Method and system for patient-specific modeling of blood flow

US2015073722A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2015073722-A1
Application numberUS-201414541642-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateNov 14, 2014
Priority dateAug 12, 2010
Publication dateMar 12, 2015
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Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.

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1 - 184 . (canceled) 185 . A computer-implemented method for enabling the assessment of one or more arteries of a patient, based on calculated values of a blood flow characteristic, the method comprising: obtaining a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of one or more arteries of the patient, based on patient-specific imaging data of a geometry of the one or more arteries of the patient; determining a first value of the blood flow characteristic within the one o…

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What does patent US2015073722A1 cover?
Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be f…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Heartflow Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B5/029. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Mar 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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