METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF SUBLOBAR REGIONS OF THE LUNG
First Claim
1. A system for providing a volumetric model of a patient'"'"'s lungs, the system comprising:
- a processor;
software operable on the processor, wherein the software receives data from multi-dimensional images of the patient'"'"'s lungs and produces data for creation of a volumetric model of the patient'"'"'s lungs on a graphical user interface, wherein the volumetric model includes sublobar airways.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for displaying a volumetric model of a patient'"'"'s lung including sublobar regions. The system may include a processor and software operable on the processor to receive data from multi-dimensional images of the patient'"'"'s lungs, such as CT images, and produce data for creation of a volumetric model of the patient'"'"'s lungs, including sublobar regions, on a graphical user interface. The system may also display the multi-dimensional images on the graphical user interface. A user may select an airway location in the airways on the volumetric model or a multi-dimensional image on the graphical user interface and the portion of the lung distal to the selected location, which may be a sublobe, may be highlighted and/or characterized by the system.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing a volumetric model of a patient'"'"'s lungs, the system comprising:
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a processor; software operable on the processor, wherein the software receives data from multi-dimensional images of the patient'"'"'s lungs and produces data for creation of a volumetric model of the patient'"'"'s lungs on a graphical user interface, wherein the volumetric model includes sublobar airways. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium comprising machine readable instructions for:
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receiving data corresponding to multi-dimensional images of a patient'"'"'s lungs; generating a volumetric model of the patient'"'"'s airway; and displaying the volumetric model on a graphical user interface, wherein the model includes sublobes of the patient'"'"'s lungs. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of visualizing a sublobe of a patient comprising:
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providing multi-dimensional imaging data of the patient'"'"'s lungs to a system, the system comprising; a graphical user interface; a processor; and software operable on the processor, wherein the software receives the data from the multi-dimensional images of the patient'"'"'s lungs and produces data for creation of a volumetric model of the patient'"'"'s lungs on the graphical user interface, wherein the volumetric model includes sublobar airways. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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