System and method for minimally invasive thermal ablation treatment planning
US10607738B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/101
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various embodiments are described herein for a system and a method for treatment planning for providing ablative therapy to a patient. The treatment planning may involve segmenting images of the patient to define areas to receive treatment, defining trial parameters, simulating treatment of ablative therapy to the patient according to the trial parameters; analyzing a thermal dose distribution resulting from the simulated treatment to determine treatment effectiveness; determining when the treatment effectiveness meets a treatment effectiveness criteria; and providing an indication of the trial parameters when the treatment effectiveness meets the treatment effectiveness criteria.
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