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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Justin Hulvershorn, Seattle, WA (US);
Bradford E. Gliner, Sammamish, WA (US);
Brian Kopell, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Justin Hulvershorn, Seattle, WA (US);
Bradford E. Gliner, Sammamish, WA (US);
Brian Kopell, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed generally to techniques for selecting signal delivery sites and other signal delivery parameters for treating depression and other neurological disorders, and associated systems and methods. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes obtaining first imaging information corresponding to a first region of a patient's brain, the first imaging information being based at least in part on functional characteristics of the first region. The method further includes obtaining second imaging information corresponding to a second region of the patient's brain, the second region being a subset of the first region, the second imaging information being based at least in part on functional or structural characteristics of the second region. A target neural population is then selected based at least in part on the second imaging information. The method still further includes applying an electromagnetic signal to the target neural population to improve a patient function.