METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW
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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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211 Claims
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185. A method for vascular assessment comprising:
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receiving a plurality of 2D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processing said images to produce a stenotic model over the vasculature, said stenotic model having measurements of the vasculature at one or more locations along vessels of the vasculature; obtaining a flow characteristic of the stenotic model; and calculating an index indicative of vascular function, based, at least in part, on the flow characteristic in the stenotic model. - View Dependent Claims (186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211)
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186. The method according to claim 185, wherein said measurements of the vasculature are at one or more locations along a centerline of at least one branch of the vasculature.
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187. The method according to claim 185, wherein said flow characteristic of said stenotic model comprises resistance to fluid flow.
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188. The method according to claim 187, further comprising identifying in said first stenotic model a stenosed vessel and a downstream portion of said stenosed vessel, and calculating said resistance to fluid flow in said downstream portion;
wherein said index is calculated based on a volume of said downstream portion, and on a contribution of said stenosed vessel to said resistance to fluid flow.
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189. The method according to claim 185, wherein said flow characteristic of said stenotic model comprises fluid flow.
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190. The method according to claim 185, wherein said stenotic model is a three-dimensional vessel tree.
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191. The method according to claim 190, wherein said vessel tree comprises data pertaining to location, orientation and diameter of vessels at a plurality of points within said portion of the vasculature.
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192. The method according to claim 185, wherein said processing said images to produce said stenotic model comprises:
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extending said stenotic model by one branch; calculating a new flow characteristic in said extended stenotic model; updating said index responsively to said new flow characteristic and according to a predetermined criterion; and iteratively repeating said extending, said calculating and said updating.
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193. The method according to claim 185, further comprising processing said images to produce a second model over said vasculature, and obtaining a flow characteristic of said second model;
wherein said calculation of said index is based on the flow characteristic in the stenotic model and on the flow characteristic in the second model
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194. The method according to claim 193, wherein said second model is a normal model, comprising an inflated vessel replacing a stenotic vessel in the stenotic model.
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195. The method according to claim 193, wherein said stenotic model is a three-dimensional vessel tree and said second model is a second three-dimensional vessel tree.
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196. The method according to claim 193, wherein said flow characteristics of said models comprise fluid flow.
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197. The method according to claim 193, wherein said flow characteristics of said models comprise resistance to fluid flow.
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198. The method according to claim 193, wherein each of the models corresponds to a portion of the vasculature which is between two consecutive branches of the vasculature and which includes a stenosis.
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199. The method according to claim 193, wherein each of the models corresponds to a portion of the vasculature which includes a branch of the vasculature.
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200. The method according to claim 193, wherein each of the models corresponds to a portion of the vasculature which includes a stenosis and which extends at least one branch of the vasculature beyond the stenosis.
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201. The method according to claim 193, wherein each of the models corresponds to a portion of the vasculature which includes a stenosis and which extends at least three branches of the vasculature beyond the stenosis.
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202. The method according to claim 200, wherein each of the models corresponds to a portion of the vasculature which includes a stenosis and which extends distally as far as resolution of said images allows.
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203. The method according to claim 193, wherein said stenotic model corresponds to a portion of the vasculature which includes a stenosis, and said second model corresponds to a portion of the vasculature which does not include a stenosis and which is geometrically similar to the stenotic model.
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204. The method according to claim 193, wherein said processing said images to produce said stenotic model and said second model comprises:
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extending each of the models by one branch; calculating a new flow characteristic in each extended model; updating said index responsively to said new flow characteristics and according to a predetermined criterion; and iteratively repeating said extending, said calculating and said updating.
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205. The method according to claim 193, wherein said index is calculated based on a ratio of the flow characteristic in the stenotic model to the flow characteristic in the second model.
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206. The method according to claim 185, wherein said index is indicative of the need for revascularization.
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207. The method according to claim 185, further comprising obtaining a Fractional Flow Ratio (FFR) based on said index.
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208. The method according to claim 185, further comprising determining, based on said index, a ratio between maximal blood flow in an area of a stenosis and a maximal blood flow in a same area without stenosis.
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209. The method according to claim 185, further comprising capturing said 2D images.
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210. A non-transitory computer software product, comprising a computer-readable medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to receive a plurality of 2D images of a subject'"'"'s vasculature and execute the method according to claim 185.
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211. A system for vascular assessment comprising:
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a plurality of imaging devices configured for capturing a plurality of 2D images of a vasculature of a subject; and a computer configured for receiving said plurality of 2D images and executing the method according to claim 185.
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186. The method according to claim 185, wherein said measurements of the vasculature are at one or more locations along a centerline of at least one branch of the vasculature.
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Current AssigneeHeartflow Inc.
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Original AssigneeHeartflow Inc.
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InventorsTAYLOR, Charles A.
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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US Class Current1/1
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