System and method for facilitating cardiac intervention
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1. A system configured to assess treatments for disease of a human heart, comprising:
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a system memory coupled to the CPU, wherein the system memory stores one or more computer programs executable by the CPU;
wherein one or more computer programs are executable to;
perform a first modification of at least one feature of one or more first images of heart tissue;
perform at least one second modification of at least one of the features, wherein the second modification is performed independent of the first modification;
compare at least one effect of the first modification to at least one effect of the second modification, or compare at least one effect of the second modification to at least one effect of the first modification;
determine at least a first and second volume of a portion of the heart tissue and blood flow through a portion of the heart; and
assess a mitral regurgitation with a provided velocity of a fluid through at least a portion of the aorta.
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Abstract
One embodiment discloses a computerized method of facilitating cardiac intervention, comprising inputting patient data, creating a computerized interactive model of a heart based on the patient data, wherein the model comprises features, simulating at least one proposed cardiac intervention treatment by adding or deleting features to the model, and determining the effects of the proposed cardiac simulation upon the entire model. Simulations may be repeated to allow the user to determine an optimal cardiac intervention. Additionally, a template may be created from the model to use as a guide during the cardiac intervention.
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1. A system configured to assess treatments for disease of a human heart, comprising:
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a CPU; and a system memory coupled to the CPU, wherein the system memory stores one or more computer programs executable by the CPU; wherein one or more computer programs are executable to; perform a first modification of at least one feature of one or more first images of heart tissue; perform at least one second modification of at least one of the features, wherein the second modification is performed independent of the first modification; compare at least one effect of the first modification to at least one effect of the second modification, or compare at least one effect of the second modification to at least one effect of the first modification; determine at least a first and second volume of a portion of the heart tissue and blood flow through a portion of the heart; and assess a mitral regurgitation with a provided velocity of a fluid through at least a portion of the aorta. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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2. A computer-readable medium configured to store program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement a method to assess treatments for a human heart, comprising:
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performing a first modification of at least one feature of one or more first images of heart tissue; performing at least one second modification of at least one of the features, wherein the second modification is performed independent of the first modification; comparing at least one effect of the first modification to at least one effect of the second modification, or comparing at least one effect of the second modification to at least one effect of the first modification; determining at least a first and second volume of a portion of the heart tissue and blood flow through a portion of the heart; and assessing a mitral regurgitation with a provided velocity of a fluid through at least a portion of the aorta. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A system configured to assess treatments for disease of a human heart, comprising:
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a CPU; and a system memory coupled to the CPU, wherein the system memory stores one or more computer programs executable by the CPU; wherein one or more computer programs are executable to; perform a modification of at least one feature of one or more first images of heart tissue; compare the modification to at least one reference modification in a database to assess an effect of the modification; determine at least a first and second volume of a portion of the heart tissue and blood flow through a portion of the heart; and assess a mitral regurgitation with a provided velocity of a fluid through at least a portion of the aorta. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A computer-readable medium configured to store program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement a method to assess treatments for a human heart, comprising:
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performing a modification of at least one feature of one or more first images of heart tissue; comparing the modification to one or more reference modifications in a database to assess at least one effect of the modification; determining at least a first and second volume of a portion of the heart tissue and blood flow through a portion of the heart; and assessing a mitral regurgitation with a provided velocity of a fluid through at least a portion of the aorta. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102)
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