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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Nicolaas Jan Noordhoek, Best, NL;
Gerhardus Wilhelmus Lucassen, Eindhoven, NL;
Pieter Maria Mielekamp, Veldhoven, NL;
Rami Nachabė, Eindhoven, NL;
Marjolein Van Der Voort, Valkenswaard, NL;
Waltherus Cornelis Jozef Bierhoff, Veldhoven, NL;
Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Nicolaas Jan Noordhoek, Best, NL;
Gerhardus Wilhelmus Lucassen, Eindhoven, NL;
Pieter Maria Mielekamp, Veldhoven, NL;
Rami Nachabė, Eindhoven, NL;
Marjolein Van Der Voort, Valkenswaard, NL;
Waltherus Cornelis Jozef Bierhoff, Veldhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to an energy application planning apparatus for planning an application of energy to an object () like a tumor. An energy application element representation represents an energy application element () like an ablation needle including an energy application part for applying energy and a sensing part (). An arrangement of the energy application element () with respect to the object () is determined depending on the positions of the energy application part and the sensing part () with respect to the energy application element () as defined by the energy application element representation and depending on the object representation. The application of energy can therefore not only be planned such that the application of energy is performed as desired, but also such that the object and/or a surrounding of the object are sensible as desired. In this way, the planning procedure can be improved.