Method and Apparatus for Selective Treatment of Tissue
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1. A method of providing treatment to a tissue treatment area including a plurality of tissue components, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating ultrasound data related to the tissue treatment area; and
automatically generating a proposed treatment plan of the tissue treatment area, the proposed treatment plan including a plurality of treatment sites selected to receive HIFU Therapy, the plurality of treatment sites being selected based on a three-dimensional model of a first tissue component located in the tissue treatment area, the three-dimensional model of the first tissue component being based on the generated ultrasound data.
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Abstract
A IIIFU System (100) is disclosed which may automatically generate a proposed treatment plan for treating a tissue treatment area (10) with HIFU Therapy. In one example, the proposed treatment plan includes a plurality of treatment sites selected based on a three-dimensional model generated from ultrasound data. In another example, the proposed treatment plan excludes portions of the tissue treatment area (10) corresponding to blood flow, such as the neuro-vascular bundles (20) when treating the prostate (11).
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1. A method of providing treatment to a tissue treatment area including a plurality of tissue components, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating ultrasound data related to the tissue treatment area; and
automatically generating a proposed treatment plan of the tissue treatment area, the proposed treatment plan including a plurality of treatment sites selected to receive HIFU Therapy, the plurality of treatment sites being selected based on a three-dimensional model of a first tissue component located in the tissue treatment area, the three-dimensional model of the first tissue component being based on the generated ultrasound data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing treatment to a tissue treatment area including a plurality of tissue components, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating ultrasound data related to the tissue treatment area;
generating blood flow data related to the tissue treatment area;
determining the location of a first tissue component based on the ultrasound data;
determining the location of a second tissue component based on the blood flow data; and
automatically generating a proposed treatment plan of the tissue treatment area, the proposed treatment plan including a plurality of treatment sites, the plurality of treatment sites being selected such that HIFU Therapy is provided to the first tissue component and such that the second tissue component is excluded from HIFU Therapy. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for treating a tissue treatment area including a plurality of tissue components, the apparatus comprising:
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a transducer which is positionable proximate to the tissue treatment area of tissue, the transducer being configured to emit ultrasound energy and to sense ultrasound energy; and
a controller operably coupled to the transducer, the controller being configured to operate the transducer in an imaging mode wherein images of the tissue are obtained by ultrasound energy sensed by the transducer and blood flow information and in a therapy mode wherein portions of the tissue in the tissue treatment area are treated with a HIFU Therapy with the transducer;
the controller being further configured to automatically generate a proposed treatment plan having a plurality of treatment sites, the plurality of treatment sites of the proposed treatment plan being selected to provide HIFU Therapy to a first tissue component, while excluding a second tissue component from HIFU Therapy, the location of the second tissue component being determined based on blood flow information obtained during the imaging mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for treating a tissue treatment area including a plurality of tissue components, the apparatus comprising:
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a transducer which is positionable proximate to the tissue treatment area, the transducer being configured to emit ultrasound energy and to sense ultrasound energy; and
a controller operably coupled to the transducer, the controller being configured to operate the transducer in an imaging mode wherein images of the tissue are obtained by ultrasound energy sensed by the transducer and in a therapy mode wherein portions of the tissue in the tissue treatment area of tissue are treated with a HIFU therapy with the transducer;
the controller being further configured to automatically generate a proposed treatment plan of the tissue treatment area, the proposed treatment plan including a plurality of treatment sites selected based on a three-dimensional model of a first tissue component located in the tissue treatment area of tissue, the three-dimensional model of the first tissue component being based on the images obtained in the imaging mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for treating tissue in a tissue treatment area including tissue components, comprising the steps of:
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providing a HIFU system having software configured to provide therapy to diseased tissue by focusing ultrasound proximate to the diseased tissue and further configured to provide location information of blood flow in the tissue and location information on at least one of the tissue components;
identifying potential treatment areas based on the location information of the tissue components;
excluding potential treatment areas based on the location information of blood flow in the tissue treatment area; and
providing therapy to all of the identified non-excluded treatment areas with the HIFU system. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of providing treatment to a tissue treatment area including a prostatic capsule and a neuro-vascular bundles, the method comprising the steps of:
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imaging the tissue treatment area; and
automatically generating a proposed treatment plan of the tissue treatment area, the proposed treatment plan including a plurality of treatment sites selected to receive HIFU Therapy, the plurality of treatment sites being selected to provide HIFU Therapy to the prostatic capsule and to exclude the neuro-vascular bundles from the provision of HIFU Therapy. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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