The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a common procedure of extracorporeal circulation (ECC) used in case of cardiopulmonary diseases. The major clinical complications are related to hemodynamic changes and to the mechanical shear stress. The aim of this study is to evaluate the...

Abstract: In this paper, we review classical and advanced methodologies for analysing within-subject functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data. Such data are usually acquired during sensory or cognitive experiments that aims at stimulating the subject in the scanner and eliciting evoked...

Atherosclerosis is focal and individual plaques evolve in an independent manner. The endothelium regulates arterial behavior by responding to its local shear stress. In vitro studies indicate that low endothelial shear stress (ESS) upregulates the genetic and molecular responses leading to the...