Treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation

A computer-implemented method for determining a subject specific set of treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation comprising the steps of:

• generating subject specific data, wherein the step of generating subject specific data comprises measuring a geometric property of a body portion;
• determining a target field distribution in the body portion, wherein the step of determining a target field distribution comprises selection of an application;
• further comprising a step of selecting a set of treatment parameters from at least two different sets of treatment parameters, wherein the step of selecting a set of treatment parameters is made prior to a step of applying any set of treatment parameters to the body portion;
• wherein the step of generating subject specific data comprises the steps of:
• adding tissue characteristics of the body portion to the measured geometric property;
• generating a digital 3D model of the body portion based on the measured geometric property and on the added tissue characteristics.

A computer-implemented method for determining a subject specific set of treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation comprising the steps of:

• generating subject specific data, wherein the step of generating subject specific data comprises measuring a geometric property of a body portion;
• determining a target field distribution in the body portion, wherein the step of determining a target field distribution comprises selection of an application;
• further comprising a step of selecting a set of treatment parameters from at least two different sets of treatment parameters, wherein the step of selecting a set of treatment parameters is made prior to a step of applying any set of treatment parameters to the body portion;
• and
• comprising the further step of transmitting the subject specific data to an electronic library, wherein the electronic library is configured to carry out the step of determining a target field distribution and the step of selecting a set of treatment parameters.

A method for validating a set of treatment parameters for acoustic wave stimulation comprising the steps of:

• determining a target field distribution of an acoustic field in a body portion to be stimulated;
• receiving a set of treatment parameters for at least one transducer, wherein the set of treatment parameters is designed with respect to the target field distribution;
• generating a subject specific 3D model of the body portion to be stimulated;
• determining a difference between the target field distribution and a field distribution determined in the subject specific 3D model.