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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Brainlab Ag, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Maria Inmaculada Rodriguez-Ponce, Feldkirchen, DE;
Stephan Mittermeyer, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Brainlab AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); G01R 33/563 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/417 (2013.01); A61B 5/015 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G09B 23/28 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61N 1/403 (2013.01); G01R 33/4804 (2013.01); G01R 33/56366 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates a method and an apparatus of predicting or planning a temperature distribution () in a body. The method comprises the steps of: a) obtaining a model of the body () related to a temperature transport mechanism or temperature distribution () 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 () or heat distribution in at least a part of the body using the model of the body ().