Interactive intravascular procedure training and associated devices, systems, and methods

1. A method of simulating an intravascular procedure, the method comprising:

outputting, from a computing device to a display device in communication with the computing device, a visual representation of intravascular data representative of a blood vessel, wherein the intravascular data corresponds to a physiological value or an image;

automatically determining, using the computing device, a first course of action associated with the blood vessel based on the intravascular data;

receiving, at an input device in communication with the computing device, a user input selecting second course of action associated with the blood vessel;

comparing, using the computing device, the first course of action and the second course of action; and

outputting, from the computing device to the display device, a visual representation of the comparison of the first course of action and the second course of action,

wherein the computing device comprises a teaching module being configured to guide a user through the intravascular procedure by asking which additional data to collect, which treatment to pursue, and to provide positive and/or negative feedback to the user's response.

2. A system for simulating an intravascular procedure, comprising:

a display device configured to display visual representations associated a blood vessel;

an input device configured to receive user inputs associated with the blood vessel; and

a computing device in communication with the display device and the input device, the computing device comprising:

a teaching module being configured to guide a user through the intravascular procedure by asking which additional data to collect, which treatment to pursue, and to provide positive and/or negative feedback to the user's response,

wherein the computing device is configured to:

output, to the display device, a visual representation of intravascular data representative of the blood vessel, wherein the intravascular data corresponds to a physiological value or an image;

automatically determine a first course of action associated with the blood vessel based on the intravascular data;

receive, from the input device, a signal based on a user input selecting a second course of action associated with the blood vessel;

compare the first course of action and the second course of action; and

output, to the display device, a visual representation of the comparison of the first course of action and the second course of action.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is configured to compare the first course of action and the second course of action by determining if the second course of action is the same as the first course of action.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the computing device is configured to output a visual representation of the comparison by at least one of:

providing a visual representation indicating that the second course of action is the same as the first course of action; or

providing a visual representation indicating that the second course of action is the different than the first course of action.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is further configured to output, to the display device, a plurality of options associated with collection of data types representative of the blood vessel, and wherein the computing device is configured to receive a user input selecting the second course of action by receiving selection of at least one of the plurality of options.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is further configured to receive, from the input device, a signal based on a user input selecting the intravascular data.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein at least one of:

the intravascular data is selected from a group consisting of: angiogram data, fluoroscopy data, pressure data, flow data, imaging data, disease quantification data, virtual histology data, and co-registration data; or

the first course of action or the second course of action is selected from a group consisting of: collecting angiogram data, collecting fluoroscopy data, collecting pressure data, collecting flow data, collecting imaging data, collecting disease quantification data, collecting virtual histology data, and collecting co-registration data.

8. The system of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine a first therapeutic intervention for the blood vessel based on at least one of the intravascular data, the first course of action or the second course of action.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:

receive, from the input device, a signal based on a user input selecting a second therapeutic intervention for the blood vessel.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the computing device is further configured to output, to the display device, a plurality of data options representative of therapeutic intervention types for the blood vessel, and wherein the computing device is configured to receive a signal based on a user input selecting a second therapeutic intervention by receiving selection of at least one of the plurality of data options.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first or second therapeutic intervention is selected from the group consisting of: angioplasty, stenting, and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the computing device is further configured to: compare the first and second therapeutic interventions; and

output, to the display device, a visual representation of the comparison of first and second therapeutic interventions.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the computing device is configured to compare the first and second therapeutic interventions by determining if the first and second therapeutic interventions are the same, and wherein the computing device is configured to output a visual representation of the comparison by at least one of:

providing a visual representation indicating that the first and second therapeutic interventions are the same; or

providing a visual representation indicating that first and second therapeutic interventions are different.

14. The system of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is configured to determine the first course of action based on the intravascular data and a first therapeutic intervention.