An Open-Source Algorithm for Standardized Bullseye Visualization of High-Resolution Cardiac Ventricular Data: UNISYS

Abstract

Standardized visualization of electro- or mechanoanatomical data allows easy inter- and intra-patient comparison. For this purpose, we developed the opensource and freely available UNISYS (Universal Ventricular Bullseye Visualization) software. A patientspecific mesh of the ventricular anatomy typically consists of a certain number of vertices and their associated values. Based on a limited amount of user inputs, the algorithm transforms these 3D single-layer coordinates to a circular 2D disk (‘bullseye’) through a number of translations and rotations, and interpolates them to achieve a continuous standardized visualization. The algorithm shows a high degree of bidirectionality and a robust spatial preservation of points of interest.