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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2023
West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Ali Rezai, Morgantown, WV (US);
Victor Finomore, Morgantown, WV (US);
Pierre D'haese, Morgantown, WV (US);
West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for targeting neuromodulation. A first image, representing a structure of the brain, is acquired from a first imaging system and a second image, representing a connectivity of the brain, is acquired from either the first imaging system or a second imaging system. A first utility value associated with directly modulating tissue within a region of interest is determined for each of a plurality of voxels within the region of interest from the first image. A second utility value associated with indirectly modulating tissue outside of the region of interest by modulating tissue within the region of interest is determined for each of the plurality of voxels from the second image. An overall utility value for each of the plurality of voxels is determined from the first utility value and the second utility value, and an optimal location is determined from the overall utility values.