Automated control of intraluminal data acquisition and associated devices, systems, and methods

1. A system for controlling intravascular data acquisition, comprising:

a processor circuit configured to:

generate, using first extravascular image data of a vessel, a roadmap of the vessel;

identify a region of interest of the vessel on the roadmap of the vessel;

receive second extravascular image data representative of an intravascular data acquisition device positioned within the vessel;

determine, based on the second extravascular image data, whether the intravascular data acquisition device has entered the region of interest; and

in response to determining that the intravascular data acquisition device has entered the region of interest, control the intravascular data acquisition device to obtain intravascular data of the region of interest; and

output, to a display device in communication with the processor circuit, a first graphical representation of the intravascular data of the region of interest.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuit is configured to:

identify, using the second extravascular image data, a radiopaque marker of the intravascular data acquisition device;

determine, based on identifying the radiopaque marker, a location of the intravascular data acquisition device with respect to the roadmap of the vessel; and

determine whether the intravascular data acquisition device has entered the region of interest based on the determined location.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuit is configured to output, to the display device, a screen display that includes:

the roadmap;

the first graphical representation of the intravascular data of the region of interest;

a second graphical representation of the region of interest on the roadmap; and

a third graphical representation of a location of the intravascular data acquisition device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuit is further configured to:

receive, from a user interface device, a user input indicating an area on the roadmap; and

identify the region of interest of the vessel based on the user input.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the user input indicates a length of the vessel on the roadmap.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first extravascular image data comprises angiographic data, and wherein the processor circuit is further configured to:

identify the region of interest based on image processing of the angiographic data.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intravascular data comprises at least one of pressure data or flow data, and wherein the processor circuit is further configured to:

compute a functional metric of the vessel at the region of interest based on the at least one of the pressure data or the flow data.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the functional metric comprises at least one of fractional flow reserve (FFR) or instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR).

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intravascular data comprises intravascular image data.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuit is further configured to:

determine, based on the second extravascular image data, whether the intravascular data acquisition device has exited the region of interest; and

in response to determining that the intravascular data acquisition device has exited the region of interest, stop receiving the intravascular data of the region of interest of the vessel from the intravascular data acquisition device.

11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the intravascular data acquisition device, wherein the intravascular data acquisition device comprises a flexible elongate member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a sensing component coupled to the distal portion, wherein the distal portion and sensing component are configured to be positioned within the vessel.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor circuit is further configured to:

identify a further region of interest of the vessel on the roadmap of the vessel;

determine, based on the second extravascular image data, whether the intravascular data acquisition device has entered the further region of interest; and

in response to determining that the intravascular data acquisition device has entered the further region of interest, control the intravascular data acquisition device to obtain intravascular data of the further region of interest; and

output, to a display device in communication with the processor circuit, a fourth graphical representation of the intravascular data of the further region of interest.

13. A method, comprising:

generating, using a first extravascular image data of a vessel, a roadmap of the vessel;

identifying a region of interest of the vessel on the roadmap of the vessel;

receiving second extravascular image data representative of an intravascular data acquisition device positioned within the vessel;

determining, based on the second extravascular image data, whether the intravascular data acquisition device has entered the region of interest; and

in response to determining that the intravascular data acquisition device has entered the region of interest, receiving intravascular data of the region of interest of the vessel from the intravascular data acquisition device.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

identifying, using the second extravascular image data, a radiopaque marker of the intravascular data acquisition device;

determining a location of the intravascular data acquisition device with respect to the roadmap of the vessel; and

determining whether the intravascular data acquisition device has entered the region of interest based on the determined location.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising outputting, to a display device, a screen display that includes:

the roadmap;

a graphical representation of the region of interest on the roadmap; and

a second graphical representation of a location of the intravascular data acquisition device.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving, from a user interface device, a user input indicating an area on the roadmap; and

identifying the region of interest of the vessel based on the user input.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first extravascular image data comprises angiographic data, and wherein identifying the region of interest comprises identifying the region of interest based on image processing of the angiographic data.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the intravascular data comprises at least one of pressure data or flow data, and wherein the method further comprises:

computing a functional metric of the vessel at the region of interest based on the at least one of the pressure data or the flow data.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the functional metric comprises at least one of fractional flow reserve (FFR) or instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR).

20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

determining, based on the second extravascular image data, whether the intravascular data acquisition device has exited the region of interest; and

in response to determining that the intravascular data acquisition device has exited the region of interest, stopping receipt of the intravascular data of the region of interest of the vessel from the intravascular data acquisition device.