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Patent No.:

US 9265572 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 23, 2010

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for image guided ablation

Applicants:

Henry Fuchs, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Hua Yang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Tabitha Peck, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Anna Bulysheva, Richmond, VA (US);

Andrei State, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Inventors:

Henry Fuchs, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Hua Yang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Tabitha Peck, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Anna Bulysheva, Richmond, VA (US);

Andrei State, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Assignee:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Attorney:

Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Tse Chen

Assistant Examiner:

Hien Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 3/113 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 8/00 (2013.01); A61B 8/4245 (2013.01); A61B 8/4416 (2013.01); A61B 8/462 (2013.01); A61B 3/113 (2013.01); A61B 8/4263 (2013.01); A61B 18/0218 (2013.01); A61B 18/148 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 2019/528 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5263 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5297 (2013.01);
Abstract

The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for image guided ablation. One system for image guided ablation includes an ultrasound transducer for producing a real-time ultrasound image of a target volume and of surrounding tissue. The system further includes an ablation probe for ablating the target volume. The system further includes a display for displaying an image to guide positioning of the ablation probe during ablation of the target volume. The system further includes at least one tracker for tracking position and orientation of the ablation probe during the ablation of the target volume. The system further includes a rendering and display module for receiving a pre-ablation image of the target volume and for displaying a combined image on the display, where the combined image includes a motion tracked, rendered image of the ablation probe and an equally motion tracked real-time ultrasound image registered with the pre-ablation image.

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