A method of generating an image of a coronary artery tree for a patient.
The method can include acquiring data from the patient for coronary
artery segments and generating a coronary artery tree image including the
coronary artery segments. The method can also include accessing coronary
artery tree patterns, comparing the coronary artery tree image to the
coronary artery tree patterns, and automatically selecting one of the
coronary artery tree patterns as a representative coronary artery tree
image for the patient. The method can further include measuring lesions
and automatically adding the lesion measurements to the coronary artery
tree image for the patient.