Methods and systems for assessing image quality in modeling of patient anatomic or blood flow characteristics

A method for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, using at least one computer system, the method comprising:

• receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the 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;
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• generating an assessment of the suitability of the received images for patient-specific medical modeling or simulation based on the one or more image properties or the one or more image characteristics.

A system for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, the system comprising:

• a digital storage device storing instructions for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy;
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• a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including:
• receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the 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;
• and
• generating an assessment of the suitability of the received images for patient-specific medical modeling or simulation based on the one or more image properties or the one or more image characteristics.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for use on at least one computer system containing computer-executable programming instructions for assessing the quality of medical images of at least a portion of a patient's anatomy, that when executed by the at least one computer system, cause the performance of a method comprising:

• receiving one or more images of at least a portion of the 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;
• and
• generating an assessment of the suitability of the received images for patient-specific medical modeling or simulation based on the one or more image properties or the one or more image characteristics.