Evaluating prosthetic heart valve placement

A system for evaluating the placement of a prosthetic device in a patient's body, comprising:

• an electronic processor;
• and
• an electronic memory device having instructions stored therein,
• wherein the processor is configured to access the memory device and execute the instructions stored therein such that it is configured to:
• designate one or more positions in at least one of one or more depictions of an anatomical region of interest of the patient's body that includes a first anatomical structure of interest in which the prosthetic device is to be placed, wherein each of the one or more depictions shows the first structure of interest, a blood pool volume of a second anatomical structure of interest, or both, and wherein each position corresponds to a respective position in the first structure of interest at which the prosthetic device may be placed;
• and
• for each of the one or more designated positions, predict an amount of blood flow obstruction through the second structure of interest that would be caused if the prosthetic device was to be placed at a corresponding position in the first structure of interest.

A method for use in evaluating the placement of a prosthetic device in a patient's body, comprising:

• designating a position in at least one of one or more depictions of an anatomical region of interest of the patient's body that includes a first anatomical structure of interest in which the prosthetic device is to be placed, wherein each of the one or more depictions shows the first structure of interest, a blood pool volume of a second anatomical structure of interest, or both, and wherein the designated position corresponds to a position in the first structure of interest at which the device may be placed;
• determining for the designated position a cross-sectional surface area of the blood pool volume of the second anatomical structure of interest;
• and
• evaluating blood flow obstruction through the second structure of interest that would be caused if the prosthetic device was to be placed at a position in the first structure of interest corresponding to the designated position based on the determined cross-sectional surface area.

A system for evaluating the placement of a prosthetic device in a patient's body, comprising:

• an electronic processor;
• and
• an electronic memory device having instructions stored therein,
• wherein the processor is configured to access the memory device and execute the instructions stored therein such that it is configured to:
• designate a position in at least one of one or more depictions of an anatomical region of interest of the patient's body that includes a first anatomical structure of interest in which the prosthetic device is to be placed, wherein each of the one or more depictions shows the first structure of interest, a blood pool volume of a second anatomical structure of interest, or both, and wherein the designated position corresponds to a position in the first structure of interest at which the device may be placed;
• and
• for the designated position, determine a cross-sectional surface area of the blood pool volume of the second anatomical structure of interest for use in evaluating blood flow obstruction through the second structure of interest that would be caused if the prosthetic device was to be placed at a corresponding position in the first structure of interest.