Exploring the Use of Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for Enhancing Blood Flow Images Via Computational Fluid Dynamics

Abstract. Obtaining high quality patient-specific flow velocity information is not an easy task. Available clinical data are usually poorly resolved and contain a significant amount of noise. We propose a novel approach to integrate computational fluid dynamics with measurement data to overcome this difficulty. By performing a proper orthogonal decomposition of simulated blood flow patterns for a given vascular location with various anatomical configurations it is possible to obtain a basis model for flow reconstruction. This is used to interpolate imaging data intelligently without having to perform a full flow simulation for each individual patient. This work focuses on assessing the feasibility of such a method.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: MICCAI
• Authors: Dominik Szczerba, Gábor Székely, Krishnamurthy Muralidhar, Martin von Siebenthal, Robert H. P. McGregor
• Keywords: Flow Reconstruction, Medical Imaging, MICCAI 2008, Patient-specific Flow Velocity, Simulated Blood Flow