Method and system for providing information from a patient-specific model of blood flow
View Patent ↗Embodiments include a system for providing blood flow information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system including a touchscreen. The at least one computer system may be configured to display, on the touchscreen, a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of an anatomical structure of the patient based on patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may also be configured to receive a first input relating to a first location on the touchscreen indicated by at least one pointing object controlled by a user, and the first location on the touchscreen may indicate a first location on the displayed three-dimensional model. The at least one computer system may be further configured to display first information on the touchscreen, and the first information may indicate a blood flow characteristic at the first location.
1. A method for providing patient-specific blood flow information using at least a computer system, the method comprising:
receiving over an electronic network, at the computer system, patient-specific anatomical data;
generating, based on the received patient-specific anatomical data, a geometric model representing at least a portion of an anatomical structure of a patient, and a reduced-order model of the portion of the anatomical structure;
transmitting over the electronic network one or both of the geometric model and the reduced-order model to a portable computer including a touchscreen;
receiving over the electronic network, at the computer system, a user intervention input entered by a user on the touchscreen indicating a potential treatment of the anatomical structure that initiates a modification of the reduced-order model;
calculating, at the computer system, at least one blood flow characteristic based on the received user intervention input and the modification of the reduced-order model; and
transmitting over the electronic network the calculated at least one blood flow characteristic to the portable computer.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geometric model is a three-dimensional model.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the patient-specific anatomical data includes imaging data of at least a portion of an anatomical structure of a patient.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the anatomical structure includes at least a portion of an aorta and at least a portion of a plurality of coronary arteries emanating from the portion of the aorta.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the anatomical structure includes at least one of a portion of a plurality of arteries in the patient's heart, neck, head, thorax, abdomen, arms, or legs.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modification of the reduced-order model is initiated on the portable computer.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modification of the reduced-order model is initiated on the computer system.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modification corresponds to placement of a stent.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modification corresponds to a formation of a bypass.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic network is chosen from a wired and a wireless network.
11. A system for providing patient-specific blood flow information for a patient, the system comprising at least:
a computer system including a processor configured to:
receive over an electronic network patient-specific data anatomical data;
generate, based on the received patient-specific anatomical data, a geometric model representing at least a portion of an anatomical structure of a patient, and a reduced-order model of the portion of the anatomical structure;
transmit over the electronic network one or both of the geometric model and the reduced-order model to a portable computer including a touchscreen;
receive over the electronic network a user intervention input entered by a user on the touchscreen indicating a potential treatment of the anatomical structure that initiates a modification of the reduced-order model;
calculate at least one blood flow characteristic based on the received user intervention input and the modification of the reduced-order model; and
transmit over the electronic network the calculated at least one blood flow characteristic to the portable computer.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the geometric model is a three-dimensional model.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the patient-specific anatomical data includes imaging data of at least a portion of an anatomical structure of a patient.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the anatomical structure includes at least a portion of an aorta and at least a portion of a plurality of coronary arteries emanating from the portion of the aorta.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the anatomical structure includes at least one of a portion of a plurality of arteries in the patient's heart, neck, head, thorax, abdomen, arms, or legs.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the modification of the reduced-order model is initiated on the portable computer.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the modification of the reduced-order model is initiated on the computer system.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the modification corresponds to placement of a stent.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the modification corresponds to a formation of a bypass.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic network is chosen from a wired and a wireless network.
21. A non-transitory computer readable medium for use on at least a computer system containing computer-executable programming instructions for providing patient-specific blood flow information, the instructions being executable by the computer system for:
receiving over an electronic network, at the computer system, patient-specific anatomical data;
generating, based on the received patient-specific anatomical data, a geometric model representing at least a portion of an anatomical structure of a patient, and a reduced-order model of the portion of the anatomical structure;
transmitting over the electronic network one or both of the geometric model and the reduced-order model to a portable computer including a touchscreen;
receiving over the electronic network, at the computer system, a user intervention input entered by a user on the touchscreen indicating a potential treatment of the anatomical structure that initiates a modification of the reduced-order model;
calculating at least one blood flow characteristic based on the received user intervention input and the modification of the reduced-order model; and
transmitting the calculated at least one blood flow characteristic to the portable computer.
22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the geometric model is a three-dimensional model.
23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the patient-specific anatomical data includes imaging data of at least a portion of an anatomical structure of a patient.
24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the anatomical structure includes at least a portion of an aorta and at least a portion of a plurality of coronary arteries emanating from the portion of the aorta.
25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the anatomical structure includes at least one of a portion of a plurality of arteries in the patient's heart, neck, head, thorax, abdomen, arms, or legs.
26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the modification of the reduced-order model is initiated on the portable computer.
27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the modification of the reduced-order model is initiated on the computer system.
28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the modification corresponds to placement of a stent.
29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the modification corresponds to a formation of a bypass.
30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the electronic network is chosen from a wired and a wireless network.