Methods and systems for assessing image quality in modeling of patient anatomic or blood flow characteristics
First Claim
1. A method for automatically selecting image(s) to produce model(s) for a patient-specific simulation of blood flow, using at least one computer system, the method comprising:
- receiving one or more images of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy;
obtaining one or more image properties of the received images using one or more processors of the at least one computer system;
obtaining, for a selected one of the received images, an identification of one or more image characteristics of the selected one of the received images, where the one or more image characteristics are associated with an anatomic feature of the patient'"'"'s anatomy;
identifying a type of patient-specific simulation to perform using the received images;
receiving, for the type of patient-specific medical simulation using the received images, a selected level of simulation accuracy, precision, or performance;
quantifying a minimum image quality to render the received selected level of simulation accuracy, precision, or performance;
generating an image assessment based on the quantified minimum image quality, and the one or more image properties or image characteristics; and
applying the image assessment to each of the received images to select one or more images to produce one or more models for a patient-specific simulation of blood flow.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy, using a computer system. One method includes receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy; determining, using a processor of the computer system, one or more image properties of the received images; performing, using a processor of the computer system, anatomic localization or modeling of at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy based on the received images; obtaining an identification of one or more image characteristics associated with an anatomic feature of the patient'"'"'s anatomy based on the anatomic localization or modeling; and calculating, using a processor of the computer system, an image quality score based on the one or more image properties and the one or more image characteristics.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for automatically selecting image(s) to produce model(s) for a patient-specific simulation of blood flow, using at least one computer system, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more images of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy; obtaining one or more image properties of the received images using one or more processors of the at least one computer system; obtaining, for a selected one of the received images, an identification of one or more image characteristics of the selected one of the received images, where the one or more image characteristics are associated with an anatomic feature of the patient'"'"'s anatomy; identifying a type of patient-specific simulation to perform using the received images; receiving, for the type of patient-specific medical simulation using the received images, a selected level of simulation accuracy, precision, or performance; quantifying a minimum image quality to render the received selected level of simulation accuracy, precision, or performance; generating an image assessment based on the quantified minimum image quality, and the one or more image properties or image characteristics; and applying the image assessment to each of the received images to select one or more images to produce one or more models for a patient-specific simulation of blood flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for automatically selecting image(s) to produce model(s) for a patient-specific simulation of blood flow, the system comprising:
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a digital storage device storing instructions for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including; receiving one or more images of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy; obtaining one or more image properties of the received images using one or more processors of the at least one computer system; obtaining, for a selected one of the received images, an identification of one or more image characteristics of the selected one of the received images, where the one or more image characteristics are associated with an anatomic feature of the patient'"'"'s anatomy; identifying a type of patient-specific simulation to perform using the received images; receiving, for the type of patient-specific simulation using the received images, a selected level of accuracy, precision, or performance; quantifying a minimum image quality to render the received selected level of accuracy, precision, or performance; generating an image assessment based on the quantified minimum image quality, and the one or more image properties or image characteristics; and applying the image assessment to each of the received images to select one or more images to produce one or more models for a patient-specific simulation of blood flow. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium for use on at least one computer system containing computer-executable programming instructions for automatically selecting image(s) to produce model(s) for a patient-specific simulation of blood flow, that when executed by the at least one computer system, cause the performance of a method comprising:
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receiving one or more images of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy; obtaining one or more image properties of the received images using one or more processors of the at least one computer system; obtaining, for a selected one of the received images, an identification of one or more image characteristics of the selected one of the received images, where the one or more image characteristics are associated with an anatomic feature of the patient'"'"'s anatomy; identifying a type of patient-specific medical modeling or simulation to perform using the received images; receiving, for the type of patient-specific medical modeling or simulation using the received images, a selected level of accuracy, precision, or performance; quantifying a minimum image quality to render the received selected level of accuracy, precision, or performance; generating an image assessment based on the quantified minimum image quality, and the one or more image properties or the image characteristics; and applying the image assessment to each of the received images to select one or more images to produce one or more models for a patient-specific simulation of blood flow.
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