Systems and methods for reporting blood flow characteristics

1 . A system for displaying cardiovascular information of a patient, the system comprising:

at least one data storage device storing instructions for displaying cardiovascular information of a patient; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:

receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart;

create a model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data;

determine a presence of at least one occlusion in at least one artery of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data, wherein the at least one artery corresponds to at least a portion of the model;

determine at least one value of a patient-specific blood flow characteristic for the at least one artery based on the model;

generate a report comprising a representation of the at least one artery based on at least one of the model or the patient-specific data and a summary portion including a listing of the at least one artery adjacent to a graph of one or more markers of the at least one value of the patient-specific blood flow characteristic for each of the at least one artery, wherein the summary portion prioritizes and lists a presence of at least one occlusion within the summary portion first and prior to the patient-specific blood flow characteristic;

upon determining the presence of the at least one occlusion, automatically truncating the representation of the at least one artery containing the at least one occlusion at a predetermined distance to the at least one occlusion; and

display on the report one or more indicators of the at least one occlusion on a corresponding portion of the representation of the at least one artery.

2 . The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

generate a plurality of notifications to a user based on the patient-specific data, wherein at least one of the plurality of notifications comprises an occlusion notification that notifies the user of the at least one occlusion; and

display the occlusion notification on the report before remaining notifications in the plurality of notifications.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein an indicator of an occlusion is displayed on the report if the at least one artery, at a location proximate to the occlusion, has a lumen diameter above a predetermined threshold.

4 . The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

determine at least one value of a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the model; and

display an indicator, in the report, of the at least one value of the fractional flow reserve proximate to an arterial intersection upstream from an occlusion.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the representation comprises a first artery display and a second artery display, and wherein an indicator of an occlusion visually indicates a point on the first artery display and a corresponding point on the second artery display.

6 . The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

determine a percentage of myocardium of the patient's heart placed at risk by the at least one occlusion; and

display at least one indicator of the portion of the myocardium placed at risk by the at least one occlusion.

7 . A computer-implemented method for displaying cardiovascular information of a patient, comprising:

receiving patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart;

creating a model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data;

determining a presence of at least one occlusion in at least one artery of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data, wherein the at least one artery corresponds to at least a portion of the model;

determining at least one value of a patient-specific blood flow characteristic for the at least one artery based on the model;

generating a report comprising a representation of the at least one artery based on at least one of the model or the patient-specific data and a summary portion including a listing of the at least one artery adjacent to a graph of one or more markers of the at least one value of the patient-specific blood flow characteristic for each of the at least one artery, wherein the summary portion prioritizes and lists a presence of at least one occlusion within the summary portion first and prior to the patient-specific blood flow characteristic;

truncating the representation of the at least one artery containing the at least one occlusion at a predetermined distance to the at least one occlusion; and

displaying on the report one or more indicators of the at least one occlusion on a corresponding portion of the representation of the at least one artery.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

generating a plurality of notifications to a user based on the patient-specific data, wherein at least one of the plurality of notifications comprises an occlusion notification that notifies the user of the at least one occlusion; and

displaying the occlusion notification on the report before remaining notifications in the plurality of notifications.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein an indicator of an occlusion is displayed on the report if the at least one artery, at a location proximate to the occlusion, has a lumen diameter above a predetermined threshold.

10 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining at least one value of a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the model; and

displaying an indicator, in the report, of the at least one value of the fractional flow reserve proximate to an arterial intersection upstream from an occlusion.

11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the representation comprises a first artery display and a second artery display, and wherein an indicator of an occlusion visually indicates a point on the first artery display and a corresponding point on the second artery display.

12 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining a percentage of myocardium of the patient's heart placed at risk by the at least one occlusion; and

displaying at least one indicator of the portion of the myocardium placed at risk by the at least one occlusion.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for displaying cardiovascular information of a patient, the method including:

receiving patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart;

creating a model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data;

determining a presence of at least one occlusion in at least one artery of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data, wherein the at least one artery corresponds to at least a portion of the model;

determining at least one value of a patient-specific blood flow characteristic for the at least one artery based on the model;

generating a report comprising a representation of the at least one artery based on at least one of the model or the patient-specific data and a summary portion including a listing of the at least one artery adjacent to a graph of one or more markers of the at least one value of the patient-specific blood flow characteristic for each of the at least one artery, wherein the summary portion prioritizes and lists a presence of at least one occlusion within the summary portion first and prior to the patient-specific blood flow characteristic;

upon determining the presence of the at least one occlusion, automatically truncating the representation of the at least one artery containing the at least one occlusion at a predetermined distance to the at least one occlusion; and

displaying on the report one or more indicators of the at least one occlusion on a corresponding portion of the representation of the at least one artery.

14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

generating a plurality of notifications to a user based on the patient-specific data, wherein at least one of the plurality of notifications comprises an occlusion notification that notifies the user of the at least one occlusion; and

displaying the occlusion notification on the report before remaining notifications in the plurality of notifications.

15 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein an indicator of an occlusion is displayed on the report if the at least one artery, at a location proximate to the occlusion, has a lumen diameter above a predetermined threshold.

16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining at least one value of a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the model; and

displaying an indicator, in the report, of the at least one value of the fractional flow reserve proximate to an arterial intersection upstream from an occlusion.

17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the representation comprises a first artery display and a second artery display, and wherein an indicator of an occlusion visually indicates a point on the first artery display and a corresponding point on the second artery display.