Heart tissue surface contour-based radiosurgical treatment planning

US9205279B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cyberheart, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Thilaka Sumanaweera · San Jose, US
• Ed Gardner · San Jose, US
• Oliver Blanck · Bad Oldesloe, DE
• Tao Cai · Sunnyvale, US
• Darrin Uecker · San Mateo, US
• Patrick Maguire · Portola Valley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 16, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 8, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 16, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2210/41
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system that generates a three-dimensional model of a tissue surface, for example the inner surface of the heart from two-dimensional image data slices. On this surface, one or more pattern lines are drawn, e.g., by a physician using a user interface, to designate desired lesion(s) on the surface. From the pattern lines, a three-dimensional volume for a lesion can be determined using known constraints. Advantageously, the series of boundaries generated by the three-dimensional volume may be projected back onto the individual CT scans, which then may be transferred to a standard radiosurgical planning tool. A dose cloud may also be projected on the model to aid in evaluating a plan.