Publications

2023

Weis VG, Cruz-Diaz N, Rauh JL, Ellison MA, Yamaleyeva LM, Welch CD, Zeller KA, Weis JA. Photoacoustic Imaging as a Novel Non-Invasive Biomarker to Assess Intestinal Tissue Oxygenation and Motility in Neonatal Rats. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023. In press. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.09.034

2022

Miller CE, Jordan JH, Douglas E, Ansley K, Thomas A, Weis JA. Reproducibility assessment of a biomechanical model-based elasticity imaging method for identifying changes in left ventricular mechanical stiffness. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2022 Sep;9(5):056001. doi: 10.1117/1.JMI.9.5.056001. 

Bowers, H.J., Douglas, E., Ansley, K., Thomas, A., Weis, J.A. Dynamic characterization of breast cancer response to neoadjuvant therapy using biophysical metrics of spatial proliferation. Scientific Reports. 2022 Jul 9;12(1):11718.

Caldwell, B., Meyer, A.R., Weis, J.A., Engevik, A.C., Choi, E. Chief cell plasticity is the origin of metaplasia following acute injury in the stomach mucosa. Gut. 2022 Jun;71(6):1068-1077

2021

Miller, C.E., Jordan, J.H., Thomas, A., Weis, J.A. Developing a Biomechanical Model-Based Elasticity Imaging Method for Assessing HR+ Breast Cancer Treatment-Related Myocardial Stiffness Changes. Journal of Medical Imaging. 2021 Sep;8(5):056002.

Dohm A.E., Nickles, T.M., Miller, C.E., Bowers, H.J., Miga, M.I., Attia A., Chan, M.D., Weis, J.A. Clinical assessment of a biophysical model for distinguishing tumor progression from radiation necrosis. Medical Physics. 2021 Jul; 48(7):3852-3859.

Weis, V.G., Deal, A.C., Mekky, G., Clouse, C., Gaffley, M., Whitaker, E., Peeler, C.B., Weis, J.A., Schwartz, M.Z., Atala, A. Human placental-derived stem cell therapy ameliorates experimental necrotizing enterocolitis. American Journal of Physiology – Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2021 Apr; 320(4):G658-G674.

2020

Meyer, A.R., Engevik, A.C., Madorsky, T., Belmont, E., Stier, M.T., Norlander, A.E., Pilkinton, M.A., McDonnell, W.J., Weis, J.A., Jang, B., Mallal, S.A., Peebles, R.S., Jr, Goldenring, J.R. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells coordinate damage response in the stomach. Gastroenterology. 2020 Dec;159(6):2077-2091.e8.

Bowers, H.J., Fannin, E.E., Thomas, A., Weis, J.A. Characterization of multicellular breast tumor spheroids using image data-driven biophysical mathematical modeling. Scientific Reports. 2020 Jul; 10:11583.

Collins, J.S., Heiselman, J.S., Clements, L.W., Weis, J.A., Brown, D.B., Miga, M.I. Toward image-data driven predictive modeling for guiding thermal ablative therapy. IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering. 2020 Jun;67(6):1548-1557.

Narasimhan, N., Weis, J.A., Luo, M., Simpson, A.L., Thompson, R.C., Miga, M.I. Accounting for intraoperative brain shift ascribable to cavity collapse during intracranial tumor resection. Journal of Medical Imaging. 2020 May;7(3):031506.

2019

Hormuth, D.A., Sorace, A.G., Virostko, J., Abramson, R.G., Bhujwalla, Z.M., Enriquez-Navas, P., Gillies, R., Hazle, J.D., Mason, R., Quarles, C.C., Weis, J.A., Whisenant, J.G., Xu, J., Yankeelov, T.E. Translating pre-clinical magnetic resonance imaging methods to clinical oncology. Review. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2019 Nov;50(5):1377-1392.

McKenna, M.T., Weis, J.A., Quaranta, V., Miga, M.I., Yankeelov, T.E. Leveraging Mathematical Modeling to Quantify Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Pathways: Equivalent Dose Metric. Front Physiol. 2019 May 22;10:616.

Narasimhan, S., Johnson H.B., Nickles, T.M., Miga, M.I., Rana, N., Attia, A., Weis, J.A. Biophysical model-based parameters to classify tumor recurrence from radiation-induced necrosis for brain metastases. Medical Physics. 2019 May;46(5):2487-2496.     

2018

Narasimhan, S., Weis, J.A., González, H.F.J., Thompson, R.C., Miga, M.I. In vivo modeling of interstitial pressure in a porcine model: approximation of poroelastic properties and effects of enhanced anatomical structure modeling. Journal of Medical Imaging. 2018 Dec; 5(4):045002.

Xiao, T.G., Weis, J.A., Gayzik, F.S., Thomas, A., Chiba, A., Gurcan, M.N., Topaloglu, U., Samykutty, A., McNally, L.R. Applying Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MSOT Imaging to Intratumoral Pharmacokinetic Modeling. Photoacoustics. 2018. 1. 2018 Jul; 11:28-35.

McKenna, M.T., Weis, J.A., Brock, A., Quaranta, V., Yankeelov, T.E. Precision medicine with imprecise therapy: Computational modeling for chemotherapy in breast cancer. Translational Oncology. 2018 Jun;11(3):732-742.

McKenna, M.T., Weis, J.A., Quaranta, V., Yankeelov, T.E. Variable Cell Line Pharmacokinetics Contribute to Non-linear Treatment Response in Heterogeneous Cell Populations. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2018 Jun;46(6):899-911.

Griesenauer, R.H., Weis, J.A., Arlinghaus, L.R., Meszoely, I., Miga, M.I. Towards Quantitative Quasi-static elastography with a gravity-induced deformation source for image guided breast surgery. Journal of Medical Imaging. 2018 Jan;5(1):015003.

Hormuth, D.A., Weis, J.A., Eldridge, S.L., Miga, M.I., Rericha, E., Quaranta, V., Yankeelov, T.E. Biophysical modeling of in vivo glioma growth following whole brain radiotherapy in a murine model of brain cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2017 Dec 13. pii: S0360-3016(17)34186-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.12.004.

Heiselman, J.S., Clements, L.W., Collins, J.A., Weis, J.A., Simpson, A.L., Geevarghese, S.K., Kingham, T.P., Jarnagin, W.R., Miga, M.I. Characterization and correction of intraoperative soft tissue deformation in image-guided laparoscopic liver surgery. Journal of Medical Imaging. 2018 Apr;5(2):021203.

2017

Hormuth, D.A., Eldridge, S.L., Weis, J.A., Miga, M.I., Yankeelov, T.E. Mechanically coupled reaction-diffusion model to predict glioma growth: Methodological details. Methods in Molecular Biology. 2018;1711:225-241. Clements, L.W., Collins, J.A., Weis, J.A., Simpson, A.L., Kingham, T.P., Jarnagin, W.R., Miga, M.I. Deformation Correction for Image Guided Liver Surgery: An Intraoperative Fidelity Assessment. Surgery. 2017 Sep;162(3):537-547.

Luo, M., Frisken, S.F., Weis, J.A., Clements, L.W., Unadkat, P., Thompson, R.C., Golby, A.J., Miga, M.I. Retrospective study comparing model-based deformation correction to intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging for image-guided neurosurgery. Journal of Medical Imaging. 2017 Jul;4(3):035003.

McKenna, M.T., Weis, J.A., Barnes, S.L., Tyson, D.R., Miga, M.I., Quaranta, V., Yankeelov, T.E. A predictive mathematical modeling approach for the study of doxorubicin treatment in triple negative breast cancer. Scientific Reports. 2017 Jul 18;7(1):5725.

Collins, J.A., Weis, J.A., Clements, L.W., Simpson, A.L., Jarnagin, W.R., Miga, M.I. Improving registration robustness for image-guided liver surgery in a novel human-to-phantom data framework. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 2017 Jul;36(7):1502-1510.

Griesenauer, R.H., Weis, J.A., Arlinghaus, L.R., Meszoely, I., Miga, M.I. Breast tissue stiffness estimation for surgical guidance using gravity-induced excitation. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2017 June 21; 62(12):4756-4776.

Hormuth, D.A., Weis, J.A., Eldridge, S.L., Miga, M.I., Rericha, E., Quaranta, V., Yankeelov, T.E. A mechanically-coupled reaction diffusion model that incorporates intra-tumoral heterogeneity to predict in vivo glioma growth. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2017 Mar;14(128):pii:20161010.

Weis, J.A., Miga, M.I., Yankeelov, T.E. Three-dimensional image-based mechanical modeling for predicting the response of breast cancer to neoadjuvant therapy. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 2017 Feb;314:494-512.

Weis, V.G., Petersen, C.P., Weis, J.A., Meyer, A.R., Choi, E., Mills, J.C., Goldenring, J.R. Maturity and age influence chief cell ability to transdifferentiate into metaplasia. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2017 Jan;312(1):G67-G76.

2016

Yankeelov T.E., Popel A.S., An G., Ribba B., Weis J.A., Saut O., Ye K., Genin G.M., Vicini P. Multi-scale modeling in clinical oncology: opportunities and barriers to success. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2016 Sept;44(9):2626-41.

Clements L.W., Collins J.A., Weis J.A., Simpson A.L., Adams L.B., Jarnagin W.R., Miga M.I. Evaluation of model-based deformation correction in image-guided liver surgery via tracked intraoperative ultrasound. Journal of Medical Imaging. 2016 Jan;3(1):015003.

Abramson, R.G., Arlinghaus, L., Dula, A., Quarles, C.C., Stokes, A., Weis, J.A. Whisenant, J., Williams, J., Chekmenev, E.Y., Zhukov, I., Yankeelov, T. MR imaging biomarkers in oncology clinical trials. MRI Clinics of North America. 2016 Feb;24(1):11-29.

2015

Conley, R.H., Meszoely, I.M., Weis, J.A., Pheiffer, T.S., Arlinghaus, L.R., Yankeelov, T.E., Miga, M.I. Realization of a biomechanical model-assisted image guidance system for breast cancer surgery using supine MRI. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2015 Dec;10(12):1985-96.

Weis, J.A., Flint, K.M., Sanchez, V., Yankeelov, T.E., Miga, M.I. Assessing the accuracy and reproducibility of modality independent elastography in a murine model of breast cancer. Journal of Medical Imaging. 2015 Jul;2(3):036001.

Weis, J.A., Miga, M.I., Li, X., Arlinghaus, L.R., Abramson, V., Chakravarthy, A.B., Farley, J., Pendyala, P., Yankeelov, T.E. Predicting the response of breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy using a mechanically coupled reaction-diffusion model. Cancer Research. 2015 Nov;75(22):4697-4707. 

Hormuth, D., Weis, J.A., Barnes, S.L., Miga, M.I., Rericha, E., Quaranta, V., Yankeelov, T.E. Predicting in vivo glioma growth with the reaction diffusion equation constrained by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging data. Physical Biology. 2015 Jun 4;12(4):046006. 

2014

Felix, D.D., Gore, J.C., Yankeelov, T.E., Peterson, T.E., Barnes, S., Whisenant, J., Weis, J., Shoukouhi, S., Virostko, J., Nickels, M., McIntyre, J.O., Sanders, M., Abramson, V., Tantawy, M.N. Detection of breast cancer microcalcification using 99mTc-MDP SPECT or Osteosense 750EX FMT imaging. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2014 Mar;42(3):269-273.

Sun, K., Pheiffer T.S., Simpson, A.L., Weis, J.A., Dawant, B.M., Thompson, R.C., Miga, M.I. Near real-time computer assisted surgery for brain shift correction using biomechanical models. IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine. 2014 Apr;2.

2013

Weis, J.A., Miga, M.I., Arlinghaus, L.R., Li, X., Chakravarthy, A.B., Abramson, V., Farley, J., Yankeelov, T.E. A mechanically coupled reaction-diffusion model for predicting the response of breast tumors to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2013 Sept;58(17):5851-5866.

Yankeelov, T.E., Atuegwu, N., Hormuth, D., Weis, J.A., Barnes, S.L., Miga, M.I., Quaranta, V. Clinically relevant mathematical modeling of tumor growth and treatment response. Science Translational Medicine. 2013 May;5(187):187ps9.

Simpson, A.L., Dumpuri, P., Ondrake, J.E., Weis, J.A., Jarnagin, W.R., Miga, M.I. Preliminary study of a novel method for conveying corrected image volumes in surgical navigation. Int J Med Robot. 2013 Mar;9(1):109-118. Weis, V.G., Sousa, J.F., Lafleur, B.J., Nam, K.T., Weis, J.A., Finke, P.E., Ameen, N.A., Fox, J.G., Goldenring, J.R. Heterogeneity in mouse spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia lineages identifies markers of metaplastic progression. Gut. 2013 Sep;62(9):1270-1279.

2012

Abramson, R.G., Arlinghaus, L.R., Weis, J.A., Li, X., Dula, A.N., Chekmenev, E.Y., Smith, S.A., Miga, M.I., Abramson, V.G., Yankeelov, T.E. Current and emerging quantitative magnetic resonance imaging methods for assessing and predicting the response of breast cancer to neoadjuvant therapy. Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy. 2012 Oct;2012(4):139-154. Review. 

Weis, J.A., Granero-Molto, F., Myers, T.J., Longobardi, L., Spagnoli, A., Miga, M.I. Comparison of microCT and an inverse finite element approach for biomechanical analysis: Results in a MSC therapeutic system for fracture healing. J Biomech. 2012 Aug; 45(12):2164-2170

Myers, T.J., Yan, Y., Granero-Molto, F., Weis, J.A., Longobardi, L., Li, T., Li, Y., Contaldo, C., Ozkhan, H., Spagnoli, A. Systemically delivered insulin-like growth factor-I enhances mesenchymal stem cell-dependent fracture healing. Growth Factors. 2012 Aug; 30(4):230-241.

2011

Granero-Molto, F., Myers, T.J., Weis, J.A., Longobardi, L., Li, T., Yan, Y., Case, N. Rubin, J., Spagnoli, A. Mesenchymal stem cells expressing insulin-like growth factor-I (MSCIGF) promote fracture healing and restore new bone formation in Irs1 knock-out mice: analyses of MSCIGF autocrine and paracrine regenerative effects. Stem Cells. 2011 Oct; 29(10):1537-1548.

2010

Weis, J.A., Miga, M.I., Granero-Molto, F., Spagnoli, A. A finite element inverse analysis to assess functional improvement during the fracture healing process. J Biomech. 2010 Feb; 43(3):557-562.

2009

Granero-Molto, F., Weis, J.A., Miga, M.I., Landis, B., Myers, T.J., O'Rear, L., Longobardi, L., Jansen E.D., Mortlock, D.P., Spagnoli, A. Regenerative effects of transplanted mesenchymal stem cells in fracture healing. Stem Cells. 2009 Aug; 27(8):1887-1898.

2008

Granero-Molto, F., Weis, J.A., Longobardi, L., Spagnoli, A. Role of mesenchymal stem cells in regenerative medicine: Application to bone and cartilage repair. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 2008 Mar; 8(3):255-268. Review.

2007

Spagnoli, A., O’Rear, L., Chandler, R.L., Granero-Molto, F., Mortlock, D.P., Gorska, A.E., Weis, J.A., Longobardi, L., Chytil, A., Shimer, K., Moses, H.L. TGF-beta signaling is essential for joint morphogenesis. Journal of Cell Biology. 2007; 177: 1105-1117.