Method and System For Patient-Specific Modeling of Blood Flow
First Claim
1. A system for planning treatment for a patient, the system comprising:
- at least one computer system configured to;
receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of an anatomical structure of the patient;
create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the anatomical structure of the patient based on the patient-specific data;
determine a first fractional flow reserve within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the three-dimensional model and information regarding a physiological condition of the patient;
receive input from a user regarding a plan of treatment;
modify the physiological condition of the patient based on the received input; and
determine a second fractional flow reserve within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the modified physiological condition of the patient.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a system for planning treatment for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of an anatomical structure of the patient, create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the anatomical structure of the patient based on the patient-specific data, and determine a first fractional flow reserve within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the three-dimensional model and information regarding a physiological condition of the patient. The at least one computer system may be further configured to receive input from a user regarding a plan of treatment, modify the physiological condition of the patient based on the received input, and determine a second fractional flow reserve within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the modified physiological condition of the patient.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for planning treatment for a patient, the system comprising:
at least one computer system configured to; receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of an anatomical structure of the patient; create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the anatomical structure of the patient based on the patient-specific data; determine a first fractional flow reserve within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the three-dimensional model and information regarding a physiological condition of the patient; receive input from a user regarding a plan of treatment; modify the physiological condition of the patient based on the received input; and determine a second fractional flow reserve within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the modified physiological condition of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for planning treatment for a patient using at least one computer system, the method comprising:
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inputting into at least one computer system patient-specific data regarding a geometry of an anatomical structure of the patient; creating, using the at least one computer system, a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the anatomical structure of the patient based on the patient-specific data; determining, using the at least one computer system, a first fractional flow reserve within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the three-dimensional model and information regarding a physiological condition of the patient; modifying, using the at least one computer system, the physiological condition of the patient; and determining, using the at least one computer system, a second fractional flow reserve within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the modified physiological condition of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for planning treatment for a patient, the system comprising:
at least one computer system configured to; receive patient-specific imaging data regarding a geometry of at least a portion of an anatomical structure of the patient; create a three-dimensional model representing at least the portion of the anatomical structure based on the patient-specific imaging data, the three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of an aorta and at least a portion of a plurality of coronary arteries emanating from the portion of the aorta, the three-dimensional model including portions representing a plurality of outlets for blood flow formed by the plurality of coronary arteries; determine first information regarding a blood flow characteristic within at least the portion of the plurality of coronary arteries based on the three-dimensional model and at least one physics-based model, the at least one physics-based model representing a blood flow through at least one of the plurality of outlets, the at least one physics-based model having less than three dimensions and including information regarding a physiological condition of the patient; modify the physiological condition of the patient; and determine second information regarding the blood flow characteristic at a plurality of locations within at least the portion of the plurality of coronary arteries based on the modified physiological condition of the patient, each of the first information and the second information including at least one of blood pressure, blood velocity, blood flow rate, or fractional flow reserve within at least the portion of the plurality of coronary arteries. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for planning treatment for a patient using at least one computer system, the method comprising:
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inputting into the at least one computer system patient-specific imaging data regarding a geometry of at least a portion of an anatomical structure of the patient; creating, using the at least one computer system, a three-dimensional model representing at least the portion of the anatomical structure based on the patient-specific imaging data, the three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of an aorta and at least a portion of a plurality of coronary arteries emanating from the portion of the aorta, the three-dimensional model including portions representing a plurality of outlets for blood flow formed by the plurality of coronary arteries; determining, using the at least one computer system, first information regarding a blood flow characteristic within at least the portion of the plurality of coronary arteries based on the three-dimensional model and at least one physics-based model, the at least one physics-based model representing a blood flow through at least one of the plurality of outlets, the at least one physics-based model having less than three dimensions and including information regarding a physiological condition of the patient; inputting into the at least one computer system information regarding a plan of treatment; modifying, using the at least one computer system, the physiological condition of the patient based on the information regarding the plan of treatment; and determining, using the at least one computer system, second information regarding the blood flow characteristic at a plurality of locations within at least the portion of the plurality of coronary arteries based on the modified physiological condition of the patient, each of the first information and the second information including at least one of blood pressure, blood velocity, blood flow rate, or fractional flow reserve within at least the portion of the plurality of coronary arteries. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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