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Method and apparatus for estimating temperature in a body

US11678836B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

Maria Inmaculada Rodriguez-Ponce · Weiling, DE
Stephan Mittermeyer · Landshut, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2019
Grant date	Jun 20, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 8, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/56366
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates a method and an apparatus of predicting or planning a temperature distribution (52) in a body. The method comprises the steps of: a) obtaining a model of the body (50) related to a temperature transport mechanism or temperature distribution (52) in the body; b) simulating an application of heat to at least a part of the body such as targeted tissue; c) determining and/or predicting the temperature (52) or heat distribution in at least a part of the body using the model of the body (50).

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