A method is described for achieving resolutions beyond the resolution of a
diagnostic imaging using multilevel computational analysis. This is
accomplished by coupling the diagnostic image with images obtained at
higher resolutions or with physiological models constructed at size
scales beyond the resolution of the original diagnostic image. Using a
discretization function, the image data or models are converted or
generated so that they can be processed by a multilevel computational
analysis function. The multilevel analysis then mathematically couples
the models across two or more length scales generating parameters of
interest at each level of analysis. A post-processing function provides
the interface for the user to view the parameters of interest in the
model derived from the original diagnostic image and/or the image itself
and then "zoom-in" to a region by accessing the higher resolution image
and/or model associated with it and viewing the parameters of interest.