Method and system for patient-specific modeling of blood flow
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for enabling the assessment of a coronary artery of a patient, based on a calculated blood flow characteristic, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a digital display device, a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of multiple coronary arteries branching from an aorta of the patient, wherein the three-dimensional model is provided by a computer system;
displaying, on the display device, a first blood flow characteristic calculated by the computer system for at least one of the coronary arteries in the three-dimensional model;
receiving an input to the computer system related to a treatment plan for the at least one of the coronary arteries, wherein the treatment plan includes a widening of a lumen defined by the at least one of the coronary arteries; and
calculating and displaying, on the display device, a second blood flow characteristic for the at least one of the coronary arteries, wherein calculation of the second blood flow characteristic is based at least in part on the input.
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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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54 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for enabling the assessment of a coronary artery of a patient, based on a calculated blood flow characteristic, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a digital display device, a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of multiple coronary arteries branching from an aorta of the patient, wherein the three-dimensional model is provided by a computer system; displaying, on the display device, a first blood flow characteristic calculated by the computer system for at least one of the coronary arteries in the three-dimensional model; receiving an input to the computer system related to a treatment plan for the at least one of the coronary arteries, wherein the treatment plan includes a widening of a lumen defined by the at least one of the coronary arteries; and calculating and displaying, on the display device, a second blood flow characteristic for the at least one of the coronary arteries, wherein calculation of the second blood flow characteristic is based at least in part on the input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method for enabling the planning of a treatment of a patient, based on a calculated blood flow characteristic value, the method comprising:
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enabling a user to log onto a secure web site via a digital display device; displaying, on the digital display device, a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of multiple coronary arteries branching from an aorta of the patient, wherein the three-dimensional model is provided by a computer system and delivered through the secure web site, and wherein at least one of the coronary arteries includes an occlusion; displaying a first blood flow characteristic on the digital display device for the at least one coronary artery including the occlusion, wherein the first blood flow characteristic is calculated by the computer system; receiving an input to the computer system related to a treatment plan for the at least one coronary artery including the occlusion; and calculating and displaying a modified three-dimensional model and a second blood flow characteristic on the digital display device, wherein the second blood flow characteristic is calculated by the computer system based on the modified three-dimensional model of the at least one coronary artery including the occlusion based on the input, and wherein the modified three-dimensional model is generated by the computer system based on the input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 35)
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26. A computer-implemented method for enabling the assessment of a coronary artery of a patient based on a calculated blood flow characteristic value, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a digital display device, a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of multiple coronary arteries branching from an aorta of the patient, wherein the three-dimensional model is provided by a computer system; displaying, on the display device, a first blood flow characteristic calculated by the computer system for at least one of the coronary arteries in the three-dimensional model; receiving an input to the computer system related to a treatment plan for the at least one of the coronary arteries; and calculating and displaying, on the display device, a second blood flow characteristic for the at least one of the coronary arteries, wherein calculation of the second blood flow characteristic is based at least in part on the input; wherein the three-dimensional model includes at least one occlusion in the at least one of the coronary arteries, and wherein receiving the input comprises receiving a positioning of a digital image of at least one stent or coronary bypass graft over or near the occlusion. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer-implemented method for enabling the assessment of a coronary artery of a patient based on a calculated blood flow characteristic value, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a digital display device, a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of multiple coronary arteries branching from an aorta of the patient, wherein the three-dimensional model is provided by a computer system; displaying, on the display device, a first blood flow characteristic calculated by the computer system for at least one of the coronary arteries in the three-dimensional model; receiving an input to the computer system related to a treatment plan for the at least one of the coronary arteries, wherein the input includes creating a passageway in the three-dimensional model; and calculating and displaying, on the display device, a second blood flow characteristic for the at least one of the coronary arteries, wherein calculation of the second blood flow characteristic is calculated by the computer system at least in part based on the input. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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