F. S. Gayzik, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2008 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States 
Area:
Biomedical Engineering, Automotive Engineering

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2023 Hostetler ZS, Caffrey J, Aira J, Gayzik FS. Lower Extremity Validation of a Human Body Model for High Rate Axial Loading in the Underbody Blast Environment. Stapp Car Crash Journal. 66: 99-142. PMID 37733823 DOI: 10.4271/2022-22-0004  0.332
2023 Hostetler ZS, Gayzik FS. Lower Extremity Injury Risk Curve Development For A Human Body Model In The Underbody Blast Environment. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 1-51. PMID 37682582 DOI: 10.1115/1.4063349  0.31
2023 Lalwala M, Koya B, Devane K, Gayzik FS, Weaver AA. Modular incorporation of deformable spine and 3D neck musculature into a simplified human body finite element model. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 1-11. PMID 36657616 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2023.2168537  0.34
2023 Lalwala M, Devane KS, Koya B, Hsu FC, Yates KM, Newby NJ, Somers JT, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD, Weaver AA. Effect of Active Muscles on Astronaut Kinematics and Injury Risk for Piloted Lunar Landing and Launch While Standing. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. PMID 36652027 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-023-03143-y  0.525
2022 Lalwala M, Koya B, Devane KS, Hsu FC, Yates KM, Newby NJ, Somers JT, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD, Weaver AA. Effects of Standing, Upright Seated, vs. Reclined Seated Postures on Astronaut Injury Biomechanics for Lunar Landings. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. PMID 36352272 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-022-03108-7  0.503
2022 Lalwala M, Devane KS, Koya B, Vu LQ, Dolick K, Yates KM, Newby NJ, Somers JT, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD, Weaver AA. Development and Validation of an Active Muscle Simplified Finite Element Human Body Model in a Standing Posture. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. PMID 36125604 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-022-03077-x  0.531
2022 Grindle D, Aira J, Gayzik FS, Untaroiu C. A validated lower extremity model to investigate the effect of stabilizing knee components in pedestrian collisions. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 236: 1552-1571. PMID 36112885 DOI: 10.1177/09544119221118195  0.313
2022 Lalwala M, Koya B, Devane KS, Hsu FC, Yates KM, Newby NJ, Somers JT, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD, Weaver AA. Simulated Astronaut Kinematics and Injury Risk for Piloted Lunar Landings and Launches While Standing. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. PMID 35818016 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-022-03002-2  0.535
2021 Costa C, Gaewsky JP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS, Hsu FC, Martin RS, Miller AN, Weaver AA. Development and implementation of a time- and computationally-efficient methodology for reconstructing real-world crashes using finite element modeling to improve crash injury research investigations. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 1-18. PMID 34866520 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.2009469  0.543
2021 Decker WB, Jones DA, Devane K, Hsu FC, Davis ML, Patalak JP, Gayzik FS. Effect of body size and enhanced helmet systems on risk for motorsport drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention. 1-7. PMID 34582303 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1977802  0.308
2021 Alexander Max B, Hostetler Z, Vavalle N, Armiger R, Coates R, Gayzik F. Hierarchical Validation Prevents Over-Fitting of the Neck Material Model for an Anthropomorphic Test Device Used in Underbody Blast Scenarios. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 143. PMID 33030214 DOI: 10.1115/1.4048706  0.315
2020 Grindle D, Pak W, Guleyupoglu B, Koya B, Gayzik FS, Song E, Untaroiu C. A detailed finite element model of a mid-sized male for the investigation of traffic pedestrian accidents. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 954411920976223. PMID 33297871 DOI: 10.1177/0954411920976223  0.421
2020 Johnson D, Koya B, Gayzik FS. Comparison of Neck Injury Criteria Values Across Human Body Models of Varying Complexity. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8: 985. PMID 32974313 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00985  0.407
2020 Pak W, Meng Y, Schap J, Koya B, Gayzik FS, Untaroiu CD. Development and validation of a finite element model of a small female pedestrian. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 1-11. PMID 32787690 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1801652  0.347
2020 Jones DA, Gaewsky JP, Somers JT, Gayzik FS, Weaver AA, Stitzel JD. Head injury metric response in finite element ATDs and a human body model in multidirectional loading regimes. Traffic Injury Prevention. 1-7. PMID 31951749 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1707193  0.604
2019 Decker WB, Baker AM, Ye X, Brown PJ, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Correction to: Development and Multi-Scale Validation of a Finite Element Football Helmet Model. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. PMID 31845126 DOI: 10.1007/S10439-019-02433-8  0.503
2019 Ye X, Jones DA, Gaewsky J, Koya B, McNamara K, Saffarzadeh M, Putnam J, Somers J, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD, Weaver A. Lumbar Spine Response of Computational Finite Element Models in Multidirectional Spaceflight Landing Conditions. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. PMID 31701120 DOI: 10.1115/1.4045401  0.564
2019 Decker W, Baker A, Ye X, Brown P, Stitzel J, Gayzik FS. Development and Multi-Scale Validation of a Finite Element Football Helmet Model. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. PMID 31520331 DOI: 10.1007/S10439-019-02345-7  0.591
2019 Decker W, Koya B, Pak W, Untaroiu CD, Gayzik FS. Evaluation of finite element human body models for use in a standardized protocol for pedestrian safety assessment. Traffic Injury Prevention. 1-5. PMID 31356121 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1637518  0.35
2018 Schap JM, Koya B, Gayzik FS. Objective Evaluation of Whole Body Kinematics in a Simulated, Restrained Frontal Impact. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 47: 512-523. PMID 30523467 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-018-02180-2  0.326
2018 Gaewsky JP, Jones DA, Ye X, Koya B, McNamara KP, Gayzik FS, Weaver AA, Putnam JB, Somers JT, Stitzel JD. Modeling Human Volunteers in Multidirectional, Uni-axial Sled Tests Using a Finite Element Human Body Model. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. PMID 30311040 DOI: 10.1007/S10439-018-02147-3  0.582
2018 Gayzik FS, Koya B, Davis ML. A preliminary study of human model head and neck response to frontal loading in nontraditional occupant seating configurations. Traffic Injury Prevention. 19: S183-S186. PMID 29584505 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1426915  0.326
2018 Guleyupoglu B, Koya B, Barnard R, Gayzik FS. Failed rib region prediction in a human body model during crash events with precrash braking. Traffic Injury Prevention. 19: S37-S43. PMID 29584477 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2017.1395873  0.471
2018 Baker AM, Hsu FC, Gayzik FS. A method to measure predictive ability of an injury risk curve using an observation-adjusted area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. Journal of Biomechanics. PMID 29503017 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jbiomech.2018.02.018  0.337
2017 Guleyupoglu B, Schap J, Kusano KD, Gayzik FS. The effect of precrash velocity reduction on occupant response using a human body finite element model. Traffic Injury Prevention. 18: 508-514. PMID 28102701 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2016.1269896  0.401
2016 Davis ML, Koya B, Schap JM, Gayzik FS. Development and Full Body Validation of a 5th Percentile Female Finite Element Model. Stapp Car Crash Journal. 60: 509-544. PMID 27871105  0.36
2016 Meng Y, Pak W, Guleyupoglu B, Koya B, Gayzik FS, Untaroiu CD. A finite element model of a six-year-old child for simulating pedestrian accidents. Accident; Analysis and Prevention. 98: 206-213. PMID 27760408 DOI: 10.1016/J.Aap.2016.10.002  0.351
2016 Sun W, Jin JH, Reed MP, Gayzik FS, Danelson KA, Bass CR, Zhang JY, Rupp JD. A method for developing biomechanical response corridors based on principal component analysis. Journal of Biomechanics. PMID 27553847 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jbiomech.2016.07.034  0.37
2016 White NA, Danelson KA, Gayzik FS, Hsu W, Powers A, Stitzel JD. Effects of cervical arthroplasty on neck response during a simulated rotary-wing aircraft impact International Journal of Crashworthiness. 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2016.1178365  0.688
2015 Gayzik FS, Marcus IP, Danelson KA, Rupp JD, Bass CR, Yoganandan N, Zhang J. A point-wise normalization method for development of biofidelity response corridors. Journal of Biomechanics. PMID 26549763 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jbiomech.2015.09.017  0.336
2015 Davis ML, Vavalle NA, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. A technique for developing CAD geometry of long bones using clinical CT data. Medical Engineering & Physics. PMID 26432286 DOI: 10.1016/J.Medengphy.2015.08.014  0.443
2015 Danelson KA, Golman AJ, Kemper AR, Gayzik FS, Clay Gabler H, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. Finite element comparison of human and Hybrid III responses in a frontal impact. Accident; Analysis and Prevention. 85: 125-56. PMID 26432065 DOI: 10.1016/J.Aap.2015.09.010  0.689
2015 Schwartz D, Guleyupoglu B, Koya B, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Development of a computationally efficient full human body finite element model. Traffic Injury Prevention. 16: S49-56. PMID 26027975 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2015.1021418  0.561
2015 Vavalle NA, Davis ML, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Quantitative Validation of a Human Body Finite Element Model Using Rigid Body Impacts. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. PMID 25739950 DOI: 10.1007/S10439-015-1286-7  0.599
2015 Davis ML, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Thoracoabdominal organ volumes for small women. Traffic Injury Prevention. 16: 611-7. PMID 25551272 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2014.988787  0.536
2015 White NA, Moreno DP, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD. Cross-sectional neck response of a total human body FE model during simulated frontal and side automobile impacts. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 18: 293-315. PMID 23930772 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2013.792918  0.721
2014 Vavalle NA, Schoell SL, Weaver AA, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Application of Radial Basis Function Methods in the Development of a 95th Percentile Male Seated FEA Model. Stapp Car Crash Journal. 58: 361-84. PMID 26192960 DOI: 10.4271/2014-22-0013  0.576
2014 Schwartz D, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Development of a simplified finite element model of the 50th percentile male occupant lower extremity. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 50: 106-14. PMID 25405411  0.603
2014 White NA, Danelson KA, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD. Head and neck response of a finite element anthropomorphic test device and human body model during a simulated rotary-wing aircraft impact. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 136. PMID 25085863 DOI: 10.1115/1.4028133  0.712
2014 White NA, Moreno DP, Brown PJ, Gayzik FS, Hsu W, Powers AK, Stitzel JD. Effects of cervical arthrodesis and arthroplasty on neck response during a simulated frontal automobile collision. The Spine Journal : Official Journal of the North American Spine Society. 14: 2195-207. PMID 24614252 DOI: 10.1016/J.Spinee.2014.03.001  0.644
2014 Vavalle NA, Thompson AB, Hayes AR, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Investigation of the mass distribution of a detailed seated male finite element model. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 30: 471-6. PMID 24345784 DOI: 10.1123/Jab.2013-0007  0.527
2014 Hayes AR, Vavalle NA, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Validation of simulated chestband data in frontal and lateral loading using a human body finite element model. Traffic Injury Prevention. 15: 181-6. PMID 24345021 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2013.799278  0.598
2014 Davis ML, Allen BC, Geer CP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. A multi-modality image set for the development of a 5th percentile female finite element model 2014 Ircobi Conference Proceedings - International Research Council On the Biomechanics of Injury. 461-475.  0.569
2013 Hayes AR, Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Martin RS, Stitzel JD. Abdominal Organ Location, Morphology, and Rib Coverage for the 5(th), 50(th), and 95(th) Percentile Males and Females in the Supine and Seated Posture using Multi-Modality Imaging. Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Association For the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference. 57: 111-22. PMID 24406951  0.487
2013 Vavalle NA, Jelen BC, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. An evaluation of objective rating methods for full-body finite element model comparison to PMHS tests. Traffic Injury Prevention. 14: S87-94. PMID 23905846 DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2013.802777  0.544
2013 Davis ML, Moreno DP, Vavalle NA, Gayzik FS. Human liver finite element model validation using compressive and tensile experimental data - biomed 2013. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 49: 289-96. PMID 23686212  0.348
2013 Hayes AR, Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Martin RS, Stitzel JD. Comparison of organ location, morphology, and rib coverage of a midsized male in the supine and seated positions. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2013: 419821. PMID 23606901 DOI: 10.1155/2013/419821  0.503
2013 Vavalle NA, Moreno DP, Rhyne AC, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Lateral impact validation of a geometrically accurate full body finite element model for blunt injury prediction. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 41: 497-512. PMID 23135331 DOI: 10.1007/S10439-012-0684-3  0.58
2013 Hayes AR, Gayzik FS, Vavalle NA, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD. A multi-modality dataset for the development of a small female full body finite element model Asme 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sbc 2013. 1. DOI: 10.1115/SBC2013-14813  0.547
2013 Vavalle NA, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Application of a standard quantitative comparison method to assess a full body finite element model in frontal impact Asme 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sbc 2013. 1. DOI: 10.1115/SBC2013-14787  0.541
2013 Hayes AR, Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Martin RS, Stitzel JD. Abdominal organ location, morphology, and rib coverage for the 5 th, 50th, and 95th percentile males and females in the supine and seated posture using multi-modality imaging Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine. 57: 111-121.  0.488
2012 Vavalle NA, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. The effect of impactor location and velocity variation on validation of an advanced human body finite element model. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 48: 454-61. PMID 22846319  0.554
2012 Thompson AB, Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Rhyne AC, Vavalle NA, Stitzel JD. A paradigm for human body finite element model integration from a set of regional models. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 48: 423-30. PMID 22846315  0.587
2012 Rhyne AC, Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD. Methods for comparison of abdominal organ location and shape in the supine and upright positions. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 48: 351-8. PMID 22846305  0.487
2012 Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Danelson KA, McNally C, Klinich KD, Stitzel JD. External landmark, body surface, and volume data of a mid-sized male in seated and standing postures. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 40: 2019-32. PMID 22441664 DOI: 10.1007/S10439-012-0546-Z  0.563
2012 Rhyne AC, Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD. Methods for comparison of liver and spleen location in the supine and upright positions of the 50th percentile male Asme 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sbc 2012. 273-274. DOI: 10.1115/SBC2012-80347  0.417
2012 Vavalle NA, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. The effect of impactor location on the validation of a full body finite element model in two loading cases Asme 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sbc 2012. 645-646. DOI: 10.1115/SBC2012-80263  0.546
2011 Danelson KA, Gayzik FS, Stern AR, Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD. Design, development, and analysis of a surrogate for pulmonary injury prediction. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 39: 2560-7. PMID 21785883 DOI: 10.1007/S10439-011-0358-6  0.491
2011 Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Geer CP, Wuertzer SD, Martin RS, Stitzel JD. Development of a full body CAD dataset for computational modeling: a multi-modality approach. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 39: 2568-83. PMID 21785882 DOI: 10.1007/S10439-011-0359-5  0.611
2011 Thompson AB, Rhyne AC, Moreno DP, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD. Methods for validation of the mass distribution of a full body finite element model - biomed 2011. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 47: 100-5. PMID 21525604  0.579
2011 Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD. Finite element-based injury metrics for pulmonary contusion via concurrent model optimization. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 10: 505-20. PMID 20737282 DOI: 10.1007/S10237-010-0251-5  0.534
2009 Danelson KA, Gayzik FS, Yu MM, Martin RS, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. Bilateral carotid artery injury response in side impact using a vessel model integrated with a human body model. Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine / Annual Scientific Conference ... Association For the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Association For the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Scientific Conference. 53: 271-9. PMID 20184850  0.672
2009 Taylor LA, Danelson KA, Gayzik FS, Loftis KL, Stitzel JD. Physical model reproduction from ct scans classified according to gender, ethnicity, and age - biomed 2009. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 45: 370-5. PMID 19369791  0.456
2009 Weaver AA, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD. Biomechanical analysis of pulmonary contusion in motor vehicle crash victims: a crash injury research and engineering network (ciren) study - biomed 2009. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 45: 364-9. PMID 19369790  0.499
2009 Gayzik FS, Martin RS, Gabler HC, Hoth JJ, Duma SM, Meredith JW, Stitzel JD. Characterization of crash-induced thoracic loading resulting in pulmonary contusion. The Journal of Trauma. 66: 840-9. PMID 19276763 DOI: 10.1097/Ta.0B013E318186251E  0.641
2009 Danelson KA, Gayzik FS, Yu MM, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. A regional finite element model of the neck for bilateral carotid artery injury assessment in far side crash configuration Sae Technical Papers. DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-2265  0.684
2009 Gayzik FS, Hamilton CA, Tan JC, McNally C, Duma SM, Klinich KD, Stitzel JD. A multi-modality image data collection protocol for full body finite element model development Sae Technical Papers. DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-2261  0.66
2008 Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD. Quantitative histology of contused lung tissue with comparison to computed tomography. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 44: 225-30. PMID 19141920  0.468
2008 Danelson KA, Yu M, Gayzik FS, Geer CP, Slice DE, Stitzel JD. Geometric scaling factors for the pediatric brainstem. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 44: 153-8. PMID 19141908  0.519
2008 Daly M, Miller PR, Carr JJ, Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Meredith JW, Stitzel JD. Traumatic pulmonary pathology measured with computed tomography and a semiautomated analytic method. Clinical Imaging. 32: 346-54. PMID 18760721 DOI: 10.1016/J.Clinimag.2008.02.026  0.457
2008 Gayzik FS, Yu MM, Danelson KA, Slice DE, Stitzel JD. Quantification of age-related shape change of the human rib cage through geometric morphometrics. Journal of Biomechanics. 41: 1545-54. PMID 18384793 DOI: 10.1016/J.Jbiomech.2008.02.006  0.568
2008 Danelson KA, Loftis KL, Yu MM, Gayzik FS, Geer CP, Stitzel JD, Slice DE. Geometric shape scaling factors for the pediatric brain based on morphometric analysis Sae Technical Papers. DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-1912  0.467
2007 Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Daly M, Meredith JW, Stitzel JD. A finite element-based injury metric for pulmonary contusion: investigation of candidate metrics through correlation with computed tomography. Stapp Car Crash Journal. 51: 189-209. PMID 18278598 DOI: 10.4271/2007-22-0009  0.536
2007 Lambert CC, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD. Characterization of the carotid and adjacent anatomy using non-contrast CT for biomechanical model development. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 43: 330-5. PMID 17487103  0.531
2007 Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD. A comparative study of optimization techniques for tuning a finite element model of the lung to biomechanical data. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 43: 212-7. PMID 17487083  0.483
2007 Gayzik FS, Daly M, Stitzel JD. A method to discriminate pulmonary contusion severity through analysis of hounsfield unit frequency Proceedings of the Asme Summer Bioengineering Conference 2007, Sbc 2007. 623-624.  0.405
2006 Gayzik FS, Bostrom O, Ortenwall P, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. An experimental and computational study of blunt carotid artery injury. Annual Proceedings / Association For the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Association For the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. 50: 13-32. PMID 16968627  0.634
2006 Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS, Brownlee NA, Miller PR, Yoza BK, McCall CE, Meredith JW, Payne RM. The pathogenesis of pulmonary contusion: an open chest model in the rat. The Journal of Trauma. 61: 32-44; discussion 44. PMID 16832247 DOI: 10.1097/01.Ta.0000224141.69216.Aa  0.466
2006 Gayzik FS, Tan JC, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. Mesh development for a finite element model of the carotid artery. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 42: 187-92. PMID 16817606  0.655
2006 Gayzik FS, Loftis KL, Slice DE, Stitzel JD. A finite element study of age-based size and shape variation of the human rib cage. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 42: 19-24. PMID 16817579  0.519
2005 Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Mercier J, Gage HD, Morton KA, Duma SM, Payne RM. Development of a finite element-based injury metric for pulmonary contusion part I: model development and validation. Stapp Car Crash Journal. 49: 271-89. PMID 17096278 DOI: 10.4271/2005-22-0013  0.673
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