Method and system for patient-specific modeling of blood flow
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for generating a measure or an indication of inhibition of blood flow, the method comprising:
- obtaining volume data or data of a series of images regarding an anatomy of an organ of a patient;
generating, using the obtained volume data or the obtained data of a series of images, a three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ of the patient;
subdividing the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model into a first region and a second region;
creating a first patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ;
calculating, using the first patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ, a first blood flow value of perfusion into the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model;
creating a second patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ;
calculating, using the second patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ, a second blood flow value of perfusion into the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model;
calculating a metric of inhibition of a blood flow in a blood vessel of the patient'"'"'s organ, the metric comprising a ratio of the calculated first blood flow value of perfusion into the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model to the calculated second blood flow value of perfusion into the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; and
outputting, to an electronic storage medium or display, the calculated metric of inhibition of the blood flow in the blood vessel of the patient'"'"'s organ.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient'"'"'s heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient'"'"'s heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient'"'"'s heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for generating a measure or an indication of inhibition of blood flow, the method comprising:
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obtaining volume data or data of a series of images regarding an anatomy of an organ of a patient; generating, using the obtained volume data or the obtained data of a series of images, a three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ of the patient; subdividing the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model into a first region and a second region; creating a first patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ; calculating, using the first patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ, a first blood flow value of perfusion into the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; creating a second patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ; calculating, using the second patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ, a second blood flow value of perfusion into the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; calculating a metric of inhibition of a blood flow in a blood vessel of the patient'"'"'s organ, the metric comprising a ratio of the calculated first blood flow value of perfusion into the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model to the calculated second blood flow value of perfusion into the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; and outputting, to an electronic storage medium or display, the calculated metric of inhibition of the blood flow in the blood vessel of the patient'"'"'s organ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical image processing method comprising:
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obtaining volume data or data of a series of images regarding an anatomy of an organ of a patient; generating, using the obtained volume data or the obtained data of a series of images, a three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ of the patient; subdividing the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model into a first region and a second region; creating a first patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ; calculating, using the first patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ, a first blood flow value of perfusion into the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; creating a second patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ; calculating, using the second patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ, a second blood flow value of perfusion into the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; calculating a metric of inhibition of a blood flow in a blood vessel of the patient'"'"'s organ, the metric comprising a ratio of the calculated first blood flow value of perfusion into the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model to the calculated second blood flow value of perfusion into the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; and outputting, to an electronic storage medium or display, the calculated metric of inhibition of the blood flow in the blood vessel of the patient'"'"'s organ. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A medical image processing apparatus configured to execute a method, the method comprising:
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obtaining volume data or data of a series of images regarding an anatomy of an organ of a patient; generating, using the obtained volume data or the obtained data of a series of images, a three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ of the patient; subdividing the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model into a first region and a second region; creating a first patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ; calculating, using the patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ, a first blood flow value of perfusion into the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; creating a second patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ; calculating, using the second patient-specific blood flow model corresponding to the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model of the organ, a second blood flow value of perfusion into the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; calculating a metric of inhibition of a blood flow in a blood vessel of the patient'"'"'s organ, the metric comprising a ratio of the calculated first blood flow value of perfusion into the first region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model to the calculated second blood flow value of perfusion into the second region of the three-dimensional patient-specific tissue model; and outputting, to an electronic storage medium or display, the calculated metric of inhibition of the blood flow in the blood vessel of the patient'"'"'s organ.
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