Systems for planning and performing biopsy procedures and associated methods

A system for planning a medical procedure, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory operably coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• receiving image data of an anatomic region of a patient, wherein the anatomic region includes a plurality of lymph nodes and a target lesion,
• generating a three-dimensional model of the anatomic region by segmenting the image data, wherein the three-dimensional model includes a plurality of segmented components corresponding to the plurality of lymph nodes and the target lesion,
• selecting a subset of the lymph nodes to be biopsied during the medical procedure based at least in part on a location of the target lesion in the three-dimensional model, and
• determining a sequence for navigating a biopsy device to locations of the subset of the lymph nodes during the medical procedure, wherein each lymph node of the subset of the lymph nodes to be biopsied is positioned along a navigation path to be traversed by the biopsy device.