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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2003
Raghu Raghavan, Baltimore, MD (US);
Timothy Poston, Singapore, SG;
Raghu Raghavan, Baltimore, MD (US);
Timothy Poston, Singapore, SG;
Brainlab AG, Feldkirchen, DE;
Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for determining an optimal manner of introducing and moving an introduced entity from an introduction site to a target tissue region. The method comprises: calculating a modeling value at the introduction site, the pathway to the target tissue region, and the target tissue region; calculating a diffusion value representing a concentration gradient of the introduced entity as it moves through the introduction site, the pathway, and the target tissue region; calculating a flow value representing how the introduced entity is transported through the introduction site, the pathway, and the target tissue region; and determining a time, location, and method for introducing and moving the introduced entity based on the modeling value, the diffusion value, and the flow value.