Patent Document ID: 8315812
Application ID: 13013561
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient, the system comprising: at least one computer system configured to: receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of an anatomical structure of the patient, the anatomical structure including at least a portion of a plurality of coronary arteries emanating from an aorta; create a three-dimensional model representing a first portion of the anatomical structure based on the patient-specific data, the first portion of the anatomical structure including at least the portion of the plurality of coronary arteries; create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic within the first portion of the anatomical structure based on, at least in part, a mass or a volume of myocardial tissue; and determine a fractional flow reserve within the first portion of the anatomical structure based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.