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.