DYNAMIC POSITIONAL INFORMATION CONSTRAINED HEART MODEL
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1. A method for producing a patient specific heart model that is specific for a patient, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a computational model of a heart;
(b) obtaining dynamic positional information (DPI) data from said patient; and
(c) modifying said computational model with said DPI data to produce said patient specific heart model, wherein said patient specific heart model is predictive for said patient'"'"'s heart function.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for producing a computational model of the heart which is patient-specific are provided. Embodiments of the methods and systems include providing a computational model of a heart, obtaining dynamic positional information data from a patient and modifying the heart model with the dynamic positional information data to produce a patient-specific heart model. The invention finds use in a variety of different applications, including but not limited to diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions.
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1. A method for producing a patient specific heart model that is specific for a patient, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a computational model of a heart; (b) obtaining dynamic positional information (DPI) data from said patient; and (c) modifying said computational model with said DPI data to produce said patient specific heart model, wherein said patient specific heart model is predictive for said patient'"'"'s heart function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for generating a patient specific heart model that is specific for a patient, said system comprising:
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(a) a computational heart model; (b) a source of patient-specific dynamic positional information (DPI) data; and (c) a processor configured to modify said computational heart model with patient-specific DPI data to produce said a patient specific heart model. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable storage medium having a processing program stored thereon, wherein said processing program operates a processor to operate a system to perform a method comprising:
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(a) providing a computational model of a heart; (b) obtaining dynamic positional information (DPI) data from said patient; and (c) modifying said computational model with said DPI data to produce said patient specific heart model, wherein said patient specific heart model is predictive for said patient'"'"'s heart function.
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28. A kit comprising programming configured to modify a computational heart model with patient-specific DPI data to generate a specific heart model in a method comprising:
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(a) providing a computational model of a heart; (b) obtaining dynamic positional information (DPI) data from said patient; and (c) modifying said computational model with said DPI data to produce said patient specific heart model, wherein said patient specific heart model is predictive for said patient'"'"'s heart function.
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