4 papers
Quantifying Local Strain Field and Deformation in Active Contraction of Bladder Using a Pretrained Transformer Model: A Speckle-Free Approach
Alireza Asadbeygi, Anne M. Robertson, Yasutaka Tobe +5
Accurate quantification of local strain fields during bladder contraction is essential for understanding the biomechanics of bladder micturition, in both health and disease. Conven…
Elucidating the high compliance mechanism by which the urinary bladder fills under low pressures
Fatemeh Azari, Anne M. Robertson, Yasutaka Tobe +6
The high compliance of the urinary bladder during filling is essential for its proper function, enabling it to accommodate significant volumetric increases with minimal rise in tra…
Geometric Characterization of Rat Urinary Bladder Wall During Ex-Vivo Filling Using Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT)
Fatemeh Azari, Anne M. Robertson, Lori A. Birder
This study employs micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) to unravel the geometrical intricacies of the rat urinary bladder wall during various states of ex-vivo filling, contrasting…
Quantifying Smooth Muscles Regional Organization in the Rat Bladder Using Immunohistochemistry, Multiphoton Microscopy and Machine Learning
Alireza Asadbeygi, Yasutaka Tobe, Naoki Yoshimura +4
The smooth muscle bundles (SMBs) in the bladder act as contractile elements which enable the bladder to void effectively. In contrast to skeletal muscles, these bundles are not hig…