administration in extremely preterm infants. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2024; 12:1352784.

Gandhi, DB; Higano, NS; Hahn, AD; Gunatilaka, CC; Torres, LA; Fain, SB; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Comparison of weighting algorithms to mitigate respiratory motion in free-breathing neonatal pulmonary radial UTE-MRI. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express. 2024; 10:035030.

Gunatilaka, CC; McKenzie, C; Hysinger, EB; Xiao, Q; Higano, NS; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Tracheomalacia Reduces Aerosolized Drug Delivery to the Lung. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 2024; 37:19-29.

Xiao, Q; Ignatiuk, D; McConnell, K; Gunatilaka, C; Schuh, A; Fleck, R; Ishman, S; Amin, R; Bates, A. The interaction between neuromuscular forces, aerodynamic forces, and anatomical motion in the upper airway predicts the severity of pediatric OSA. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 2024; 136:70-78.

Qiwei, X; Chmiel, J; Mylavarapu, G; Fleck, R; Nakamura, A; Hossain, M; Bates, A; Naren, A; Estepar, R; Amin, R. 720 Pulmonary vascular remodeling in cystic fibrosis begins early in the disease and at a young age. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2023; 22:s397-s398.

Xiao, Q; Stewart, N; Willmering, M; McConnell, K; Woods, J; Fleck, R; Amin, R; Bates, A. Phase-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Inhaled Xenon Reveals the Relationship between Airflow and Obstruction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2023; 208:e5-e6.

Ignatiuk, D; Xiao, Q; McConnell, K; Fleck, R; Schuler, C; Schuh, A; Amin, R; Bates, A. Computational assessment of upper airway muscular activity in obstructive sleep apnea - In vitro validation. Journal of Biomechanics. 2022; 144:111304.

Gunatilaka, CC; Hysinger, EB; Schuh, A; Xiao, Q; Gandhi, DB; Higano, NS; Ignatiuk, D; Hossain, MM; Fleck, RJ; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Predicting tracheal work of breathing in neonates based on radiological and pulmonary measurements. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 2022; 133:893-901.

Kao, DD; Buck, LS; Hysinger, EB; Bates, AJ; Gunatilaka, CC; Rutter, MJ. Laryngotracheal separation through the cricoid ring for management of tracheobronchomegaly. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2022; 161:111266.

Higano, NS; Gandhi, DB; Xiao, Q; Gunatilaka, CC; Hysinger, EB; Fleck, RJ; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Virtual Bronchoscopy of Neonatal Airway Malacia via High-Resolution, Respiratory-gated Magnetic Resonance Imaging. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2022; 206:e42-e43.

Zou, Q; Torres, LA; Fain, SB; Higano, NS; Bates, AJ; Jacob, M. Dynamic imaging using motion-compensated smoothness regularization on manifolds (MoCo-SToRM). Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2022; 67:144001.

Adaikalam, SA; Higano, NS; Hysinger, EB; Bates, AJ; Fleck, RJ; Schapiro, AH; House, MA; Nathan, AT; Ahlfeld, SK; Brady, JM; Woods, JC; Kingma, PS. Tracheostomy prediction model in neonatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia via lung and airway MRI. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2022; 57:1042-1050.

Adaikalam, SA; Higano, NS; Hysinger, EB; Bates, AJ; Fleck, RJ; Schapiro, AH; House, MA; Nathan, AT; Ahlfeld, SK; Brady, JM; Woods, JC; Kingma, PS. Cover Image, Volume 57, Number 4, April 2022. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2022; 57:ii.

Higano, NS; Bates, AJ; Gunatilaka, CC; Hysinger, EB; Critser, PJ; Hirsch, R; Woods, JC; Fleck, RJ. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia from chest radiographs to magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography: adding value. Pediatric Radiology: roentgenology, nuclear medicine, ultrasonics, CT, MRI. 2022; 52:643-660.

Gunatilaka, CC; Hysinger, EB; Schuh, A; Gandhi, DB; Higano, NS; Xiao, Q; Hahn, AD; Fain, SB; Fleck, RJ; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Neonates With Tracheomalacia Generate Auto-Positive End-Expiratory Pressure via Glottis Closure. Chest. 2021; 160:2168-2177.

Xiao, Q; Bates, AJ; Cetto, R; Doorly, DJ. The effect of decongestion on nasal airway patency and airflow. Scientific Reports. 2021; 11:14410.

Zafar, MA; Sengupta, R; Bates, A; Woods, JC; Radchenko, C; McCormack, FX; Panos, RJ. Oral Positive Expiratory Pressure Device for Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse Caused by Emphysema. Chest. 2021; 160:e333-e337.

Xiao, Q; Stewart, NJ; Willmering, MM; Gunatilaka, CC; Thomen, RP; Schuh, A; Krishnamoorthy, G; Wang, H; Amin, RS; Dumoulin, CL; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Human upper-airway respiratory airflow: In vivo comparison of computational fluid dynamics simulations and hyperpolarized 129Xe phase contrast MRI velocimetry. Editor, Sznitman J. PloS one. 2021; 16:e0256460.

Gandhi, DB; Rice, A; Gunatilaka, CC; Higano, NS; Fleck, RJ; de Alarcon, A; Hart, CK; Kuo, IC; Amin, RS; Woods, JC; Hysinger, EB; Bates, AJ. Quantitative Evaluation of Subglottic Stenosis Using Ultrashort Echo Time MRI in a Rabbit Model. The Laryngoscope. 2021; 131:E1971-E1979.

Yang, MM; Higano, NS; Gunatilaka, CC; Hysinger, EB; Amin, RS; Woods, JC; Bates, AJ. Subglottic Stenosis Position Affects Work of Breathing. The Laryngoscope. 2021; 131:E1220-E1226.

Bates, AJ. Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics. In: Inthavong K; Singh N; Wong E; Tu J, Ed. Clinical and Biomedical Engineering in the Human Nose. Singapore: Springer Nature; 2021.

Li, C; Zhao, K; Shusterman, D; Calmet, H; Bates, AJ; Siu, J; Douglas, R. Clinical CFD Applications 1. In: Inthavong K; Singh N; Wong E; Tu J, Ed. Clinical and Biomedical Engineering in the Human Nose. Singapore: Springer Nature; 2021.

Feng, Y; Hayati, H; Bates, AJ; Walter, K; Matthias, L; Odo, B; Ramiro, O; Gerda, K. Clinical CFD Applications 2. In: Inthavong K; Singh N; Wong E; Tu J, Ed. Clinical and Biomedical Engineering in the Human Nose. Singapore: Springer Nature; 2021.

Bates, AJ; Higano, NS; Woods, JC. Non-Bronchoscopic Assessment of the Airways. In: Goldfarb S; Piccione J, Ed. Diagnostic and Interventional Bronchoscopy in Children. Cham: Springer Nature; 2021.