Methods, systems, and devices for analyzing lung imaging data
AssigneePulmonx Corporation
InventorsRyan Olivera, Sri Radhakrishnan
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and systems are provided for analyzing lung imaging data. A server computing device receives imaging data of a lung over a network from a client computing device and analyzes the imaging data to identify lung, airways, and blood vessels, segment the lung into lobes, subtract airways, calculate volumes, calculate emphysema scores, identify fissure locations, calculate fissure completeness scores. A reconstruction of the fissures indicating locations where the fissures are incomplete and a report comprising fissure scores, volumes, and emphysema scores are created.
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A system for analyzing computerized tomography data of a lung, the system comprising:
- a server computing device configured to receive computerized tomography data of the lung over a network from a client computing device at a different location;
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- a processor configured to analyze the computerized tomography data, wherein analysis of the computerized tomography data comprises:
- identifying tomography data representing the lung and airways;
- segmenting the tomography data into segmented data representing separate lobes;
- subtracting from the segmented data a portion of the tomography data representing airways until at least a third generation to produce post third generation data;
- calculating volumes of the lobes based on the post third generation data;
- calculating emphysema scores for the lobes based on density masks;
- identifying locations of fissures based on the post third generation data;
- calculating a fissure completeness score for the fissures based on the post third generation data;
- creating, based on the post third generation data, a three-dimensional reconstruction of the fissures indicating locations where the fissures are incomplete;
- creating a report comprising fissure completeness scores, volumes, emphysema scores, and the three-dimensional reconstruction;
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- generating a treatment plan comprising a suggested implantable device for placement in an airway feeding a region of interest based on the post third generation data.
A system for analyzing computerized tomography data of a lung, the system comprising:
- a server computing device configured to receive computerized tomography data of the lung over a network from a client computing device at a different location;
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- a processor configured to analyze the computerized tomography data, wherein analysis of the computerized tomography data comprises:
- identifying tomography data representing the lung and airways;
- segmenting the tomography data into segmented data representing separate lobes;
- subtracting from the segmented data a portion of the tomography data representing airways until at least a third generation to produce post third generation data;
- calculating volumes of the lobes based on the post third generation data;
- calculating emphysema scores for the lobes based on density masks;
- identifying locations of fissures based on the post third generation data;
- calculating a fissure completeness score for the fissures based on the post third generation data;
- creating, based on the post third generation data, a three-dimensional reconstruction of the fissures indicating locations where the fissures are incomplete;
- creating a report comprising fissure completeness scores, volumes, emphysema scores, and the three-dimensional reconstruction;
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- generating a treatment plan comprising a region of interest in contact with a location where a fissure is incomplete, a suggested therapeutic agent to be delivered at the region of interest, and a closest airway for treatment of the region of interest with the therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent is a sealant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.