Systems and method for performing particle-based simulation of fluid flow
AssigneeHeartFlow, Inc.
InventorCharles A. TAYLOR
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Abstract
Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.
Claims21
1-184. (canceled)
A computer-implemented method for vascular assessment, comprising:
- generating, via one or more processors, a model of at least a portion of a targeted vessel, the model based on a plurality of representations of at least one vascular segment included in the targeted vessel, the representations based on a plurality of medical images acquired prior to application of a stenosis treatment to the targeted vessel;
- determining, via the one or more processors, an index indicative of vascular function of the targeted vessel using the model;
- receiving, via the one or more processors, at least one post-procedure medical image of the targeted vessel, the at least one post-procedure medical image depicting at least one treated vascular segment of a treated vessel that includes the targeted vessel that has been subjected to the stenosis treatment;
- updating, via the one or more processors, the model based on an at least partial update of the at least one vascular segment with the at least one treated vascular segment;
- and
- determining, via the one or more processors, an updated index indicative of vascular function for the treated vessel based on the updated model.
A system for vascular assessment, comprising:
- at least one memory storing instructions;
- and
- at least one processor operatively connected to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, including:
- generating, a model of at least a portion of a targeted vessel, the model based on a plurality of representations of at least one vascular segment included in the targeted vessel, the representations based on a plurality of medical images acquired prior to application of a stenosis treatment to the targeted vessel;
- determining an index indicative of vascular function of the targeted vessel using the model;
- receiving at least one post-procedure medical image of the targeted vessel, the at least one post-procedure medical image depicting at least one treated vascular segment of a treated vessel that includes the targeted vessel that has been subjected to the stenosis treatment;
- updating the model based on an at least partial update of the at least one vascular segment with the at least one treated vascular segment;
- and
- determining an updated index indicative of vascular function for the treated vessel based on the updated model.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for vascular assessment that are executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to perform operations, including:
- generating, a model of at least a portion of a targeted vessel, the model based on a plurality of representations of at least one vascular segment included in the targeted vessel, the representations based on a plurality of medical images acquired prior to application of a stenosis treatment to the targeted vessel;
- determining an index indicative of vascular function of the targeted vessel using the model;
- receiving at least one post-procedure medical image of the targeted vessel, the at least one post-procedure medical image depicting at least one treated vascular segment of a treated vessel that includes the targeted vessel that has been subjected to the stenosis treatment;
- updating the model based on an at least partial update of the at least one vascular segment with the at least one treated vascular segment;
- and
- determining an updated index indicative of vascular function for the treated vessel based on the updated model.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.