Systems and methods for ultrasound image-guided ablation antenna placement
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsDarren G. Girotto, Kevin J. Frank
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Abstract
Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for generating a graphical user interface for use during a microwave ablation procedure, an exemplary method comprising receiving microwave ablation procedure configuration settings, receiving ultrasound image data from the ultrasound sensor, receiving the EM tracking data from the EM tracking system, determining a trajectory of the ablation probe based on the EM tracking data, and generating a graphical user interface showing a position and orientation of the ablation probe and the trajectory in relation to a plane of the ultrasound image data.
Claims19
A system for image-guided ablation antenna placement, the system comprising:
- an electrosurgical generator configured to generate electrosurgical energy;
- an ablation probe configured to couple to the electrosurgical generator and deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue;
- a position tracking system configured to generate tracking data corresponding to positions of the ablation probe and an imaging device;
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- a computing device including a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:
- receive microwave ablation procedure configuration settings;
- receive image data from the imaging device;
- receive the tracking data from the position tracking system;
- determine a trajectory of the ablation probe based on the tracking data;
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- generate a graphical user interface displaying a representation of the ablation probe in relation to an image plane of the image data based on the tracking data from the position tracking system and an ablation progress indicator displaying a perspective view of progress of a size of an ablation zone as an ablation procedure is performed, wherein the computing device is programmed to continually adjust a display of the image plane based on the position of the imaging device.
A method of generating a graphical user interface for use during image-guided ablation antenna placement, the method comprising:
- receiving microwave ablation procedure configuration settings;
- receiving image data from an imaging device;
- receiving tracking data corresponding to positions of an ablation probe and the imaging device from a position tracking system;
- determining a trajectory of the ablation probe based on the tracking data;
- displaying a representation of the ablation probe in relation to an image plane of the image data based on the tracking data from the position tracking system and an ablation progress indicator displaying a perspective view of progress of a size of an ablation zone as an ablation procedure is performed;
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- continually adjusting a display of the image plane based on the position of the imaging device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive microwave ablation procedure configuration settings;
- receive image data from an imaging device;
- receive tracking data corresponding to positions of an ablation probe and the imaging device from a position tracking system;
- determine a trajectory of the ablation probe based on the tracking data;
- display a representation of the ablation probe in relation to an image plane of the image data based on the tracking data from the position tracking system and an ablation progress indicator displaying a perspective view of progress of a size of an ablation zone as an ablation procedure is performed;
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- continually adjust a display of the image plane based on the position of the imaging device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.