Patent ID: 7308297

Claim:
A method for quantifying cardiac desynchrony of the right and left ventricles, the method comprising: obtaining cardiac acquisition data from a medical imaging system; determining a movement profile from said cardiac acquisition data, said movement profile directed toward identifying at least one of: a time-based contraction parameter for a region of the left ventricle (LV), and a displacement-based contraction parameter for a region of the LV; visually displaying said determined movement profile by generating a 3D model therefrom; based on said movement profile and said 3D model, identifying a site and a route for biventricular lead placement on the LV; determining LV anatomical landmarks of interest and inserting geometric markers into said 3D model thereat; and registering said 3D model having said geometric markers with an interventional medical system for real-time 3D visualization of the LV and interventional lead placement thereat.