Publications

2023
• Prado, GFA; Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Ares, GD; Mariani Jr, J; Caixeta, A; Almeida, BO; Garzon, S; Pinton, FA; Barbato, E; Ribichini, FL; Toth, GG; Mahfoud, F; Wijns, W; García-García, HM; Lemos, PA. Quantitative coronary three-dimensional geometry and its association with atherosclerotic disease burden and composition. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, v. 101, p. 1036-1044, 2023.
• Feijóo, RA; Blanco, PJ; de Souza Neto, EA; Sánchez, PJK. Novel multiscale models in a multicontinuum approach to divide and conquer strategies. Computational and Applied Mathematics, v. 42, p. 143, 2023.
• Guilherme, RF; Silva, JBNF; Waclawiack, I; Fraga-Junior, VS; Nogueira, TO; Pecli, C; Araújo-Silva, CA; Magalhães, NS. Lemos, FS; Bulant, CA; Blanco, PJ; Serra, R; Svensjö, E; Scharfstein, J; Moraes, JA; Canetti, C; Benjamim, CF. Pleiotropic antifibrotic actions of aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 in the lungs. Frontiers in Immunology, v. 14, 2023.
• Ghitti, B; Blanco, PJ; Toro, EF; Müller, LO. Construction of hybrid 1D‐0D networks for efficient and accurate blood flow simulations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, v. 95, p. 262-312, 2023.
2022
• Noroozbabaee, L; Blanco, PJ; Safaei, S; Nickerson, DP. A modular and reusable model of epithelial transport in the proximal convoluted tubule PLOS ONE, v. 17, p. e0275837, 2022.
• Grinstein, J; Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Torii, R; Bourantas, CV; Lemos, PA; García-García, HM. A computational study of aortic insufficiency in patients supported with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices: Is it time for a paradigm shift in management? Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, v. 9, p. 933321, 2022.
• Grinstein, J; Torii, R; Salerno, C; Blanco, PJ; García-García, HM; Bourantas, CV. Flow dynamics during the HeartWare HVAD to HeartMate 3 exchange: A computational study assessing differential graft lengths and surgical techniques. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Techniques, v. 14, p. 125-126, 2022.
• Bass, R; García-García, HM; Sanz-Sánchez, J; Ziemer, PGP; Bulant, CA; Kuku, KO; Kahsay, YA; Beyene, S; Melaku, G; Otsuka, T; Choi, J-H; Fernández-Peregrina, E; Erdogan, E; Gonzalo, N; Bourantas, CV; Blanco, PJ; Räber, L. Human vs. machine vs. core lab for the assessment of coronary atherosclerosis with lumen and vessel contour segmentation with intravascular ultrasound. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, v. 38, p. 1431-1439, 2022.
• Grinstein, J; Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Torii, R; Bourantas, CV; Lemos, PA; García-García, HM. A computational study of aortic insufficiency in patients supported with left ventricular assist devices. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, v. 41, p. S32-S33, 2022.
• Grinstein, J; Torii, R; Blanco, PJ; Salerno, CT; Jeevanandam, V; Bourantas, CV; Lemos, PA; García-García, HM. Optimization of flow dynamics during the HeartWare HVAD to HeartMate 3 exchange: A computational study assessing differential surgical techniques. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, v. 41, p. S136, 2022.
• Bass, R; García-García, HM; Losdat, S; Blanco, PJ; Räber, L. Effect of high-intensity statin therapy on atherosclerosis in non-infarct-related coronary arteries (IBIS-4): A machine learning-based analysis of IVUS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions, v. 15, p. S38, 2022.
• Bass, R; García-García, HM; Sanz-Sánchez, J; Ziemer, PGP; Bulant, CA; Kuku, KO; Kahsay, YA; Beyene, S; Melaku, G; Otsuka, T; Choi, J-H; Fernández-Peregrina, E; Erdogan, E; Gonzalo, N; Bourantas, CV; Blanco, PJ; Räber, L. Human vs. Machine vs. Core Lab in lumen and vessel contour segmentation with intravascular ultrasound. Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions, v. 15, p. S38-S39, 2022.
• Biocca, N; Blanco, PJ; Caballero, DE; Gimenez, JM; Carr, GE; Urquiza, SA. A biologically-inspired mesh optimizer based on pseudo-material remodeling. Computational Mechanics, v. 69, p. 505-525, 2022.
• Spence, JD; Müller, LO; Blanco, PJ. How to identify which patients should not have a systolic blood pressure target of <120 mmHg. European Heart Journal, v. 43, p. 538-539, 2022.
• Mansilla Álvarez, LA; Bulant, CA; Ares, GD; Feijóo, RA; Blanco, PJ. A mid-fidelity numerical method for blood flow in deformable vessels. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 392, p. 114654, 2022.
• Mansilla Álvarez, LA; Bulant, CA; Ares, GD; Feijóo, RA; Blanco, PJ. Feasibility of coronary blood fow simulations using mid‑fdelity numeric and geometric models. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, v. 21, p. 317-334, 2022.
• Vellasco, L; Svensjö, E; Bulant, CA; Blanco, PJ; Nogueira, F; Domont, G; Pinto de Almeida, N; Nascimento, CR; Silva-dos-Santos, D; Carvalho-Pinto, CE; Medei, EH; Almeida, IC; Scharfstein, J. Sheltered in stromal tissue cells, Trypanosoma cruzi orchestrates inflammatory neovascularization via activation of the mast cell chymase pathway. Pathogens, v. 11, p. 187, 2022.
• Blanco, PJ; Vargas dos Santos, GH; Bulant, CA; Álvarez, LAM; Oliveira, FAP; Cunha-Lima, G; Lemos, PA. Scaling laws and the left main coronary artery bifurcation. A combination of geometric and simulation analyses. Medical Engineering & Physics, v. 99, p. 103701, 2022.
• Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Bezerra, CG; Lemos, PA; García-García, HM. Simultaneous assessment of coronary stenosis relevance with automated computed tomography angiography and intravascular ultrasound analyses and fractional flow reserve. Coronary Artery Disease, v. 33, p. 25-30, 2022.
• Blanco, PJ; Ziemer, PGP; Bulant, CA; Ueki, Y; Bass, R; Räber, L; Lemos, PA; García-García, HM. Fully automated lumen and vessel contour segmentation in intravascular ultrasound datasets. Medical Image Analysis, v. 75, p. 102262, 2022.
2021
• Cury, LFM; Maso Talou, GD; Younes-Ibrahim, M; Blanco, PJ. Parallel generation of extensive vascular networks with application to an archetypal human kidney model. Royal Society Open Science, v. 8, p. 210973, 2021.
• Fernandes, LG; Trenhago, PR; Feijóo, RA; Blanco, PJ. Integrated cardiorespiratory system model with short timescale control mechanisms. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 37, p. e3332, 2021.
• Blanco, PJ. Absorbable stents and the ever-evolving coronary hemodynamic landscape. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, v. 29, p. 16-17, 2021.
• Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Ares, GD; Lemos, PA; Feijóo, RA. A simple coronary blood flow model to study the collateral flow index. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, v. 20, p. 1365-1382, 2021.
• Rocha, FF; Blanco, PJ; Sánchez, PJ; Souza Neto, EA; Feijóo, RA. Damage-driven strain localisation in networks of fibres: A computational homogenisation approach. Computers and Structures, v. 255, p. 106635, 2021.
• Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Guedes-Bezerra, C; Maso Talou, GD; Pinton, FA; Ziemer, PGP; Feijóo, RA; García‐García, HM; Lemos, PA. Coronary arterial geometry: a comprehensive comparison of two imaging modalities. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 37, p. e3442, 2021.
• Grinstein, J; Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Torii, R; Bourantas, CV; Lemos, PA; García-García, HM. Left Ventricular Assist Device flow pattern analysis using computational fluid dynamics at the time of invasive hemodynamic ramp study: using patient-specific data to optimize the ramp study. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, v. 40, p. S450-S451, 2021.
• Grinstein, J; Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Torii, R; Bourantas, CV; Lemos, PA; García-García, HM. Combining invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing with computational fluid dynamics to better understand LVAD fluid mechanics during exercise. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, v. 40, p. S449, 2021.
• Maso Talou, GD; Safaei, S; Hunter, PJ; Blanco, PJ. Adaptive constrained constructive optimisation for complex vascularisation processes. Scientific Reports, V. 11, p. 6180, 2021.
2020
• Gutierrez, J; Blanco, PJ; Spence, JD. TP481: Deep and Superficial Brain Arteries Flow Pattern Suggest Differential Risks to Systemic Hemodynamics. Stroke, v. 51, p. ATP481, 2020.
• Ziemer, PGP; Bulant, CA; Orlando, JI; Maso Talou, GD; Mansilla Álvarez, LA; Guedes Bezerra, C; Lemos, PA; García-García, HM; Blanco, PJ. Automated lumen segmentation using multi-frame convolutional neural networks in Intravascular Ultrasound datasets. European Heart Journal Digital Health, v. 1, p. 75-82, 2020.
• Su, S; Blanco, PJ; Müller, LO; Hunter, PJ; Safaei, S. Bond graph model of cerebral circulation: toward clinically feasible systemic blood flow simulations. Physiome Journal, v. 1, p. 12859424, 2020.
• Blanco, PJ; Müller, LO; Watanabe, SM; Feijóo, RA. On the anatomical definition of arterial networks in blood flow simulations: comparison of detailed and simplified models. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, v. 19, p. 1663-1678, 2020.
• Guzzetti, S; Mansilla Álvarez, LA; Blanco, PJ; Carlberg, KT; Veneziani, A. Propagating uncertainties in large-scale hemodynamics models via network uncertainty quantification and reduced-order modeling. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 358, p. 112626, 2020.
2019
• Carson, J; Pant, S; Roobottom, C; Alcock, R; Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Vassilevski, Y; Simakov, S; Gamilov, T; Pryamonosov, R; Liang, F; Ge, X; Liu, Y; Nithiarasu, P. Non‐invasive coronary CT angiography‐derived fractional flow reserve (FFR): A benchmark study comparing the diagnostic performance of four different computational methodologies. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 35, p. e3235, 2019.
• Bezerra, CG; Pinton, FA; Falcão, BAA; Mariani, J; Hideo-Kajita, A; Bulant, CA; Blanco, PJ; Lemos, PA. TCT-329 Full Hemodynamic Characterization of Intracoronary Physiology: Merging Advanced Grayscale Intravascular Ultrasound With Fractional Flow Reserve. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, v. 74, p. B327, 2019.
• Pérez Zerpa, JM; Maso Talou, GD; Blanco, PJ. A new robust formulation for optical-flow/material identification problems. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 351, p. 766-788, 2019.
• Müller, LO; Caiazzo, A; Blanco, PJ. Reduced-order unscented Kalman filter with observations in the frequency domain: application to computational hemodynamics. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, v. 66, p. 1269-1276, 2019.
• Bhogal, P; Yeo, LL; Müller, LO; Blanco, PJ. The effects of cerebral vasospasm on cerebral blood flow and the effects of induced hypertension: a mathematical modelling study. Interventional Neurology, v. 8, p. 152-163, 2019.
• Hideo-Kajita, A; and Bezerra, CG; Ozaki, Y; Dan, K; Melaku, GD; Pinton, FA; Falcão, BAA; Mariani, J; Bulant, CA; Maso-Talou, GD; Esteves, A; Blanco, PJ; Waksman, R; Garcia-Garcia, HM; Lemos, PA. 500.05 Comparison Between Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) vs. Computational Fractional Flow Reserve Derived from Three-dimensional Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUSFR) and Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR). JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, v. 12, p. S40, 2019.
• Bezerra, CG; Hideo-Kajita, A; Bulant, CA; Maso Talou, GD; Mariani, J; Pinton, FA; Falcão, BAA; Filho, AE; Franken, M; Feijóo, RA; Kalil-Filho, R; Garcia-Garcia, HM; Blanco, PJ, Lemos, PA. Coronary fractional flow reserve derived from intravascular ultrasound imaging: Validation of a new computational method of fusion between anatomy and physiology. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, v. 93, p. 266-274, 2019.
• Mansilla Álvarez, LA; Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Feijóo, RA. Towards fast hemodynamic simulations in large-scale circulatory networks. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 344, p. 734-765, 2019.
2018
• Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Müller, LO; Maso Talou, GD; Guedes Bezerra, C; Lemos, PA; Feijóo, RA. Comparison of 1D and 3D models for the estimation of fractional flow reserve. Scientific Reports, v. 8, p. 17275, 2018.
• Bezerra, CG; Lemos, PA; Pinton, FA; Müller, LO; Bulant, CA; Maso Talou, GD; Feijóo, RA; Filho, AE; Blanco, PJ. TCT-619 Comparison of one-dimensional (1D) and three-dimensional (3D) models for the estimation of coronary fractional flow reserve through cardiovascular imaging. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, v. 72, p. B248, 2018.
• Hideo-Kajita, A; Garcia-Garcia, H; Bezerra, CG; Pinton, FA; Falcão, BAA; Mariani, J; Bulant, CA; Maso Talou, GD; Filho, AE; Blanco, PJ; Lemos, PA. TCT-308 Comparison between fractional flow reserve (FFR) and Computational fractional flow reserve derived from three-dimensional intravascular ultrasound (FFR-IVUS), percentage of diameter stenosis by visual estimation and bi-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, v. 72, p. B127, 2018.
• Rocha, FF; Blanco, PJ; Sánchez, PJ; Feijóo, RA. Multi-scale modelling of arterial tissue: Linking networks of fibres to continua. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 341, p. 740-787, 2018.
• Turello, DF; Sánchez, PJ, Blanco, PJ, Pinto, F. A variational approach to embed 1D beam models into 3D solid continua. Computers & Structures, v. 206, p. 145-168, 2018.
• Koltukluoğlu, TS; Blanco, PJ. Boundary control in computational haemodynamics. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v. 847, p. 329-364, 2018.
• Maso Talou, GD; Blanco, PJ; Ares, GD; Guedes Bezerra, C; Lemos, PA; Feijóo, RA. Mechanical characterization of the vessel wall by data assimilation of intravascular ultrasound studies. Frontiers in Physiology, v. 9, p. 292, 2018.
• Safaei, S; Blanco, PJ; Müller, LO; Hellevik, LR; Hunter, PJ. Bond Graph Model of Cerebral Circulation: Toward Clinically Feasible Systemic Blood Flow Simulations. Frontiers in Physiology, v. 9, p. 148, 2018.
• Durka, MJ; Wong, IH; Kallmes, DF; Pasalic, D; Mut, F; Jagani, M; Blanco, PJ; Cebral, JR; Robertson, AM. A data driven approach for addressing the lack of flow waveform data in studies of cerebral arterial flow in older adults. Physiological Measurement, v. 39, p. 015006, 2018.
• Bulant, CA; Blanco, PJ; Clausse, A; Guedes Bezerra, C; Lima, TP; Ávila, LFR, Lemos, PA; Feijóo, RA. Thermodynamic analogies for the characterization of 3D human coronary arteries. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, v. 40, p. 163-170, 2018.
2017
• Blanco, PJ; Müller, LO; Spence, JD. Blood pressure gradients in cerebral arteries: a clue to pathogenesis of cerebral small vessel disease. Stroke and Vascular Neurology, v. 3, p. e000087, 2017.
• Bezerra, CG; Pinton, FA; Falcão, BAA; Mariani, J; Bulant, CA; Maso Talou, GD; Filho, AE; Blanco, PJ; Lemos, PA. TCT-72 Computational fractional flow reserve derived from three-dimensional intravascular ultrasound: a new algorithm of fusion between anatomy and physiology. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, v. 70, p. B31-B32, 2017.
• Caiazzo, A; Caforio, F; Montecinos, G; Müller, LO; Blanco, PJ; Toro, EF. Assessment of reduced-order unscented Kalman filter for parameter identification in one-dimensional blood flow models using experimental data. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 33, p. e2843, 2017.
• Mansilla Álvarez, LA; Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA; Dari, EA; Veneziani, A; Feijóo, RA. Transversally Enriched Pipe Element Method (TEPEM). An effective numerical approach for blood flow modeling. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 33, p. e2808, 2017.
• Ares, GD; Blanco, PJ; Urquiza, SA; Feijóo, RA. Identification of residual stresses in multi-layered arterial wall tissues using a variational framework. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 319, p. 287-313, 2017.
• Maso Talou, GD; Blanco, PJ; Larrabide, I; Guedes Bezerra, C; Lemos, PA; Feijóo, RA. Registration methods for IVUS: transversal and longitudinal transducer motion compensation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, v. 64, p. 890-903, 2017.
• Bulant, CA; Blanco, PJ; Müller, LO; Scharfstein, J; Svensjö, E. Computer-aided quantification of microvascular networks: Application to alterations due to pathological angiogenesis in the hamster. Microvascular Research, v. 112, p. 53-64, 2017.
• Bulant, CA; Blanco, PJ; Lima, TP; Assunção Jr, AN; Liberato, G; Parga, JR; Ávila, LFR; Pereira, AC; Feijóo, RA; Lemos, PA. A computational framework to characterize and compare the geometry of coronary networks. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 33, p. e02800, 2017.
• Bulant, CA; Blanco, PJ; Maso Talou, GD; Guedes Bezerra, C; Lemos, PA; Feijóo, RA. A head-to-head comparison between CT- and IVUS-derived coronary blood flow models. Journal of Biomechanics, v. 51, p. 65-76, 2017.
• Blanco, PJ; Clausse, A; Feijóo, RA. Homogenization of the Navier–Stokes equations by means of the Multi-scale Virtual Power Principle. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 315, p. 760-779, 2017.
• Bulant, CA; Blanco, PJ; Clausse, A; Assunção Jr, AN; Lima, TP; Ávila, LFR; Feijóo, RA; Lemos, PA. Association between three-dimensional vessel geometry and the presence of atherosclerotic plaques in the left anterior descending coronary artery of high-risk patients. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, v. 31, p. 569-575, 2017.
2016
• Bezerra, CG; Bulant, CA; Maso Talou, GD; Mariani, J; Falcão, BAA; Pinton, FA; Feijóo, RA; Filho, AE; Blanco, PJ; Lemos, PA. TCT-535 Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) blood flow model, how we can improve it? Insights based on comparison with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) tridimensional model. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, v. 68, p. B216, 2016
• Bezerra, CG; Maso Talou, GD; Bulant, CA; Mariani, J; Pinton, FA; Falcão, BAA; Filho, AE; Feijóo, RA; Lemos, PA; Blanco, PJ. TCT-573 Head-to-head comparison between coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) tridimensional models: a geometric point of view. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, v. 68, p. B232, 2016
• Safaei, S; Bradley, CP; Suresh, V; Mithraratne, K; Muller, A; Ho, H; Ladd, D; Hellevik, LR; Omholt, SW; Chase, JG; Müller, LO; Watanabe, SM; Blanco, PJ; De Bono, B; Hunter, PJ. Roadmap for cardiovascular circulation model. Journal of Physiology, v. 594, p. 6909-6928, 2016.
• Müller, LO; Blanco, PJ; Watanabe, SM; Feijóo, RA. A high-order local time stepping finite volume solver for one-dimensional blood flow simulations: application to the ADAN model. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 32, p. e02761, 2016.
• Toro, S; Sánchez, PJ; Podestá, JM; Blanco, PJ; Huespe, AE; Feijóo, RA. Cohesive surface model for fracture based on a two-scale formulation: computational implementation aspects. Computational Mechanics, v. 58, p. 549-585, 2016.
• Bulant, CA; Blanco, PJ; Pereira, AC; Lima, TP; Assunção Jr, AN; Liberato, G; Bezerra, CG; Parga, JR; Ávila, LFR; Feijóo, RA; Lemos, PA On the search of arterial geometry heritability. International Journal of Cardiology, v. 221, p. 1013-1021, 2016.
• Blanco, PJ; Sánchez, PJ; de Souza Neto, EA; Feijóo, RA. The Method of Multiscale Virtual Power for the derivation of a second order mechanical model. Mechanics of Materials, v. 99, p. 53-67, 2016.
• Blanco, PJ; Müller, LO; Watanabe, SM; Feijóo, RA. Computational modeling of blood flow steal phenomena caused by subclavian stenoses. Journal of Biomechanics, v. 49, p. 1593-1600, 2016.
• Blanco, PJ; Ares, GD; Urquiza, SA; Feijóo, RA. On the effect of preload and pre-stretch on hemodynamic simulations: an integrative approach. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, v. 15, p. 593-627, 2016.
• Lustosa, H; Porto, F; Blanco, PJ; Valduriez, P. Database system support of simulation data. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, v. 9, p. 1329-1340, 2016.
• Blanco, PJ; Sánchez, PJ; de Souza Neto, EA; Feijóo, RA. Variational foundations and generalized unified theory of RVE-based multiscale models. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, v. 23, p. 191-253, 2016.
• Müller, LO; Leugering, G; Blanco, PJ. Consistent treatment of viscoelastic effects at junctions in one-dimensional blood flow models. Journal of Computational Physics, v. 314, p. 167-193, 2016.
• Trenhago, PR; Fernandes, LG, Müller, LO; Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA. An integrated mathematical model of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 32, p. e02736, 2016.
• Toro, S; Sánchez, PJ; Blanco, PJ; de Souza Neto EA; Huespe, AE; Feijóo, RA. Multiscale formulation for material failure accounting for cohesive cracks at the macro and micro scales. International Journal of Plasticity, v. 76, p. 75-110, 2016.
2015
• Guedes Bezerra, C; Maso Talou, GD; Bulant, CA; Falcão, BAA; Mariani Jr, J; Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA; Lemos, PA. Three-dimensional reconstruction of coronary arteries based on the integration of intravascular ultrasound and conventional angiography. Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva, v. 23, p. 134-138, 2015.
• Maso Talou, GD; Larrabide, I; Blanco, PJ; Bezerra, CG; Lemos PA; Feijóo, RA. Improving cardiac phase extraction in IVUS studies by integration of gating methods. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, v. 62, p. 2867-2877, 2015.
• Boileau, E; Nithiarasu, P; Blanco, PJ; Müller, LO; Fossan, FE; Hellevik, LR; Donders, WP; Huberts, W; Willemet, M; Alastruey, J. A benchmark study of numerical schemes for one-dimensional arterial blood flow modelling. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 31, p. e02732, 2015.
• Müller, LO; Blanco, PJ. A high order approximation of hyperbolic conservation laws in networks: Application to one-dimensional blood flow. Journal of Computational Physics, v. 300, p. 423-437, 2015.
• Golbert, DR; Blanco, PJ; Clausse, A; Feijóo, RA. On the search of more stable second-order lattice-Boltzmann schemes in confined flows. Journal of Computational Physics, v. 294, p. 605-618, 2015.
• Blanco, PJ; Watanabe, SM; Passos, MARF; Lemos, PA; Feijóo, RA. An anatomically detailed arterial network model for one-dimensional computational hemodynamics. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, v. 62, p. 736-753, 2015.
• de Souza Neto, EA; Blanco, PJ; Sánchez, PJ; Feijóo, RA. An RVE-based multiscale theory of solids with micro-scale inertia and body force effects. Mechanics of Materials, v. 80, p. 136-144, 2015.
• Blanco, PJ; Mansilla Alvarez, LA; Feijóo, RA. Hybrid element-based approximation for the Navier-Stokes equations in pipe-like domains. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 283, p. 971-993, 2015.
2014
• Toro, S; Sánchez, PJ; Huespe, AE; Giusti, SM; Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA. A two-scale failure model for heterogeneous materials: numerical implementation based on the finite element method. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, v. 97, p. 313-351, 2014.
• Blanco, PJ; Giusti, SM. Thermomechanical multiscale constitutive modeling: accounting for microstructural thermal effects. Journal of Elasticity, v. 115, p. 27-46, 2014.
• Blanco, PJ; Watanabe, SM; Dari, EA; Passos, MARF; Feijóo, RA. Blood flow distribution in an anatomically detailed arterial network model: criteria and algorithms. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, v. 13, p. 1303-1330, 2014.
2013
• Blanco, PJ; Leiva, JS; Buscaglia, GC. A black-box decomposition approach for coupling heterogeneous components in hemodynamics simulations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 29, p. 408-427, 2013.
• Sánchez, PJ; Blanco, PJ; Huespe, AE; Feijóo, RA. Failure-Oriented Multi-scale Variational Formulation: Micro-structures with nucleation and evolution of softening bands. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 257, p. 221-247, 2013.
• Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA. A dimensionally-heterogeneous closed-loop model for the cardiovascular system and its applications. Medical Engineering & Physics, v. 35, p. 652-667, 2013.
• Blanco, PJ; de Queiroz, RAB; Feijóo, RA. A computational approach to generate concurrent arterial networks in vascular territories. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 29, p. 601-614, 2013.
• Malossi, ACI; Blanco, PJ; Crosetto, P; Deparis, S; Quarteroni, A. Implicit Coupling of One-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Blood Flow Models with Compliant Vessels. Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, v. 11, p. 474-506, 2013.
• Watanabe, SM; Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA. Mathematical Model of Blood Flow in an Anatomically Detailed Arterial Network of the Arm. ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, v. 47, p. 961-985, 2013.
• Blanco, PJ; Deparis, S; Malossi, ACI. On the continuity of mean total normal stress in geometrical multiscale cardiovascular problems. Journal of Computational Physics, v. 251, p. 136-155, 2013.
2012
• Golbert, DR; Blanco, PJ; Clausse, A; Feijóo, RA. Tuning a lattice-Boltzmann model for applications in computational hemodynamics. Medical Engineering & Physics, v. 34, p. 339-349, 2012.
• Blanco, PJ; Trenhago, PR; Fernandes, LG; Feijóo, RA. On the integration of the baroreflex control mechanism in a heterogeneous model of the cardiovascular system. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 28, p. 412-433, 2012.
• Malossi, ACI; Blanco, PJ; Deparis, S. A two-level time step technique for the partitioned solution of one-dimensional arterial networks. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 237, p. 212-226, 2012.
• Blanco, PJ; Watanabe, SM; Feijóo, RA. Identification of vascular territory resistances in one-dimensional hemodynamics simulations. Journal of Biomechanics, v. 45, p. 2066-2073, 2012.
• Larrabide, I; Blanco, PJ; Urquiza, SA; Dari, EA; Vénere, MJ; de Souza e Silva, NA; Feijóo, RA. HeMoLab Hemodynamics Modelling Laboratory: An application for modelling the human cardiovascular system. Computers in Biology and Medicine, v. 42, p. 993-1004, 2012.
• Hadlich, MS; Oliveira, GMM; Feijóo, RA; Azevedo, CF; Tura, BR; Ziemer, PGP; Blanco, PJ; Pina, G; Meira, M; de Souza e Silva, NA. Software livre e de código aberto para avaliação de imagens de angiotomografia de coronárias. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 99, p. 944-951, 2012.
2011
• Blanco, PJ; Pivello, MR; Urquiza, SA; de Souza e Silva, NA; Feijóo, RA. Coupled models technology in multi-scale computational hemodynamics. International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, v. 5, p. 132-156, 2011.
• Blanco, PJ; Leiva, JS; Feijóo, RA; Buscaglia, GC. Black-box decomposition approach for computational hemodynamics: One-dimensional models. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 200, p. 1389-1405, 2011.
• Leiva, JS; Blanco, PJ; Buscaglia, GC. Partitioned analysis for dimensionally-heterogeneous hydraulic networks. Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, v. 9, p. 872-903, 2011.
• Blanco, PJ; Gervasio, P; Quarteroni, A. Extended variational formulation for heterogeneous partial differential equations. Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics, v. 11, p. 141-172, 2011.
• Blanco, PJ; Discacciati, M; Quarteroni, A. Modeling dimensionally-heterogeneous problems: analysis, approximation and applications. Numerische Mathematik, v. 119, p. 299-335, 2011.
• Malossi, ACI; Blanco, PJ; Deparis, S; Quarteroni, A. Algorithms for the partitioned solution of weakly coupled fluid models for cardiovascular flows. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 27, p. 2035-2057, 2011.
2010
• Leiva, JS; Blanco, PJ; Buscaglia, GC. Iterative strong coupling of dimensionally heterogeneous models. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, v. 81, p. 1558-1580, 2010.
• Blanco, PJ; Urquiza, SA; Feijóo, RA. Assessing the influence of heart rate in local hemodynamics through coupled 3D-1D-0D models. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, v. 23, p. 890-903, 2010.
2009
• Giusti, SM; Blanco, PJ; de Souza Neto, EA; Feijóo, RA. An assessment of the Gurson yield criterion by a computational multi-scale approach. Engineering Computations, v. 26, p. 281-301, 2009.
• Blanco, PJ; Pivello, MR; Urquiza, SA; Feijóo, RA. On the potentialities of 3D 1D coupled models in hemodynamics simulations. Journal of Biomechanics, v. 42, p. 919-930, 2009.
• Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA. Sensitivity analysis in kinematically incompatible models. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 198, p. 3287-3298, 2009.
2008
• Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA; urquiza, SA. A variational approach for coupling kinematically incompatible structural models. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 197, p. 1577-1602, 2008.
• Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA ; Dari, EA. A variational framework for fluid-solid interaction problems based on immersed domains: Theoretical bases. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 197, p. 2353-2371, 2008.
2007
• Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA; Urquiza, SA. A unified variational approach for coupling 3D-1D flow models and its blood flow applications. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 196, p. 4391-4410, 2007.
2006
• Urquiza, SA; Blanco, PJ; Vénere, MJ; Feijóo, RA. Multidimensional modelling for the carotid artery blood flow. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, v. 195, n.33, p. 4002-4017, 2006.

2018
• Orlando, JI; Barbosa Breda, J; van Keer, K; Blaschko, MB; Blanco, PJ; Bulant, CA. Towards a Glaucoma Risk Index Based on Simulated Hemodynamics from Fundus Images. In: Frangi, AF; Schnabel, JA; Davatzikos, C; Alberola-López, C; Fichtinger, G. (Eds.) Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2018. MICCAI 2018. Springer, 2018, v. 11071, p. 65-73.
2015
• Maso Talou, GD; Blanco, PJ; Larrabide, I; Guedes Bezerra, C; Lemos, PA; Feijóo, RA. Combining Transversal and Longitudinal Registration in IVUS Studies. In: Navab, N; Hornegger, J; Wells, WM; Frangi, AF. (Eds.) Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2015. MICCAI 2015. Springer, 2015, v. 9350, p. 346-353.
2013
• Blanco, PJ; Gervasio, P; Quarteroni, A. Mortar Coupling for Heterogeneous Partial Differential Equations. In: Bank, R; Holst, M; Widlund, O; Xu, J. (Org.). Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, v. 91, p. 419-426.
2012
• Blanco, PJ; Watanabe, SM; Queiroz, RAB; Trenhago, PR; Fernandes, LG; Feijóo, RA. Trends in the computational modeling and numerical simulation of the cardiovascular system. In: Feijóo, RA; Ziviani, A; Blanco, PJ. (Org.). Scientific Computing Applied to Medicine and Healthcare. Petrópolis, 2012, p. 29-78.
• Urquiza, SA; Blanco, PJ; Ares, GD; Feijóo, RA. Implementation issues of large strain formulations of hyperelastic materials for the modeling of arterial wall mechanics. In: Feijóo, RA; Ziviani, A; Blanco, PJ. (Org.). Scientific Computing Applied to Medicine and Healthcare. Petrópolis. 2012, p. 79-120.
• Blanco, PJ; Leiva, JS; Buscaglia, GC. Black-box decomposition methods to model blood flow in the cardiovascular system using dimensionally-heterogeneous models. In: Feijóo, RA; Ziviani, A; Blanco, PJ. (Org.). Scientific Computing Applied to Medicine and Healthcare. Petrópolis, 2012, p. 121-164.
• Feijóo, RA; Watanabe, SM; Blanco, PJ. Simulação da hemodinâmica em um modelo anatomicamente detalhado do sistema arterial do braço. In: Mathias, I; Monteiro, A. (Org.). Gold Book : Inovação Tecnológica em Educação e Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, EdUERJ. 2012, p. 315-342.
2011
• Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA. The role of the variational formulation in the dimensionally-heterogeneous modeling of the human cardiovascular system. In: Ambrosi, D; Quarteroni, A; Rozza, G. (Org.). Modeling of Physiological Flows. Italy. Springer-Verlag, 2011, v. 5, p. 251-288.

• Taroco, EO; Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA. Introduction to the Variational Formulation in Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications. 2020 – Wiley.
• Taroco, EO; Blanco, PJ; Feijóo, RA. Introducción a la Formulación Variacional de la Mecánica. Fundamentos y Aplicaciones. 2017 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica.

Ongoing Theses and Dissertations
Doctoral Dissertations
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Master Theses
• Eduardo Guerreiro Zilves. Modeling vascularization processes in the brain. 2022 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Diovana de Oliveira Mussolin. Parameter identification for coronary blood flow simulations. 2022 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Lucas Menezes Silva. Modeling the cardiovascular physiology in LVAD patients. 2022 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Mauro Sérgio dos Santos Moura. Deep learning applied to tissue identification in OCT images. 2022 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Graziele Daiana Sena de Sousa. Modeling mechanisms of blood filtration in the kidney. 2022 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.

Theses and Dissertations
Master Theses
• Daniel Cunha de Araujo Junior. A Deep Learning Model for Semantic Segmentation of Intravascular Ultrasound Images. 2022 – Universidade Católica de Petrópolis, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Jefferson da Silva Fernandes de Azevedo. Detecção Automática do Coração em Tomografia Computadorizada Utilizando Técnicas de Aprendizagem Profunda. 2022 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Luís Fernando Mendes Cury. Um algoritmo paralelo para a geração de redes vasculares de grande porte. 2021 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Felipe Figueredo Rocha. Aspectos Básicos da Modelagem Multiescala para Tecidos Biológicos. 2015 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Luis Alonso Mansilla Alvarez. Formulações de Galerkin com Interpolação Híbrida na Modelagem do Escoamento de Fluidos Incompressíveis em Domínios Tubulares. 2014 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Gonzalo Maso Talou. Segmentação de Imagens IVUS via Contornos Ativos e Reconstrução Espaço-Temporal dos Vasos Coronários Assistida por Angiografias. 2013 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Carlos Alberto Bulant. Reconstrução e Segmentação de Angiografias via Técnicas Variacionais e Métodos de Level Set. 2013 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Karine Damásio Guimarães. Acoplamento de Modelos Dimensionalmente Heterogêneos: Formulações Variacionais e Métodos Iterativos. 2011 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Daniel Reis Golbert. Modelos de Lattice-Boltzmann Aplicados à Simulação Computacional do Escoamento de Fluidos Incompressíveis. 2009 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.

Doctoral Dissertations
• Felipe Figueredo Rocha. Multiscale Modelling of Fibrous Materials: From the Elastic Regime to Failure Detection in Soft Tissues. 2019 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Luis Alonso Mansilla Alvarez. An Effective Numerical Technique for Pipe-Like Domains and its Application in Computational Hemodynamics. 2018 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Gonzalo Maso Talou. From Medical Image Processing to In-Vivo Mechanical Characterization: A Framework Based on IVUS Studies. 2017 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Carlos Alberto Bulant. Computational Models for the Geometric and Functional Assessment of Coronary Circulation. 2017 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Gonzalo Damián Ares. Integrative Computational Modeling & In-vivo Characterization of Residual Deformations in Hemodynamics. 2016 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Rafael Alves Bonfim de Queiroz. Construção Automática de Modelos de Árvores Circulatórias e suas Aplicações em Hemodinâmica Computacional. 2013 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Daniel Reis Golbert. Método de Lattice-Boltzmann em Hemodinâmica Computacional: Interações Fluido-Estrutura e Modelos Acoplados 1D-3D. 2013 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Mario Sansuke Maranhão Watanabe. ADAN – Um Modelo Anatomicamente Detalhado da Rede Arterial Humana para Hemodinâmica Computacional. 2013 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.
• Paulo Roberto Trenhago. Modelagem Computacional dos Sistemas Cardiovascular, Respiratório e Autonômico. 2013 – Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Advisor: Pablo Javier Blanco.