Heart graphic display system

1. A method performed by one or more computing systems for presenting information to assist evaluation of an electromagnetic (“EM”) source of a body, the method comprising:

accessing indications of a plurality of cycles within EM measurements of an EM field of the EM source;

for pairs of cycles of the plurality of the cycles, calculating a similarity score for the pair of cycles, each pair of cycles including a first cycle of the pair and a second cycle of the pair, the similarity score for the pair of cycles indicating similarity between the first cycle of the pair and the second cycle of the pair;

generating a graphic that provides a non-textual indication of the similarity scores for the pairs of cycles; and

outputting the graphic to an output device

wherein the EM measurements are generated based on a computational model that models EM activations of the EM source.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising applying the computational model to perform a simulation that models the EM activations of the EM source and deriving the EM measurements from the modeled EM activations.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-textual indications of similarity scores are based on varying a graphic characteristic.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the graphic characteristic is based on color.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the graphic characteristic is based on intensity level.

6. A method performed by one or more computing systems for presenting information to assist evaluation of an electromagnetic (“EM”) source of a body, the method comprising:

accessing indications of a plurality of cycles within EM measurements of an EM field of the EM source;

for pairs of cycles of the plurality of the cycles, calculating a similarity score for the pair of cycles, each pair of cycles including a first cycle of the pair and a second cycle of the pair, the similarity score for the pair of cycles indicating similarity between the first cycle of the pair and the second cycle of the pair;

generating a graphic that provides a non-textual indication of the similarity scores for the pairs of cycles; and

outputting the graphic to an output device

wherein the graphic includes a map with a first axis representing each cycle and a second axis representing each cycle, and wherein an intersection of a pair of cycles on the map provides the non-textual indication of the similarity score for the pair of cycles.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the EM measurements are collected from a person.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the graphic further includes a third axis representing similarity score and wherein the non-textual indication of the similarity score for a pair of cycles is based on height along the third axis.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the output device is a display device and further comprising receiving a selection of a pair of cycles and displaying information relating to the selected pair of cycles.

10. One or more computing systems for presenting information to assist evaluation of an electromagnetic (“EM”) source of a patient, the one or more computing systems comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage mediums for storing computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more computing systems to:

access indications of patient cycles within EM measurements of an EM field of the EM source of the patient;

access indications of simulated cycles within simulated EM measurements generated based on a simulation of EM activations of the EM source;

calculate a similarity score for pairs of cycles, each pair including a patient cycle and a simulated cycle, the similarity score indicating similarity between the patient cycle and the simulated cycle of the pair;

generate a graphic that provides a visual indication of the similarity score for multiple pairs of cycles; and

output the graphic to an output device; and

one or more processors for executing the computer-executable instructions stored in the one or more computer-readable storage mediums.

11. The one or more computing systems of claim 10 wherein the graphic includes a map with a first axis representing patient cycles and a second axis representing simulated cycles, and wherein an intersection of a pair of cycles on the map provides a visual indication of the similarity score for the pair of cycles.

12. The one or more computing systems of claim 11 wherein the visual indications of similarity scores are based on varying a graphic characteristic.

13. The one or more computing systems of claim 11 wherein the graphic further includes a third axis representing similarity score and wherein the visual indication of the similarity score for a pair of cycles is based on height along the third axis.

14. The one or more computing systems of claim 10 wherein the EM measurements are generated based on a computational model that models EM activations of the EM source.

15. The one or more computing systems of claim 14 wherein the instructions further apply the computational model to perform a simulation that models EM activations of the EM source and derive the EM measurements from the modeled EM activations.

16. One or more computing systems for presenting information relating to a heart of a patient, the one or more computing systems comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage mediums storing computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more computing systems to:

access indications of cycles within a cardiogram of the patient, each pair of cycles having a similarity score indicating similarity between the cycles of the pair; and

generate a pictorial representation that indicates the similarity score for each pair of cycles wherein the pictorial representation includes a map with a first axis representing each cycle and a second axis representing each cycle, and wherein an intersection of a pair of cycles on the map provides a visual indication of the similarity score for the pair of cycles; and

one or more processors for executing the computer-executable instructions stored in the one or more computer-readable storage mediums.

17. The one or more computing systems of claim 16 wherein the visual indications of similarity scores are based on varying a graphic characteristic.

18. The one or more computing systems of claim 16 wherein the pictorial representation further includes a third axis representing similarity score and wherein the visual indication of the similarity score for a pair of cycles is based on height along the third axis.

19. The one or more computing systems of claim 16 wherein the instructions further control the one or more computing systems to receive a selection of a pair of cycles and display information relating the selected pair of cycles.

20. A method performed by one or more computing systems for providing information to assist evaluation of an electromagnetic (“EM”) source, the method comprising:

accessing indications of first cycles within first EM measurements of a first EM field;

accessing indications of second cycles within second EM measurements of a second EM field;

calculating a similarity score for pairs of cycles, each pair including a first cycle and a second cycle, the similarity score indicating similarity between the first cycle and the second cycle of the pair; and

generating a graphic that provides a visual indication of the similarity score for multiple pairs of cycles wherein the graphic includes a map with a first axis representing first cycles and a second axis representing second cycles, and wherein an intersection of a pair of cycles on the map provides a visual indication of the similarity score for the pair of cycles.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the first EM measurements and the second EM measures were collected at different times from the same patient.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the first EM measurements were collected from a first patient and the second EM measurements were collected from a second patient.

23. A method performed by one or more computing systems for providing information to assist evaluation of an electromagnetic (“EM”) source, the method comprising:

accessing indications of first cycles within first EM measurements of a first EM field;

accessing indications of second cycles within second EM measurements of a second EM field;

calculating a similarity score for pairs of cycles, each pair including a first cycle and a second cycle, the similarity score indicating similarity between the first cycle and the second cycle of the pair; and

generating a graphic that provides a visual indication of the similarity score for multiple pairs of cycles wherein the first EM measurements were collected from a patient and the second EM measurements are simulated EM measurements.

24. A method performed by one or more computing systems for providing information to assist evaluation of an electromagnetic (“EM”) source, the method comprising:

accessing indications of first cycles within first EM measurements of a first EM field;

accessing indications of second cycles within second EM measurements of a second EM field;

calculating a similarity score for pairs of cycles, each pair including a first cycle and a second cycle, the similarity score indicating similarity between the first cycle and the second cycle of the pair; and

generating a graphic that provides a visual indication of the similarity score for multiple pairs of cycles

wherein the first EM measurements and the second EM measurements are the same simulated EM measurements.

25. A method performed by one or more computing systems for providing information to assist evaluation of an electromagnetic (“EM”) source, the method comprising:

accessing indications of first cycles within first EM measurements of a first EM field;

accessing indications of second cycles within second EM measurements of a second EM field;

calculating a similarity score for pairs of cycles, each pair including a first cycle and a second cycle, the similarity score indicating similarity between the first cycle and the second cycle of the pair; and

generating a graphic that provides a visual indication of the similarity score for multiple pairs of cycles

wherein the first EM measurements and the second EM measurements are derived from different simulations.