A method is disclosed which allows for optimally viewing a portion of a patient
vascular system to facilitate at least one of diagnosis and treatment the vascular
system. The method includes acquiring a model of said vascular system based on
image data generated by an imaging device, identifying a portion of interest of
the vascular system including determining a central vessel axis for a vessel of
interest, generating a foreshortening map of the portion of interest based on viewing
angle of the imaging device position, with respect to the patient, generating an
overlap map to determine an amount of overlap present for particular viewing angles
based on imaging device position, and generating a feasibility map to model dimensions
of the patient based on patient characteristics, imaging device configuration,
foreshortening and overlap.