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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2022
Heartflow, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Bon-Kwon Koo, Seoul, KR;
Gilwoo Choi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hyun Jin Kim, San Mateo, CA (US);
Charles A. Taylor, Atherton, CA (US);
HeartFlow, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
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.