Bates Lab

Publications

Gunatilaka, CC; Alisher, S; Waters, M; Xiao, Q; Cordon, XH; Higano, NS; Woods, JC; Kingma, P; Bates, AJ. Impact of Surgical Diaphragmatic Repair on Central Airway Shape in Neonatal Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Pediatric Pulmonology. 2026; 61(2):e71493.

Xiao, Q; Mylavarapu, G; Chmiel, JF; Fleck, R; Amoakon, J-P; Hossain, MM; Nakamura, A; Difrancesco, M; Paisley, A; Schuler, CL; Bates, A; Willmering, M; Naren, AP; Estépar, RSJ; Amin, R. Pulmonary vascular morphology in cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2026; 25(1):158-165.

Boles, CR; Gunatilaka, CC; Xiao, Q; Woods, JC; Kingma, PS; Higano, NS; Nauman, EA; Bates, AJ. Tracheal Work of Breathing in Neonates With Tracheoesophageal Fistula Before and After Surgical Repair via Computational Fluid Dynamics Assessment. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2025; 60(12):162630.

Xiao, Q; Ignatiuk, D; Gunatilaka, C; Mcconnell, K; Schuler, C; Romaker, A; Ishman, S; Fleck, R; Amin, R; Bates, A. Effects of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation on Upper Airway Structure and Function Using Moving Wall Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations: A Pilot Study. Journal of Sleep Research. 2025; 34(5):e70040.

Xiao, Q; Bates, A. Quantifying Neuromuscular and Pressure Force Dynamics in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Novel Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach Using Airway Wall Acceleration. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 2025; 147(10).

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(Supplement_1):a197-a198.

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(Supplement_1):a437-a438.

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(Supplement_1):a1284-a1284.

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(Abstracts):a7086-a7086.

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(Supplement_1):a2299-a2299.

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(Abstracts):a5119-a5119.

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(1):e27383.

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(11):161880.

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(1):17242.

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(3).

Xiao, Q; Bates, AJ; Doorly, DJ. Effects of decongestion on nasal cavity air conditioning efficiency: a CFD cohort study. Scientific Reports. 2024; 14(1):8482.

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(1):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. 2024; 136(1):70-78.

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.

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(3):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.

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.

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. 2022; 133(4):893-901.

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(5):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(14).

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(4):1042-1050.

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. 2022; 52(4):643-660.

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(4):ii-ii.