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A head-to-head comparison between CT- and IVUS-derived coronary blood flow models by Bulant, C.A, Blanco, P.J, Maso Talou, G.D, Bezerra, C. Guedes, Lemos, P.A, Feijóo, R.A

“…Abstract The goal of this work is to compare coronary hemodynamics as predicted by computational blood flow models derived from two imaging modalities:…”
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Comparison of 1D and 3D Models for the Estimation of Fractional Flow Reserve by Blanco, P. J., Bulant, C. A., Müller, L. O., Talou, G. D. Maso, Bezerra, C. Guedes, Lemos, P. A., Feijóo, R. A.

“…In this work we propose to validate the predictive capabilities of one-dimensional (1D) blood flow models with full three-dimensional (3D) models in the…”
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Feasibility of coronary blood flow simulations using mid-fidelity numeric and geometric models by Mansilla Alvarez, L. A., Bulant, C. A., Ares, G. D., Feijóo, R. A., Blanco, P. J.

“…The fractional flow reserve index (FFR) is currently used as a gold standard to quantify coronary stenosis’s functional relevance. Due to its highly invasive…”
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Author Correction: Comparison of 1D and 3D Models for the Estimation of Fractional Flow Reserve by Blanco, P. J., Bulant, C. A., Müller, L. O., Talou, G. D. Maso, Bezerra, C. Guedes, Lemos, P. A., Feijóo, R. A.

“…A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper…”
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A mid-fidelity numerical method for blood flow in deformable vessels by Mansilla Alvarez, L.A., Bulant, C.A., Ares, G.D., Feijóo, R.A., Blanco, P.J.

“…In this work, a novel fluid–structure interaction algorithm for the simulation of blood flow in three-dimensional deformable vessels is addressed. The method…”
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Towards fast hemodynamic simulations in large-scale circulatory networks by Mansilla Alvarez, L.A., Blanco, P.J., Bulant, C.A., Feijóo, R.A.

“…In this work, an effective numerical method specifically conceived to simulate fluid flow in networks composed by tubular domains is presented. The present…”
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A computational framework to characterize and compare the geometry of coronary networks by Bulant, C. A., Blanco, P. J., Lima, T. P., Assunção , A.N., Liberato, G., Parga, J. R., Ávila, L. F. R., Pereira, A. C., Feijóo, R. A., Lemos, P. A.

“…Summary This work presents a computational framework to perform a systematic and comprehensive assessment of the morphometry of coronary arteries from in vivo…”
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Thermodynamic analogies for the characterization of 3D human coronary arteries by Bulant, C.A., Blanco, P.J., Clausse, A., Bezerra, C., Lima, T.P., Ávila, L.F.R., Lemos, P.A., Feijóo, R.A.

“…•A new technique for characterization of three-dimensional curves, based on thermodynamic analogies, is proposed.•Human coronary arteries are characterized by…”
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Association between three-dimensional vessel geometry and the presence of atherosclerotic plaques in the left anterior descending coronary artery of high-risk patients by Bulant, C.A., Blanco, P.J., Clausse, A., Assunção, A.N., Lima, T.P., Ávila, L.F.R., Feijóo, R.A., Lemos, P.A.

“…•The average distal curvature (κ¯d) of 48 LAD arteries is quantified from CCTA images.•Low values of κ¯d in the LAD are strongly correlated with the presence…”
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Comparison of 1D and 3D Models for the Estimation of Fractional Flow Reserve by Blanco, P. J, Bulant, C. A, Müller, L. O, Talou, G. D. Maso, Bezerra, C. Guedes, Lemos, P. L, Feijóo, R. A

“…In this work we propose to validate the predictive capabilities of one-dimensional (1D) blood flow models with full three-dimensional (3D) models in the…”
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