Neuromodulation based nerve identification

A device, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to:
• obtain imaging data,
• wherein the imaging data that is obtained depicts one or more body parts of a patient,
• wherein a voltage sensitive dye is applied to stain nerve tissue associated with the one or more body parts of the patient,
• wherein the voltage sensitive dye is activated by ultrasound neuromodulation applied to stimulate the nerve tissue, and
• wherein the imaging data captures a fluorescence of the nerve tissue based on the voltage sensitive dye being activated by ultrasound neuromodulation;
• and
• provide the imaging data for display.

A method, comprising:

• communicating, by a device and with a surgical system, to cause the surgical system to perform one or more incisions into a patient;
• communicating, by the device and with the surgical system, to cause the surgical system to activate, using ultrasound neuromodulation, at least a portion of a voltage sensitive dye,
• wherein the voltage sensitive dye has been applied to nerve tissue associated with a prostate, and
• wherein activating a portion of the voltage sensitive dye causes a fluorescence associated with at least a portion of the nerve tissue;
• communicating, by the device and with the surgical system, to cause the surgical system to obtain imaging data of the fluorescence associated with at least the portion of the nerve tissue,
• wherein the imaging data identifies a nerve map of at least one of:
• one or more nerve bundles associated with the prostate, or
• one or more nerve branches associated with the prostate;
• and
• providing, by the device, the imaging data for display, to allow a prostatectomy to be performed in a manner that uses the nerve map to avoid disturbance of the nerve tissue.