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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2010
Sandeep Dalal, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Karen Irene Trovato, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Jurgen Jan Rusch, Eindhoven, NL;
Jochen Kruecker, Washington, DC (US);
Sandeep Dalal, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Karen Irene Trovato, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Jurgen Jan Rusch, Eindhoven, NL;
Jochen Kruecker, Washington, DC (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In planning an ablation procedure, a planned target volume (PTV) is imported, which is typically selected by a doctor but may be computer-identified. An ablation solution comprising a plurality of ablation volumes is generated or selected using a lookup table. Ablations sharing a common axis along a line of insertion are grouped into blocks. Alternatively, the PTV is enveloped in a sphere, and a pre-computed ablation solution (e.g., a 6- or 14-sphere solution) is identified to cover the PTV sphere. Optionally, a mathematical algorithm is executed to increase an axis through the ablation spheres to generate ellipsoidal ablation volumes that envelop the PTV.