An interactive clinical interface for MR image-based computational mechanics modeling of the human cardiovascular system

摘要

There are three major steps in a computational biomechanics simulation: modeling, computation, and visualization. Of these, everyone would agree that modeling is the initial and most crucial of the steps. Using computational mechanics modeling for clinical applications requires special care. First, patient-specific modeling is mandatory, because of individual variation in anatomical structures and physiological conditions. It must be accurate, because patients' lives may depend on the system. It must also be quick, because the amount of time available in clinical situations is often severely limited, particularly in cardiovascular medicine. To achieve these goals, we developed an interactive clinical interface for MR image-based computational mechanics modeling of the human cardiovascular system.