Systems and methods for atrial fibrillation treatment and risk assessment
US10687898B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/105
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to some embodiments of the invention, a method for providing an atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation treatment plan includes receiving imaging data for at least a portion of an atrial region of a subject's heart, and processing the imaging data to characterize tissue as one of fibrotic tissue or non-fibrotic tissue. The method further includes calculating a metric of spatial distribution of at least a portion of the tissue characterized as fibrotic tissue from the processing the imaging data, identifying a cardiac tissue ablation target based on the metric, and providing an AF treatment plan that includes the cardiac tissue ablation target as at least a portion of the AF treatment plan.
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