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Pathway planning for use with a navigation planning and procedure system

  • US 10,238,455 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2016
  • Issued: 03/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of planning a procedure for treatment of tissue adjacent to a luminal network in a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:

  • generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the luminal network;

    displaying the 3D model of the luminal network;

    selecting a target location in the tissue adjacent to and outside of the luminal network as displayed on the 3D model;

    identifying a point in the luminal network which is proximate to the target location;

    determining an access path between the target location and the identified point in the luminal network;

    calculating a risk of injury to intervening structures between the target location and the identified point in the luminal network, based on the determined access path; and

    displaying the access path and the calculated risk of injury for the access path on the 3D model.

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