Heartflow, Inc.

Bon-Kwon Koo

Charles Anthony Taylor, Jr

Gilwoo Choi

Hyun Jin Kim

Computer-implemented methods are disclosed for estimating values of hemodynamic forces acting on plaque or lesions. One method includes: receiving one or more patient-specific parameters of at least a portion of a patient's vasculature that is prone to plaque progression, rupture, or erosion; constructing a patient-specific geometric model of at least a portion of a patient's vasculature that is prone to plaque progression, rupture, or erosion, using the received one or more patient-specific parameters; estimating, using one or more processors, the values of hemodynamic forces at one or more points on the patient-specific geometric model, using the patient-specific parameters and geometric model by measuring, deriving, or obtaining one or more of a pressure gradient and a radius gradient; and outputting the estimated values of hemodynamic forces to an electronic storage medium. Systems and computer readable media for executing these methods are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for estimating hemodynamic forces acting on plaque and monitoring risk

Systems and methods for estimating hemodynamic forces acting on plaque and monitoring patient risk

Systems, methods, and computer readable media are disclosed for estimating values of hemodynamic forces acting on plaque or lesions. One method includes: training a system that can predict values of hemodynamic forces acting on one or more points of one or more plaque progressions or erosions on a geometric model of at least a portion of a vascular system; receiving one or more patient-specific parameters of the vascular system of a patient; constructing a geometric model using the received parameters; identifying one or more plaque progressions or erosions; using the trained system to estimate values of hemodynamic forces acting on the identified one or more plaque progressions or erosions of the geometric model of the patient, using the received patient-specific parameters; and outputting the estimated values of hemodynamic forces to an electronic storage medium or display.

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Seoul, South Korea

Bon-Kwon Koo