Blood-vessel-shape construction device for blood-flow simulation, method therefor, and computer software program
AssigneeEbm Corporation
InventorsTakanobu YAGI, Young-Kwang PARK
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Abstract
This device for constructing a blood-vessel-shape model in order to perform blood-flow analysis using computational fluid dynamics is provided with: an input unit which inputs a medical image; a shape-model generation unit which constructs, based on the medical image, a blood-vessel-shape model; a shape-model-quality evaluation unit which evaluates the shape reproduction degree of the constructed blood-vessel-shape model to determine the quality of the blood-vessel-shape model; and an output unit which outputs the determination result and the constructed blood-vessel-shape model.
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A device for constructing a blood-vessel-shape model in order to perform blood-flow analysis using computational fluid dynamics, the device comprising:
- an input unit which inputs a medical image;
- a shape-model generation unit which constructs a blood-vessel-shape model based on the medical image;
- a shape-model-quality evaluation unit which evaluates shape reproduction degree of the blood-vessel-shape model to determine quality of the blood-vessel-shape model;
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- an output unit which outputs a determination result and the blood-vessel-shape model.
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A method executed by a computer in order to construct a blood-vessel shape model for performing blood-flow analysis using computational fluid dynamics, the method comprising:
- a reading step for reading a medical image using a computer;
- a shape-model generation step for constructing a blood-vessel-shape model using a computer based on the medical image;
- a shape-model-quality evaluation step for evaluating shape reproduction degree of the blood-vessel-shape model using a computer in order to determine quality of the blood-vessel-shape model;
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- an output step for outputting a determination result and the blood-vessel-shape using a computer.
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