Method and system for patient-specific modeling of blood flow
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium for use on a computer system containing computer-executable programming instructions for performing a method for planning treatment for a patient, the method comprising:
- receiving patient-specific data regarding a geometry of an anatomical structure of the patient;
creating a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the anatomical structure of the patient based on the patient-specific data;
determining first information regarding a blood flow characteristic within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the three-dimensional model and a patient-specific physics-based model relating to the anatomical structure of the patient;
creating a reduced-order model of the portion of the anatomical structure by using the first information to define a plurality of resistance values of the reduced-order model;
receiving input from a user selecting a first plan of treatment, the received input including a selection of a desired location for widening of the anatomical structure;
modifying one of the resistance values at a location corresponding to the desired location based on the received input; and
determining second information regarding the blood flow characteristic within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the reduced-order model.
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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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21 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium for use on a computer system containing computer-executable programming instructions for performing a method for planning treatment for a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving patient-specific data regarding a geometry of an anatomical structure of the patient; creating a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the anatomical structure of the patient based on the patient-specific data; determining first information regarding a blood flow characteristic within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the three-dimensional model and a patient-specific physics-based model relating to the anatomical structure of the patient; creating a reduced-order model of the portion of the anatomical structure by using the first information to define a plurality of resistance values of the reduced-order model; receiving input from a user selecting a first plan of treatment, the received input including a selection of a desired location for widening of the anatomical structure; modifying one of the resistance values at a location corresponding to the desired location based on the received input; and determining second information regarding the blood flow characteristic within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the reduced-order model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for planning treatment for a patient using a computer system, the method comprising:
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receiving, 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, first information regarding a blood flow characteristic within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the three-dimensional model and a patient-specific physics-based model relating to the anatomical structure of the patient; creating, using the at least one computer system, a reduced-order model of the portion of the anatomical structure by using the first information to define a plurality of resistance values of the reduced-order model; receiving, using the at least one computer system, input from a user selecting a first plan of treatment, the received input including a selection of a desired location for at least one of a bypass or a stent; modifying, using the at least one computer system, the reduced-order model at a location corresponding to the desired location by at least one of; adding at least one first resistor at a location corresponding to the desired location based on the received input, or modifying a resistance of at least one second resistor at the location corresponding to the desired location based on the received input; and determining, using the at least one computer system, second information regarding the blood flow characteristic within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the reduced-order model. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for planning treatment for a patient, the system comprising:
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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 first information regarding a blood flow characteristic within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the three-dimensional model and a patient-specific physics-based model relating to the anatomical structure of the patient; create a reduced-order model of the portion of the anatomical structure by using the first information to define a plurality of resistance values of the reduced-order model; receive input from a user selecting a first plan of treatment, the received input including a selection of a desired location for at least one of a stent or a bypass; at least one of adding at least one first resistor at a location in the reduced-order model corresponding to the desired location based on the received input, or modifying a resistance of at least one second resistor at the location in the reduced-order model corresponding to the desired location based on the received input; and determine second information regarding the blood flow characteristic within the anatomical structure of the patient based on the reduced-order model. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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