The Introduction

CRIMSON is a software for

Cardiovascular Integrated Modelling & Simulation

CRIMSON is integrating best-in-class open source solutions for parallel flow solvers, fluid-structure interactions, gui-based boundary condition specification, data assimilation, medical image processing, mesh generation, transitional hemodynamics, and much more.

CRIMSON is also designed to be intuitive and easy to use for clinical applications. Check out the list of clinical papers in the publications section

The Details

Capabilities

Below are some of the key features of the software

Coupled Momentum Method for Deformable Vessel Walls

Use the Coupled Momentum Method to simulate 3D Navier-Stokes haemodynamics with vessel wall motion during the cardiac cycle with spatially-varying vessel wall properties.

Data Assimilation

Exploit rich patient data by automatically determining the appropriate boundary condition and vessel wall parameters required to reproduce your recordings.

GUI-Based BC Specification

Create custom lumped parameter network (LPN) boundary condition models with the user-friendly drag-and-drop interface, attach them to the geometric model at the appropriate outlets, and create closed-loop models.

CRIMSON Dynamic LPN Framework

Model transitional physiology and control using arbitrary on-the-fly LPN adjustment scripts written in Python, based upon simple rules or systems of differential equations of your choice.

Lagrangian Particle Tracking

Examine blood transport phenomena by simulating particles as they are carried in the blood stream.

Zero-Dimensional Prototyping

Examine the impact of your parameters in a fast, low computational cost environment before spending your High Performance Computer allocation on Navier-Stokes simulation.

Discrete Model Support

Import your externally-generated discrete surfaces and continue the CRIMSON workflow from the meshing step.

Scalar Transport Simulation Capabilities

The ability to simulate an arbitrary number of scalar species in the blood stream.