Systems and methods for identifying and modeling unresolved vessels in image-based patient-specific hemodynamic models

A computer-implemented method of identifying and modeling the effects of unresolved vessels in image-based patient-specific hemodynamic models, the method comprising:

• receiving a reference morphometric feature of vessel structure;
• receiving, in an electronic storage medium, a first patient-specific anatomical model representing at least a vessel of a patient corresponding to the vessel structure;
• determining, using a processor, a patient-related value of a morphometric feature of the first patient-specific anatomical model;
• and
• generating an updated patient-specific anatomical model based on a comparison of the determined patient-specific value of the morphometric feature and the reference morphometric feature.

A system for identifying and modeling the effects of unresolved vessels in image-based patient-specific hemodynamic models, the system comprising:

• a data storage device storing instructions for identifying and modeling the effects of unresolved vessels in image-based patient-specific hemodynamic models;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including:
• receiving a reference morphometric feature of vessel structure;
• receiving, in an electronic storage medium, a first patient-specific anatomical model representing at least a vessel of a patient corresponding to the vessel structure;
• determining, using a processor, a patient-related value of a morphometric feature of the first patient-specific anatomical model;
• and
• generating an updated patient-specific anatomical model based on a comparison of the determined patient-specific value of the morphometric feature and the reference morphometric feature.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for identifying and modeling the effects of unresolved vessels in image-based patient-specific hemodynamic models, the method including:

• receiving a reference morphometric feature of vessel structure;
• receiving, in an electronic storage medium, a first patient-specific anatomical model representing at least a vessel of a patient corresponding to the vessel structure;
• determining, using a processor, a patient-related value of a morphometric feature of the first patient-specific anatomical model;
• and
• generating an updated patient-specific anatomical model based on a comparison of the determined patient-specific value of the morphometric feature and the reference morphometric feature.