CARP LAB

openCARP

We use openCARP, the open-source cardiac electrophysiology simulator, to perform our simulations and in-silico studies for various cardiac arrhythmia applications. This free academic research tool offers single cell as well as multiscale simulations from ion channel to organ level. In addition, data pre- and post-processing functions as well as visualization are also included in openCARP. The package also provides a python-based framework called CARPutils that enables the user to develop and share simulation pipelines to automate the modeling and simulation steps of in-silico experiments. Our team is part of the openCARP collaboration and one of the leading contributors in the development of these simulation tools.

Meshalyzer

Meshalyzer is a program for displaying unstructured grids, visualizing data on the grid, as well as examining the structure of the grid. It is an ever-changing and ongoing project that has been in development since 2001 by our team leader Dr. E. Vigmond. Meshalyzer displays geometrical models, defined by a set of vertices. There are a variety of options of how to display the models. The vertices may be connected to form structures, such as triangular elements, quadrilaterals, tetrahedra, hexahedra, prisms, or simple line segments. Scalar data may be associated with every point on the grid and may be used to color any of the connected structures. Vector data can also be displayed by defining an auxiliary set of points. Furthermore, the points may be divided into different regions which may have their attributes independently manipulated.

CARPentry & CARPentry Studio

We also use the CARPentry cardiac and multi-physics suite provided by NumeriCor to perform cardiac electrophysiology simulations. We also use the CARPentry Studio graphical interactive tool that allows us to visualize clinical images, generate and modify meshes, prepare and run in-silico experiments, and analyze simulation results. These tools are available on the commercial website of NumeriCor.