Systems and methods for numerically evaluating vasculature

A computer-implemented method for generating a cardiovascular score for a patient, the method comprising:

• creating, using at least one computer system, a three-dimensional model representing a plurality of portions of the one or more coronary arteries of the patient using patient-specific image data of multiple coronary arteries of the patient;
• segmenting, using the at least one computer system, one or more geometrical features from the patent-specific image data using the three-dimensional model;
• analyzing, using the at least one computer system, the one or more geometric features segmented from the patient-specific image data to determine multiple characteristics of the one or more coronary arteries, the multiple characteristics being selected from the group consisting of left/right dominance, identification of segment(s) of coronary arteries with disease, presence of total occlusions, presence of bifurcations and trifurcations, presence of ostial disease, computation of tortuosity, computation of length of diseased segment(s), computation of dimensions of calcified plaque, identification of thrombus, and presence of diffuse disease;
• evaluating, using the at least one computer system, the multiple characteristics of the analyzed one or more geometrical features of the coronary arteries to obtain computer evaluations of the multiple characteristics;
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• automatically generating, using the at least one computer system, the cardiovascular score from the computer evaluations of the multiple characteristics.

A method for providing a cardiovascular score for a patient, the method comprising:

• receiving, using at least one computer system, non-invasively obtained patient-specific image data of multiple coronary arteries of the patient;
• creating, using the at least one computer system, a three-dimensional model representing a plurality of portions of the one or more coronary arteries of the patient using the patient-specific image data;
• analyzing, using the at least one computer system, one or more geometric features segmented from the non-invasively obtained patient-specific image data to determine multiple characteristics of the one or more coronary arteries, the multiple characteristics being selected from the group consisting of left/right dominance, identification of segment(s) of coronary arteries with disease, presence of total occlusions, presence of bifurcations and trifurcations, presence of ostial disease, computation of tortuosity, computation of length of diseased segment(s), computation of dimensions of calcified plaque, identification of thrombus, and presence of diffuse disease;
• evaluating, using the at least one computer system, the multiple characteristics of the analyzed one or more geometrical features of the coronary arteries to obtain computer evaluations of the multiple characteristics;
• and
• automatically generating, using the at least one computer system, the cardiovascular score from the computer evaluations of the multiple characteristics.