SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING STIMULATION PARAMETERS BASED ON STIMULATION TARGET REGION, EFFECTS, OR SIDE EFFECTS
First Claim
1. A system for identifying a set of stimulation parameters, the system comprising:
- a computer processor configured and arranged to perform the following actions;
identifying a desired stimulation region;
comparing the desired stimulation region with each of a plurality of predetermined estimated stimulation regions, wherein each of the estimated stimulation regions is a calculated estimate of a stimulation volume for a corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters using an electrical stimulation lead;
selecting one of the predetermined estimated stimulation regions based on the comparing; and
providing the corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters for the selected one of the predetermined estimated stimulation regions to a user or an electrical stimulation device.
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Abstract
A system or method for identifying sets of stimulation parameters can include receiving at least one image of a region of a patient; registering the at least one image with an anatomical or physiological atlas that identifies different anatomical or physiological structures; identifying a desired stimulation region using the at least one image; comparing the desired stimulation region with each of a plurality of predetermined estimated stimulation regions, where each of the estimated stimulation regions is a calculated estimate of a stimulation volume for a corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters; selecting one of the predetermined estimated stimulation regions based on the comparing; and providing the corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters for the selected one of the predetermined estimated stimulation regions to a user or an electrical stimulation device. Other systems or methods use functional maps or subregions of a region of synchronous neural activity to identify stimulation parameters.
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1. A system for identifying a set of stimulation parameters, the system comprising:
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a computer processor configured and arranged to perform the following actions; identifying a desired stimulation region; comparing the desired stimulation region with each of a plurality of predetermined estimated stimulation regions, wherein each of the estimated stimulation regions is a calculated estimate of a stimulation volume for a corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters using an electrical stimulation lead; selecting one of the predetermined estimated stimulation regions based on the comparing; and providing the corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters for the selected one of the predetermined estimated stimulation regions to a user or an electrical stimulation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for identifying a set of stimulation parameters, the system comprising:
a computer processor configured and arranged to perform the following acts; providing at least one functional map identifying anatomical or physiological volumes that, when stimulated, produce at least one stimulation effect or stimulation side effect in at least one patient along with an estimate of a likelihood that the anatomical or physiological volume will produce the at least one stimulation effect or stimulation side effect; identifying at least one desired stimulation effect or undesired stimulation side effect; using the at least one functional map, identifying a desired stimulation region that produces the at least one desired stimulation effect at a predetermined threshold likelihood or avoid the undesired stimulation side effect at a predetermined threshold likelihood; comparing the desired stimulation region with each of a plurality of estimated stimulation regions, wherein each of the estimated stimulation regions is a calculated estimate of a stimulation volume for a corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters using an electrical stimulation lead; selecting one of the estimated stimulation regions based on the comparing; and providing the corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters for the selected one of the estimated stimulation regions to a user or an electrical stimulation device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for identifying a set of stimulation parameters, the system comprising:
a computer processor configured and arranged to perform the following acts; identifying a region of synchronous neural activity; dividing the region into a plurality of subregions; comparing the plurality of subregions with each of a plurality of estimated stimulation regions, wherein each of the estimated stimulation regions is a calculated estimate of a stimulation volume for a corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters using an electrical stimulation lead; selecting, for each of the subregions, one of the estimated stimulation regions based on the comparisons such that each of the selected estimated stimulation regions overlaps with any of the other selected estimated stimulation regions by no more than a predetermined threshold; and providing the corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters for each of the selected estimated stimulation regions to a user or an electrical stimulation device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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