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US 2022/0036985 A1Published application
Lung analysis and reporting system
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc. d/b/a Olympus Surgical Technologies America
InventorNathaniel C. Culala
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Abstract
A system and method for analyzing scan data of a lung and presenting a lung candidacy report. The lung candidacy report includes determinations represented visually of whether lung lobes are suitable candidates for a bronchoscopy guided lung volume reduction procedure. The lung candidacy report includes emphysema values and fissure integrity determined from the scan data.
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A method comprising:
- receiving three-dimensional scan data of at least a portion of a lung of a person, the three-dimensional scan data comprises voxels;
- delineating lung lobes and lung fissures from the voxels;
- generating emphysema scores for individual ones of the lung lobes based on a predefined threshold of radio density values or a threshold range of radio density values;
- generating fissure integrity scores for individual ones of the lung fissures based on the voxels;
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- generating heterogeneity scores for at least two lobes based on the emphysema score of a target lobe and the emphysema score of a lobe adjacent to the target lobe;
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- outputting a report that comprises:
- a plurality of visual representations of individual ones of the lung lobes;
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- a plurality of lung lobe candidacy icons that are visually individually associated with individual ones of the plurality of visual representations, wherein individual ones of the lung lobe candidacy icons comprise a visual indication of meeting a predefined inclusion criterion for the emphysema scores, the fissure integrity scores, and the heterogeneity scores, the visual indication of meeting the predefined inclusion criteria comprises representing at least a portion of the lung lobe candidacy icon in at least one of a unique color or pattern.
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A system comprising:
- a processing device configured to:
- receive three-dimensional scan data of at least a portion of a lung of a person, the three-dimensional scan data comprises voxels;
- delineate lung lobes and lung fissures from the voxels;
- generate emphysema scores for individual ones of the lung lobes based on a predefined threshold of radio density values or a threshold range of radio density values;
- generate fissure integrity scores for individual ones of the lung fissures based on the voxels;
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- generate heterogeneity scores for at least two lobes based on the emphysema score of a target lobe and the emphysema score of a lobe adjacent to the target lobe;
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- an output device is in signal communication with the processing device, the output device is configured to output the report, wherein the report comprises:
- a plurality of visual representations of individual ones of the lung lobes, wherein the emphysema level is visually represented by a least one of a particular color or pattern of a corresponding lung lobe visual representation;
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- a plurality of lung lobe candidacy icons that are visually individually associated with individual ones of the plurality of visual representations, wherein individual ones of the lung lobe candidacy icons comprise a visual indication of meeting a predefined inclusion criterion for the emphysema scores, the fissure integrity scores, and the heterogeneity scores, the visual indication of meeting the predefined inclusion criteria comprises representing at least a portion of the lung lobe candidacy icon in at least one of a unique color or pattern.
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A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium with an executable program stored thereon, the program causing a processor to:
- receive three-dimensional scan data of at least a portion of a lung of a person, the three-dimensional scan data comprises voxels;
- delineate lung lobes and lung fissures from the voxels;
- generate emphysema scores for individual ones of the lung lobes based on a predefined threshold of radio density values or a threshold range of radio density values;
- generate fissure integrity scores for individual ones of the lung fissures based on the voxels;
- generate heterogeneity scores for at least two lobes based on the emphysema score of a target lobe and the emphysema score of a lobe adjacent to the target lobe;
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- output a report to an output device,
- wherein the report comprises:
- a plurality of visual representations of individual ones of the lung lobes;
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- a plurality of lung lobe candidacy icons that are visually individually associated with individual ones of the plurality of visual representations, wherein individual ones of the lung lobe candidacy icons comprise a visual indication of meeting a predefined inclusion criterion for the emphysema scores, the fissure integrity scores, and the heterogeneity scores, the visual indication of meeting the predefined inclusion criteria comprises representing at least a portion of the lung lobe candidacy icon in at least one of a unique color or pattern.
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