System and method for determining target stimulation volumes

A computer-implemented method for determining a stimulation volume for a subject patient, the method comprising:

• associating, by a computer processor, anatomical features in a first image, corresponding to an anatomical region of the subject patient, with corresponding anatomical features in a second image, corresponding to an anatomical region of at least one selected patient from a patient population, wherein a stimulation volume has been predetermined for the at least one selected patient;
• modifying, by the processor, the second image so that spatial relationships of the anatomical features in the second image match spatial relationships of the anatomical features in the first image;
• modifying a spatial relationship of the stimulation volume to the second image based on the modification to the second image to generate a new spatial relationship;
• and
• determining for the subject patient one of a target stimulation volume, defined by an outline of a region targeted to be activated by a stimulation, and a side effect stimulation volume, defined by an outline of a region, activation of which by a stimulation is estimated to cause a side effect, by applying the new spatial relationship to the modified second image.