Integrating mechanism-based modeling with biomedical imaging to build practical digital twins for clinical oncology

C Wu, G Lorenzo, DA Hormuth, EABF Lima… - Biophysics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Digital twins employ mathematical and computational models to virtually represent a
physical object (eg, planes and human organs), predict the behavior of the object, and …

Phase-field modeling of individual and collective cell migration

A Moure, H Gomez - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Cell motion is crucial in human health and development. Cells may migrate individually or in
highly coordinated groups. Cell motion results from complex intra-and extra-cellular …

An integrated framework of exact modeling, isogeometric analysis and optimization for variable-stiffness composite panels

P Hao, X Yuan, C Liu, B Wang, H Liu, G Li… - Computer Methods in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Isogeometric analysis (IGA) is particularly suitable for the prediction of buckling load and
design optimization of variable-stiffness composite panels, since curvilinear fiber path can …

Computer simulations suggest that prostate enlargement due to benign prostatic hyperplasia mechanically impedes prostate cancer growth

G Lorenzo, TJR Hughes… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia are common genitourinary diseases in
aging men. Both pathologies may coexist and share numerous similarities, which have …

TGM-Nets: A deep learning framework for enhanced forecasting of tumor growth by integrating imaging and modeling

Q Chen, Q Ye, W Zhang, H Li, X Zheng - Engineering Applications of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prediction and uncertainty quantification of tumor progression are vital in clinical practice, ie,
disease prognosis and decision-making on treatment strategies. In this work, we propose …

Optimal control of cytotoxic and antiangiogenic therapies on prostate cancer growth

P Colli, H Gomez, G Lorenzo, G Marinoschi… - … Models and Methods …, 2021 - World Scientific
Prostate cancer can be lethal in advanced stages, for which chemotherapy may become the
only viable therapeutic option. While there is no clear clinical management strategy fitting all …

[BOOK][B] The isogeometric boundary element method

G Beer, B Marussig, C Duenser - 2020 - Springer
The Boundary Element Method (BEM) has been the 'Cinderella'of numerical methods,
dominated by the big sister, the Finite Element Method (FEM). Although the BEM offers …

Projection and transfer operators in adaptive isogeometric analysis with hierarchical B-splines

P Hennig, M Ambati, L De Lorenzis… - Computer Methods in …, 2018 - Elsevier
We present projection methods and transfer operations required for adaptive mesh
refinement/coarsening in problems with internal variables. We extend the results of Hennig …

Isogeometric analysis of multi-phase flows with surface tension and with application to dynamics of rising bubbles

J Yan, S Lin, Y Bazilevs, GJ Wagner - Computers & Fluids, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel multi-phase flow formulation using a level-set-based interface-capturing approach is
proposed, focusing on addressing numerical challenges associated with the modeling of …

Suitably graded THB-spline refinement and coarsening: Towards an adaptive isogeometric analysis of additive manufacturing processes

M Carraturo, C Giannelli, A Reali, R Vázquez - Computer Methods in …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present work we introduce a complete set of algorithms to efficiently perform adaptive
refinement and coarsening by exploiting truncated hierarchical B-splines (THB-splines) …