Methods and systems for reconstruction of a three-dimensional
representation of a moving arterial tree structure from a pair of
sequences of time varying two-dimensional images thereof and for analysis
of the reconstructed representation. In one aspect of the invention, a
pair of time varying arteriographic image sequences are used to
reconstruct a three-dimensional representation of the vascular tree
structure as it moves through a cardiac cycle. The arteriographic image
sequences maybe obtained from a biplane imaging system or from two
sequences of images using a single plane imaging system. Another aspect
of the invention then applies analysis methods and systems utilizing the
three-dimensional representation to analyze various kinematic and
deformation measures of the moving vascular structure. Analysis results
may be presented to the user using color coded indicia to identify
various kinematic and deformation measures of the vascular tree.