Thomas Lang, PhD's Publications

Development and Investigation of a New Polysulfone Dialyzer with Increased Membrane Hydrophilicity.

Does remote match reality? Comparing the effectiveness of a self-help app for panic disorder and agoraphobia to face-to-face CBT.

How Do Patients' Fear Prediction and Fear Experience Impact Exposure-Based Therapy for Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia? A Comprehensive Analysis of Fear Prediction.

A new hip fracture risk index derived from FEA-computed proximal femur fracture loads and energies-to-failure.

Flickering gamma-ray flashes, the missing link between gamma glows and TGFs.

Highly dynamic gamma-ray emissions are common in tropical thunderclouds.

Male-female spatio-temporal differences of age-related bone changes show faster bone deterioration in older women at femoral regions associated with incident hip fracture.

Randomized investigation of increased dialyzer membrane hydrophilicity on hemocompatibility and performance.

Simulation-Guided Analysis towards Trench Depth Optimization for Enhanced Flexibility in Stretch-Free, Shape-Induced Interconnects for Flexible Electronics.

Skeletal effects of sleeve gastrectomy, by sex and menopausal status and compared to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.

Skeletal effects of sleeve gastrectomy, by sex and menopausal status and in comparison to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.

Differences on the level of hepatic transcriptome between two flatfish species in response to liver cancer and environmental pollution levels.

Hemodiafiltration: Technical and Medical Insights.

Impact of Hydrophilic Modification of Synthetic Dialysis Membranes on Hemocompatibility and Performance.

Occurrence of Thromboembolism in Paediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From the CEDATA-GPGE Registry.

Saturated and Unsaturated Bone Marrow Lipids Have Distinct Effects on Bone Density and Fracture Risk in Older Adults.

Spine Volumetric BMD and Strength in Premenopausal Idiopathic Osteoporosis: Effect of Teriparatide Followed by Denosumab.

Thromboprophylaxis with argatroban in critically ill patients with sepsis: a review.

Time-resolving characterization of molecular weight retention changes among three synthetic high-flux dialyzers.

Accelerated decline in quadriceps area and Timed Up and Go test performance are associated with hip fracture risk in older adults with impaired kidney function.

Computed tomography-based skeletal muscle and adipose tissue attenuation: Variations by age, sex, and muscle.

FSH Level and Changes in Bone Mass and Body Composition in Older Women and Men.

High incidence of fractures after R-CHOP-like chemotherapy for aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

Intraoperative completion studies in carotid endarterectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis of techniques and outcomes.

Losartan Improves Memory, Neurogenesis and Cell Motility in Transgenic Alzheimer's Mice.

Randomized comparison of three high-flux dialyzers during high-volume online hemodiafiltration-the comPERFORM study.

Vaccines for COVID-19: An Overview.

Acute aquatic toxicity of arsenic-based chemical warfare agents to Daphnia magna.

Cigarette Smoking Is Associated With Lower Quadriceps Cross-sectional Area and Attenuation in Older Adults.

Detection of chemical warfare agent related phenylarsenic compounds and multibiomarker responses in cod (Gadus morhua) from munition dumpsites.

Hip load capacity and yield load in men and women of all ages.

Identification of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients at risk for treatment-related vertebral density loss and fractures.

Interaction of heparin and protamine in presence of overdosage: in vitro study.

Lack of Correlation of Mean Corpuscular Volume to White Blood Cell Ratio to Thiopurine Levels.

Studying the metabolism of toxic chemical warfare agent-related phenylarsenic chemicals in vitro in cod liver.

Changes in Lean Mass, Absolute and Relative Muscle Strength, and Physical Performance After Gastric Bypass Surgery.

Disentangling the genetics of lean mass.

Greater Bone Marrow Adiposity Predicts Bone Loss in Older Women.

Heterogeneous Spatial and Strength Adaptation of the Proximal Femur to Physical Activity: A Within-Subject Controlled Cross-Sectional Study.

Hip Fracture Discrimination Based on Statistical Multi-parametric Modeling (SMPM).

Hip load capacity cut-points for Astronaut Skeletal Health NASA Finite Element Strength Task Group Recommendations.

Resistive exercise in astronauts on prolonged spaceflights provides partial protection against spaceflight-induced bone loss.

Use of Quantitative Computed Tomography to Assess for Clinically-relevant Skeletal Effects of Prolonged Spaceflight on Astronaut Hips.

Bone density and microarchitecture in hepatitis C and HIV-coinfected postmenopausal minority women.

Chronic Kidney Disease Is Associated With Greater Bone Marrow Adiposity.

Cigarette smoking and hip volumetric bone mineral density and cortical volume loss in older adults: The AGES-Reykjavik study.

Directly observed therapy of chronic hepatitis C with ledipasvir/sofosbuvir in people who inject drugs at risk of nonadherence to direct-acting antivirals.

Pretreatment Cardiac Vagal Tone Predicts Dropout from and Residual Symptoms after Exposure Therapy in Patients with Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia.

Sex differences in the spatial distribution of bone in relation to incident hip fracture: Findings from the AGES-Reykjavik study.

11C-L-methyl methionine dynamic PET/CT of skeletal muscle: response to protein supplementation compared to L-[ring 13C6] phenylalanine infusion with serial muscle biopsy.

Associations of 24-hour sleep duration and CT-derived measurements of muscle and bone: The AGES-Reykjavik Study.

Bistable [c2] Daisy Chain Rotaxanes as Reversible Muscle-like Actuators in Mechanically Active Gels.

Controlled Sol-Gel Transitions by Actuating Molecular Machine Based Supramolecular Polymers.

Deep sea habitats in the chemical warfare dumping areas of the Baltic Sea.

Does prior traumatization affect the treatment outcome of CBT for panic disorder? The potential role of the MAOA gene and depression symptoms.

Erratum: Large meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies five loci for lean body mass.

Large meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies five loci for lean body mass.

Osteocyte-Intrinsic TGF-β Signaling Regulates Bone Quality through Perilacunar/Canalicular Remodeling.

Persistent organic pollutants and related biological responses measured in coastal fish using chemical and biological screening methods.

Proximal Femur Volumetric Bone Mineral Density and Mortality: 13 Years of Follow-Up of the AGES-Reykjavik Study.

Sex hormones are negatively associated with vertebral bone marrow fat.

Spatial Differences in the Distribution of Bone Between Femoral Neck and Trochanteric Fractures.

The comparability of HR-pQCT bone measurements is improved by scanning anatomically standardized regions.

The Role of Th-17 Cells and γδ T-Cells in Modulating the Systemic Inflammatory Response to Severe Burn Injury.

Towards human exploration of space: the THESEUS review series on muscle and bone research priorities.

An integrated assessment of pollution and biological effects in flounder, mussels and sediment in the southern Baltic Sea coastal area.

Association of bone turnover markers with volumetric bone loss, periosteal apposition, and fracture risk in older men and women: the AGES-Reykjavik longitudinal study.

DNA damage in dab (Limanda limanda) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) from European seas.

Effect of concomitant vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency on lumbar spine volumetric bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in primary hyperparathyroidism.

Integrated chemical and biological assessment of contaminant impacts in selected European coastal and offshore marine areas.

Mercury species in dab (Limanda limanda) from the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Icelandic waters in relation to host-specific variables.

Novel Genetic Variants Associated With Increased Vertebral Volumetric BMD, Reduced Vertebral Fracture Risk, and Increased Expression of SLC1A3 and EPHB2.

Operator variability in scan positioning is a major component of HR-pQCT precision error and is reduced by standardized training.

Panic disorder with agoraphobia from a behavioral neuroscience perspective: Applying the research principles formulated by the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative.

Statistical Parametric Mapping of HR-pQCT Images: A Tool for Population-Based Local Comparisons of Micro-Scale Bone Features.

The role of treatment delivery factors in exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder with agoraphobia.

Tuning the Surface of Nanoparticles: Impact of Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) on Protein Adsorption in Serum and Cellular Uptake.

Are bone turnover markers associated with volumetric bone density, size, and strength in older men and women? The AGES-Reykjavik study.

Automatic multi-parametric quantification of the proximal femur with quantitative computed tomography.

Clinical Use of Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT) of the Hip in the Management of Osteoporosis in Adults: the 2015 ISCD Official Positions-Part I.

Clinical Use of Quantitative Computed Tomography-Based Advanced Techniques in the Management of Osteoporosis in Adults: the 2015 ISCD Official Positions-Part III.

Clinical Use of Quantitative Computed Tomography-Based Finite Element Analysis of the Hip and Spine in the Management of Osteoporosis in Adults: the 2015 ISCD Official Positions-Part II.

Diseases of dab (Limanda limanda): Analysis and assessment of data on externally visible diseases, macroscopic liver neoplasms and liver histopathology in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and off Iceland.

Fat distribution and mortality: the AGES-Reykjavik Study.

How can we quantify impacts of contaminants in marine ecosystems? The ICON project.

Low-Magnitude Mechanical Stimulation to Improve Bone Density in Persons of Advanced Age: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Muscle Quality and Myosteatosis: Novel Associations With Mortality Risk: The Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES)-Reykjavik Study.

Plasma phospholipid fatty acids and fish-oil consumption in relation to osteoporotic fracture risk in older adults: the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility Study.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids in relation to incident mobility disability and decline in gait speed; the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study.

Temperature-Triggered Protein Adsorption on Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles in Serum.

Volumetric femoral BMD, bone geometry, and serum sclerostin levels differ between type 2 diabetic postmenopausal women with and without fragility fractures.

Axial QCT: clinical applications and new developments.

Caroli disease associated with vein of Galen malformation in a male child.

Circulating sclerostin associated with vertebral bone marrow fat in older men but not women.

Gender-specific association of variants in the AKR1C1 gene with dimensional anxiety in patients with panic disorder: additional evidence for the importance of neurosteroids in anxiety?

Inter-scanner differences in in vivo QCT measurements of the density and strength of the proximal femur remain after correction with anthropomorphic standardization phantoms.

Novel anthropomorphic hip phantom corrects systemic interscanner differences in proximal femoral vBMD.

Sharing clinical trial data on patient level: opportunities and challenges.

Spatial heterogeneity in the response of the proximal femur to two lower-body resistance exercise regimens.

The effect of metal artefact reduction on CT-based attenuation correction for PET imaging in the vicinity of metallic hip implants: a phantom study.

The phenomenology of the first panic attack in clinical and community-based samples.

The surface properties of nanoparticles determine the agglomeration state and the size of the particles under physiological conditions.

Abdominal fat is associated with lower bone formation and inferior bone quality in healthy premenopausal women: a transiliac bone biopsy study.

Adipose tissue density, a novel biomarker predicting mortality risk in older adults.

Bisphosphonates as a supplement to exercise to protect bone during long-duration spaceflight.

Effect of finite element model loading condition on fracture risk assessment in men and women: the AGES-Reykjavik study.

Environmental genotoxicity and cytotoxicity in flounder (Platichthys flesus), herring (Clupea harengus) and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from chemical munitions dumping zones in the southern Baltic Sea.

Fracture risk assessment in older adults using a combination of selected quantitative computed tomography bone measures: a subanalysis of the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study.

Proximal femoral density distribution and structure in relation to age and hip fracture risk in women.

Structural patterns of the proximal femur in relation to age and hip fracture risk in women.

Vertebral bone marrow fat associated with lower trabecular BMD and prevalent vertebral fracture in older adults.

Central QCT reveals lower volumetric BMD and stiffness in premenopausal women with idiopathic osteoporosis, regardless of fracture history.

Depression does not affect the treatment outcome of CBT for panic and agoraphobia: results from a multicenter randomized trial.

Heritability of prevalent vertebral fracture and volumetric bone mineral density and geometry at the lumbar spine in three generations of the Framingham study.

Journal of Molecular Imaging and Dynamics

Lifelong physical activity in maintaining bone strength in older men and women of the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study.

Mid-thigh cortical bone structural parameters, muscle mass and strength, and association with lower limb fractures in older men and women (AGES-Reykjavik Study).

QCT measures of bone strength at the thoracic and lumbar spine: the Framingham Study.

Sarcopenia, edited by Alfredo Cruz-Jentoft and John E. Morley

(Don't) panic in the scanner! How panic patients with agoraphobia experience a functional magnetic resonance imaging session.

Acta Astronauta

Age-related loss of proximal femoral strength in elderly men and women: the Age Gene/Environment Susceptibility Study--Reykjavik.

Male-female differences in the association between incident hip fracture and proximal femoral strength: a finite element analysis study.

Self-reported weight at birth predicts measures of femoral size but not volumetric BMD in eldery men: MrOS.

The bone-muscle relationship in men and women.

Volumetric bone mineral density at the spine and hip in Chinese American and White women.

A statistical method (cross-validation) for bone loss region detection after spaceflight.

Bone density, geometry, microstructure, and stiffness: Relationships between peripheral and central skeletal sites assessed by DXA, HR-pQCT, and cQCT in premenopausal women.

Bone mineral density and prevalent osteoarthritis of the hip in older men for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Group.

Candidate gene analysis of femoral neck trabecular and cortical volumetric bone mineral density in older men.

Childhood onset inflammatory bowel disease: predictors of delayed diagnosis from the CEDATA German-language pediatric inflammatory bowel disease registry.

Computed tomographic measurements of thigh muscle cross-sectional area and attenuation coefficient predict hip fracture: the health, aging, and body composition study.

Covalently bonded layer-by-layer assembly of multifunctional thin films based on activated esters.

Effects of age and sex on the strength and cortical thickness of the femoral neck.

Fat infiltration of muscle, diabetes, and clinical fracture risk in older adults.

Genetic analysis of vertebral trabecular bone density and cross-sectional area in older men.

Insights from the conduct of a device trial in older persons: low magnitude mechanical stimulation for musculoskeletal health.

Long-term changes in the density and structure of the human hip and spine after long-duration spaceflight. Acta Astronautica

Quantitative computed tomography.

Biomechanical effects of teriparatide in women with osteoporosis treated previously with alendronate and risedronate: results from quantitative computed tomography-based finite element analysis of the vertebral body.

Bone fracture risk estimation based on image similarity.

Effect of once-yearly zoledronic acid on the spine and hip as measured by quantitative computed tomography: results of the HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial.

High-density association study of 383 candidate genes for volumetric BMD at the femoral neck and lumbar spine among older men.

Quantitative computed tomography reveals the effects of race and sex on bone size and trabecular and cortical bone density.

Sarcopenia: etiology, clinical consequences, intervention, and assessment.

Alterations in muscle attenuation following detraining and retraining in resistance-trained older adults.

Association of coronary artery and aortic calcium with lumbar bone density: the MESA Abdominal Aortic Calcium Study.

Comparison of DXA hip structural analysis with volumetric QCT.

Early responsiveness of women with osteoporosis to teriparatide after therapy with alendronate or risedronate.

Identify fracture-critical regions inside the proximal femur using statistical parametric mapping.

Pelvic body composition measurements by quantitative computed tomography: association with recent hip fracture.

Proximal femoral structure and the prediction of hip fracture in men: a large prospective study using QCT.

Race and ethnic variation in proximal femur structure and BMD among older men.

Reduction in proximal femoral strength due to long-duration spaceflight.

Prediction of clinical non-spine fractures in older black and white men and women with volumetric BMD of the spine and areal BMD of the hip: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study*.

Recovery of spaceflight-induced bone loss: bone mineral density after long-duration missions as fitted with an exponential function.

Voxel-based modeling and quantification of the proximal femur using inter-subject registration of quantitative CT images.

Adaptation of the proximal femur to skeletal reloading after long-duration spaceflight.

Dimensions and volumetric BMD of the proximal femur and their relation to age among older U.S. men.

Genetic variability, haplotype structures, and ethnic diversity of hepatic transporters MDR3 (ABCB4) and bile salt export pump (ABCB11).

Increasing sex difference in bone strength in old age: The Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik study (AGES-REYKJAVIK).

Influence of anthropometric parameters and bone size on bone mineral density using volumetric quantitative computed tomography and dual X-ray absorptiometry at the hip.

Prescribing practices in the management of hypertension in the Caribbean's.

Proximal femoral density and geometry measurements by quantitative computed tomography: association with hip fracture.

The BEEP project in the Baltic Sea: overview of results and outline for a regional biological effects monitoring strategy.

What do we know about fracture risk in long-duration spaceflight?

Young-elderly differences in bone density, geometry and strength indices depend on proximal femur sub-region: a cross sectional study in Caucasian-American women.

Automated registration of hip and spine for longitudinal QCT studies: integration with 3D densitometric and structural analysis.

Effect of spinal degenerative changes on volumetric bone mineral density of the central skeleton as measured by quantitative computed tomography.

New QCT analysis approach shows the importance of fall orientation on femoral neck strength.

One year of alendronate after one year of parathyroid hormone (1-84) for osteoporosis.

Prevalence and clinical role of GBV-C infection after cardiac surgery in childhood: a study on 414 patients.

Cortical and trabecular bone mineral loss from the spine and hip in long-duration spaceflight.

Differences in hip quantitative computed tomography (QCT) measurements of bone mineral density and bone strength between glucocorticoid-treated and glucocorticoid-naive postmenopausal women.

Treatment with raloxifene for 2 years increases vertebral bone mineral density as measured by volumetric quantitative computed tomography.

Validation of thoracic quantitative computed tomography as a method to measure bone mineral density.

Association between bone mineral density and the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and aspirin: impact of cyclooxygenase selectivity.

Comparison of the effectiveness of 2 dual-energy X-ray absorptiometers with that of total body water and computed tomography in assessing changes in body composition during weight change.

Daily treatment with parathyroid hormone is associated with an increase in vertebral cross-sectional area in postmenopausal women with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.

Poor correlation of mid-femoral measurements by CT and hip measurements by DXA in the elderly.

Sex- and race-related differences in cross-sectional geometry and bone density of the femoral mid-shaft in older adults.

The effects of parathyroid hormone and alendronate alone or in combination in postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Impact of gastric banding on eating behavior and weight.

Measurement of bone mineral density at the spine and proximal femur by volumetric quantitative computed tomography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in elderly women with and without vertebral fractures.

Quantitative computed tomography of the lumbar spine, not dual x-ray absorptiometry, is an independent predictor of prevalent vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteopenia receiving long-term glucocorticoid and hormone-replacement therapy.

Quantitative computed tomography.

The prediction of visceral fat by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in the elderly: a comparison with computed tomography and anthropometry.

Race and sex effects on the association between muscle strength, soft tissue, and bone mineral density in healthy elders: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.

Advanced imaging of the macrostructure and microstructure of bone.

Measurement of fat mass using DEXA: a validation study in elderly adults.

Advanced imaging of bone macro and micro structure.

Assessment of vertebral bone mineral density using volumetric quantitative CT.

Validity of fan-beam dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for measuring fat-free mass and leg muscle mass. Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study--Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Body Composition Working Group.

Accuracy of cortical and trabecular bone measurements with peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT).

Anisotropy of the elastic modulus of trabecular bone specimens from different anatomical locations.

Assessment of bone mineral at appendicular sites in females with fractures of the proximal femur.

Assessment of trabecular structure using high resolution CT images and texture analysis.

High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging: three-dimensional trabecular bone architecture and biomechanical properties.

Image-based assessment of spinal trabecular bone structure from high-resolution CT images.

Noninvasive assessment of bone density and structure using computed tomography and magnetic resonance.

Summary of research issues in imaging and noninvasive bone measurement.

Trochanteric hip fracture: strong association with spinal trabecular bone mineral density measured with quantitative CT.

Vertebral fracture assessment using the lateral scoutview of computed tomography in comparison with radiographs.

A preliminary evaluation of the lunar expert-XL for bone densitometry and vertebral morphometry.

How can we measure bone quality?

Quantitative computed tomography at the axial and peripheral skeleton.

Spinal trabecular bone loss and fracture in American and Japanese women.

Using the hospital emergency department as a regular source of care.

Volumetric quantitative computed tomography of the proximal femur: precision and relation to bone strength.

Advances in the noninvasive assessment of bone density, quality, and structure.

Noninvasive assessment of bone mineral and structure: state of the art.

Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) of the lumbar spine and appendicular skeleton.

Iterative concurrent reconstruction algorithms for emission computed tomography.

Noise propagation in SPECT images reconstructed using an iterative maximum-likelihood algorithm.

Description of a prototype emission-transmission computed tomography imaging system.