Patient-specific simulation device and method for planning transcatheter aortic valve implantation

A method, which is performed by a device and which simulates an optimal intervention method of transcatheter aortic valve implantation, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a communication module, a medical image of a patient with aortic valve stenosis;
• generating, by a processor, a model of a 3D aortic valve based on the medical image;
• generating, by the processor, a virtual implantation model in which an artificial valve is inserted into the 3D aortic valve;
• converting, by the processor, the virtual implantation model into mesh data capable of being used to analyze CFD and FSI;
• analyzing, by the processor, the CFD and the FSI based on the converted mesh data;
• and
• outputting, by a display, the analysis result.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of simulating a TAVI procedure, the method comprising:

• receiving patient-specific medical image data of a patient with aortic valve stenosis;
• generating a 3D aortic valve model based on the medical image data;
• generating a virtual implantation model in which an artificial valve is virtually inserted into the 3D aortic valve model;
• converting the virtual implantation model into mesh data suitable for CFD and FSI analysis:
• analyzing the CFD and the FSI based on the mesh data;
• and
• outputting, to a display, an analysis result including at least one of:
• (i) predicted complication risks associated with the artificial valve implantation, or
• (ii) intervention guideline information for selecting at least one of valve size, implantation depth, or insertion angle.