Systems and Methods For Planning Medical Procedures and Designing Medical Devices Based on Anatomical Scan Deformations
AssigneeUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsFrank J. Bova, William A. Friedman
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Abstract
A method of formulating a patient-specific plan for a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure performed upon a patient is provided. The method includes obtaining a standard plan based upon a scan of an anatomy of a standard anatomic specimen, the scan defining a standard scan. The method also includes scanning the patient to obtain a patient-specific scan of an anatomy of the patient. Additionally, the method includes morphing the standard scan to the anatomy of the patient by mapping the standard scan to the patient-specific scan. The method further includes determining the patient-specific plan by modifying the standard plan based upon the mapping.
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A method of formulating a patient-specific plan for a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure performed upon a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a standard plan based upon a scan of an anatomy of a standard anatomic specimen, the scan defining a standard scan;
- scanning the patient to obtain a patient-specific scan of an anatomy of the patient;
- morphing the standard scan to the anatomy of the patient by mapping the standard scan to the patient-specific scan;
- and
- determining the patient-specific plan by modifying the standard plan based upon the mapping.
A method for designing a patient-specific device used in performing a diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedure on a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a standard design of a device, the design based upon a scan of an anatomy of a standard anatomic specimen, the scan defining a standard scan;
- scanning the patient to obtain a patient-specific scan of an anatomy of the patient;
- morphing the standard scan to the anatomy of the patient by mapping the standard scan to the patient-specific scan;
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- determining a design of a patient-specific device by adapting the standard plan to the anatomy of the patient based upon the mapping based upon the mapping.
A method of aligning a patient for performing a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure using an image guide, the method comprising the steps of:
- performing a first scan of the patient to obtain a first image of an anatomy of the patient positioned for a standard examination, the first image defining a first scan;
- performing a second scan of the patient to obtain second image of the anatomy of the patient positioned for performing the procedure using the image guide, the second image defining a second scan;
- morphing the first scan to the anatomy of the patient positioned for performing the procedure by mapping the first scan to the second scan;
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- aligning the patient for performing the procedure using the image guide based upon the mapping.
A system for assisting in the formulation of a patient-specific plan for performing a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure upon a patient, the system comprising:
- a database containing at least one standard plan for performing a medical procedure, the at least one plan being based upon a scan of an anatomy of a standard anatomic specimen, the scan defining a standard scan;
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- a processor for processing data based upon a patient-specific scan of an anatomy of the patient, wherein the processor processes the data to morph a standard scan to the anatomy of the patient by mapping the standard scan to the patient-specific scan, and wherein the a patient-specific plan is formulated by modifying the standard plan based upon the mapping.
A system for facilitating the design of a patient-specific medical device, the system comprising:
- a database containing at least one standard design for a medical device, the at least one device design being based upon a scan of an anatomy of a standard anatomic specimen, the scan defining a standard scan;
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- a processor for processing data based upon a patient-specific scan of an anatomy of the patient, wherein the processor processes the data to morph the standard scan to the anatomy of the patient by mapping the standard scan to the patient-specific scan, and wherein the design of the patient-specific device is obtained by modifying the standard design based upon the mapping.
A method of formulating a patient-specific plan for a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure performed upon a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a standard plan based upon data corresponding to a standard anatomical model, the data defining standard data;
- scanning the patient to obtain a patient-specific scan of an anatomy of the patient;
- morphing the standard data to the anatomy of the patient by mapping the standard data to the patient-specific scan;
- and
- determining the patient-specific plan by modifying the standard plan based upon the mapping.
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