1-20. (canceled)
21. A computer-implemented method of anatomical modeling, the method comprising:
determining, using a processor, a patient-specific anatomic model and a biomechanical model associated with one or more blood vessels of a patient as characterized by an imaging state;
determining a state of increased blood flow through the one or more blood vessels of the patient, the state of increased blood flow being different from the imaging state;
modifying the biomechanical model based on a geometrical change to the anatomic model induced by the state of increased blood flow; and
performing a fluid dynamics simulation based on the modified biomechanical model and the geometrical change to the anatomic model.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
determining one or more parameters that characterize physiologic conditions, boundary conditions, or a combination thereof associated with the state of increased blood flow.
23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:
determining at least one of a difference in pressure, heart rate, resistance, or geometry associated with the physiologic conditions, boundary conditions, or a combination thereof.
24. The method of claim 21, wherein the state of increased blood flow is associated with medication or patient activity.
25. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
determining elastic properties of the one or more blood vessels associated with the baseline physiological state,
wherein the modified biomechanical model is based on elastic properties of the one or more blood vessels associated with the baseline physiological state.
26. The method of claim 21, wherein the fluid dynamics simulation includes a simulation of blood flow and pressure.
27. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
extracting segments of the one or more blood vessels from the patient-specific anatomic model, wherein the biomechanical model includes a model of the wall of each of the segments.
28. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
creating a second patient-specific anatomic model based on the modified biomechanical model and the state of increased blood pressure.
29. A system for anatomical modeling, the system comprising:
a data storage device storing instructions for anatomical modeling; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including:
determining, using a processor, a patient-specific anatomic model and a biomechanical model associated with one or more blood vessels of a patient as characterized by an imaging state;
determining a state of increased blood flow through the one or more blood vessels of the patient, the state of increased blood flow being different from the imaging state;
modifying the biomechanical model based on a geometrical change to the anatomic model induced by the state of increased blood flow; and
performing a fluid dynamics simulation based on the modified biomechanical model and the geometrical change to the anatomic model.
30. The system of claim 29, wherein the system is further configured for:
determining one or more parameters that characterize physiologic conditions, boundary conditions, or a combination thereof associated with the state of increased blood flow.
31. The system of claim 30, wherein the system is further configured for:
determining at least one of a difference in pressure, heart rate, resistance, or geometry associated with the physiologic conditions, boundary conditions, or a combination thereof.
32. The method of claim 29, wherein the state of increased blood flow is associated with medication or patient activity.
33. The system of claim 29, wherein the system is further configured for:
determining elastic properties of the one or more blood vessels associated with the baseline physiological state,
wherein the modified biomechanical model is based on elastic properties of the one or more blood vessels associated with the baseline physiological state.
34. The system of claim 29, wherein the fluid dynamics simulation includes a simulation of blood flow and pressure.
35. The system of claim 29, wherein the system is further configured for:
extracting segments of the one or more blood vessels from the patient-specific anatomic model, wherein the biomechanical model includes a model of the wall of each of the segments.
36. The system of claim 29, wherein the system is further configured for:
creating a second patient-specific anatomic model based on the modified biomechanical model and the state of increased blood pressure.
37. A non-transitory computer readable medium for use on a computer system containing computer-executable programming instructions for performing a method of anatomical modeling, the method comprising:
determining, using a processor, a patient-specific anatomic model and a biomechanical model associated with one or more blood vessels of a patient as characterized by an imaging state;
determining a state of increased blood flow through the one or more blood vessels of the patient, the state of increased blood flow being different from the imaging state;
modifying the biomechanical model based on a geometrical change to the anatomic model induced by the state of increased blood flow; and
performing a fluid dynamics simulation based on the modified biomechanical model and the geometrical change to the anatomic model.
38. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 37, the method further comprising:
determining one or more parameters that characterize physiologic conditions, boundary conditions, or a combination thereof associated with the state of increased blood flow.
39. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 38, the method further comprising:
determining at least one of a difference in pressure, heart rate, resistance, or geometry associated with the physiologic conditions, boundary conditions, or a combination thereof.
40. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the state of increased blood flow is associated with medication or patient activity.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
receive an indication of availability of proximity-based communication with a separate apparatus;
receive historical operation condition information that comprises historical apparatus environmental condition information and historical separate apparatus environmental condition information;
determine, based, at least in part, on correlation between the historical apparatus environmental condition information and the historical separate apparatus environmental condition information, an operational nexus indicative of copresence of the apparatus and the separate apparatus across a plurality of different operation conditions; and
cause coupling of the apparatus with the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the operational nexus.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the historical operation condition information indicates availability of the proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus and at least one other historical operation condition information.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the other historical operation condition information to comprises network information indicative of mobility, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part, on availability of the proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus corresponding to a plurality of different network information.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the other historical operation condition information comprises location information indicative of mobility, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part, on availability of the proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus corresponding to a plurality of different locations indicated by the location information.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the historical separate apparatus operation condition information and the historical apparatus operation condition information indicate access to a common network, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part on the commonality of the common network.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the historical separate apparatus operation condition information comprises information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the apparatus and the historical apparatus operation condition information comprises information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part, on correspondence between the historical separate apparatus operation condition information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the apparatus and the historical apparatus operation condition information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the historical separate apparatus operation condition information and the historical apparatus operation condition information comprise motion information, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part on the correlation between the motion information of the historical apparatus operation condition information and the motion information of the historical separate apparatus operation condition information.
8. The apparatus claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a mobile phone.
9. A method comprising:
receiving, by an apparatus, an indication of availability of proximity-based communication with a separate apparatus;
receiving historical operation condition information that comprises historical apparatus environmental condition information and historical separate apparatus environmental condition information;
determining, based, at least in part, on correlation between the historical apparatus environmental condition information and the historical separate apparatus environmental condition information, an operational nexus indicative of copresence of the apparatus and the separate apparatus across a plurality of different operation conditions; and
causing coupling of the apparatus with the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the operational nexus.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the historical operation condition information indicates availability of the proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus and at least one other historical operation condition information.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the other historical operation condition information comprises network information indicative of mobility, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part, on availability of the proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus corresponding to a plurality of different network information.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the other historical operation condition information comprises location information indicative of mobility, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part, on availability of the proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus corresponding to a plurality of different locations indicated by the location information.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the historical separate apparatus operation condition information and the historical apparatus operation condition information indicate access to a common network, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part on the commonality of the common network.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the historical separate apparatus operation condition information comprises information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the apparatus and the historical apparatus operation condition information comprises information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part, on correspondence between the historical separate apparatus operation condition information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the apparatus and the historical apparatus operation condition information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus.
15. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:
receiving, by an apparatus, an indication of availability of proximity-based communication with a separate apparatus;
receiving historical operation condition information that comprises historical apparatus environmental condition information and historical separate apparatus environmental condition information;
determining, based, at least in part, on correlation between the historical apparatus environmental condition information and the historical separate apparatus environmental condition information, an operational nexus indicative of copresence of the apparatus and the separate apparatus across a plurality of different operation conditions; and
causing coupling of the apparatus with the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the operational nexus.
16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the historical operation condition information indicates availability of the proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus and at least one other historical operation condition information.
17. The medium of claim 16, wherein the other historical operation condition information comprises network information indicative of mobility, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part, on availability of the proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus corresponding to a plurality of different network information.
18. The medium of claim 16, wherein the other historical operation condition information comprises location information indicative of mobility, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part, on availability of the proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus corresponding to a plurality of different locations indicated by the location information.
19. The medium of claim 15, wherein the historical separate apparatus operation condition information comprises information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the apparatus and the historical apparatus operation condition information comprises information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part, on correspondence between the historical separate apparatus operation condition information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the apparatus and the historical apparatus operation condition information indicative of availability of proximity-based communication with the separate apparatus.
20. The medium of claim 15, wherein the historical separate apparatus operation condition information and the historical apparatus operation condition information comprise motion information, and the operational nexus is based, at least in part on the correlation between the motion information of the historical apparatus operation condition information and the motion information of the historical separate apparatus operation condition information.