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Three-dimensional cardiac computational modelling: methods, features and applications.

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Lopez-Perez, Alejandro, Sebastian, Rafael, Ferrero, Jose M·2015·BioMedical Engineering OnLine

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The combination of computational models and biophysical simulations can help to interpret an array of experimental data and contribute to the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases such as cardiac arrhythmias. For this reason, three-dimensional (3D) cardiac computational modelling is currently a rising field of research. The advance of medical imaging technology over the last decades has allowed the evolution from generic to patient-specific 3D cardiac models that faithfully represent the anatomy and different cardiac features of a given alive subject. Here we analyse sixty representative 3D cardiac computational models developed and published during the last fifty years, describing their information sources, features, development methods and online availability. This paper also reviews the necessary components to build a 3D computational model of the heart aimed at biophysical simulation, paying especial attention to cardiac electrophysiology (EP), and the existing approaches to incorporate those components. We assess the challenges associated to the different steps of the building process, from the processing of raw clinical or biological data to the final application, including image segmentation, inclusion of substructures and meshing among others. We briefly outline the personalisation approaches that are currently available in 3D cardiac computational modelling. Finally, we present examples of several specific applications, mainly related to cardiac EP simulation and model-based image analysis, showing the potential usefulness of 3D cardiac computational modelling into clinical environments as a tool to aid in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases.

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  • When imaging data is noisy, an alternative rule-based methodology can be utilized to simulate electrical wave propagation and mechanical contraction in the heart.

    “However, when imaging data is noisy, an alternative rule-based methodology can be utilized to simulate electrical wave propagation and mechanical contraction in the heart (Bayer et al., 2012; Lopez-Perez et al., 2015; Nguyen et al., 2020).”

    From Thoroughly Calibrated Modular Agent-Based Model of the Human Cardiovascular and Renal Systems for Blood Pressure Regulation in Health and Disease (2021) · cites this paper as Lopez-Perez et al., 2015

    The Myocardial structure section (page unavailable) describes rule-based fibre-orientation methods, reports that they produced electrical-activation patterns similar to DTI-based methods, and says fibre orientation matters for both electrical and mechanical simulations. It also notes that in-vivo cardiac DTI is sensitive to motion artefacts. It does not specifically say that noisy imaging data is the condition for choosing a rule-based method, or demonstrate rule-based simulation of mechanical contraction. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Lopez-Perez, A., Sebastian, R., & Ferrero, J. M.
Affiliations
Universitat Politècnica de València (ES)
Corresponding author
Lopez-Perez, Alejandro
Venue
BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Published
2015-04-17
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
35-35
ISSN
1475-925X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2047658479
Cited by
151
References
192
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • BioMedical Engineering OnLine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RiuNet (Universitat Politècnica de València) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (BES-2013, TIN2011-28067, TIN2012-37546-C03-01)
  • Generalitat Valenciana
  • European Regional Development Fund
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Anatomy and Medical Technology
Keywords
patient-specific cardiac models, cardiac electrophysiology simulation, cardiac arrhythmias, image segmentation, mesh generation, model-based image analysis, biophysical simulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Biomechanical Phenomena, Cardiology, Computer Simulation, Decision Making, Computer-Assisted, Dogs, Electrophysiology, Heart Conduction System, Heart Diseases, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Models, Cardiovascular, Myocardium, Rabbits, Myocytes, Cardiac, Biophysical Phenomena, Precision Medicine, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

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