Simulation and patient-specific scale tissue modelling of the growth of prostate cancer
AssigneesBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System, University of A Coruna
InventorsHughes Thomas, JR., Gomez Hector, Lorenzo Guillermo
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a simulation of the evolution of a tumor in a prostate gland of a subject is based at least on a coupled system of reaction-diffusion equations and a patient-specific geometric model of the prostate gland of the subject. The use of reaction-diffusion equations and a patient-specific geometric model provides a tumor model that predicts the expected progression of prostate cancer in the subject. The tumor model may be used to devise a customized treatment for the subject.
Claims40
A method of modeling the possible progression of prostate cancer in a subject comprising:
- performing operations on a computer system, wherein the operations include:
- simulating evolution of a tumor in a prostate gland of the subject, wherein said simulating is based at least on a coupled system of reaction-diffusion equations and a patient-specific geometric model of the prostate gland of the subject.
A non-transitory memory medium storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform the method of any of the preceding claims.
A computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method of any of the preceding claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.