System and method of predicting efficacy of tongue-base therapies
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1. A storage method in the form of a memory device for predicting a response to tongue-base therapies comprising:
- generating a plurality of images of an axial view of a patient'"'"'s upper airway, wherein each image depicts a cross-sectional plane of the patient'"'"'s upper airway, the cross-sectional plane extending substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the patient'"'"'s pharynx;
acquiring data indicative of the patient'"'"'s upper airway from the images, wherein the data comprises at least an anterior/posterior measurement and a lateral measurement both determined from the images of the axial view of the patient'"'"'s upper airway; and
determining a probability of a patient'"'"'s response to a tongue-base treatment based on the acquired data and patient-specific physiological data, wherein the probability is determined by comparing the acquired data and the patient-specific physiological data for the patient to an expected relationship between similar acquired data and patient-specific physiological data.
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Abstract
A method, computer-readable medium, and system for predicting a response to tongue-base therapies (particularly as it relates to obstructive sleep apnea) are provided. The method includes generating with a processing element a plurality of images of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy, acquiring data indicative of the portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy from the images, and determining a probability of a patient'"'"'s response to a tongue-base treatment based on the acquired data.
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1. A storage method in the form of a memory device for predicting a response to tongue-base therapies comprising:
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generating a plurality of images of an axial view of a patient'"'"'s upper airway, wherein each image depicts a cross-sectional plane of the patient'"'"'s upper airway, the cross-sectional plane extending substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the patient'"'"'s pharynx; acquiring data indicative of the patient'"'"'s upper airway from the images, wherein the data comprises at least an anterior/posterior measurement and a lateral measurement both determined from the images of the axial view of the patient'"'"'s upper airway; and determining a probability of a patient'"'"'s response to a tongue-base treatment based on the acquired data and patient-specific physiological data, wherein the probability is determined by comparing the acquired data and the patient-specific physiological data for the patient to an expected relationship between similar acquired data and patient-specific physiological data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 8. The method according to claim I, further comprising displaying the expected relationship as a graphical image, wherein determining the probability comprises determining a location of the acquired data and the patient-specific physiological data for the patient on the graphical image.
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21. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for causing a processing element to perform the steps of:
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generating a plurality of images of an axial view of a patient'"'"'s upper airway, wherein each image depicts a cross-sectional plane of the patient'"'"'s upper airway, the cross-sectional plane extending substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the patient'"'"'s pharynx; acquiring data indicative of the patient'"'"'s upper airway from the images, wherein the data comprises at least an anterior/posterior measurement and a lateral measurement both determined from the images of the axial view of the patient'"'"'s upper airway; and determining a probability of a patient'"'"'s response to a tongue-base treatment based on the acquired data and patient-specific physiological data, wherein the probability is determined by comparing the acquired data and the patient-specific physiological data for the patient to an expected relationship between similar acquired data and patient-specific physiological data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for predicting a response to tongue-base therapies comprising:
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a device for capturing data indicative of an axial view of a patient'"'"'s upper airway; and a processing element in communication with the device and for generating a plurality of images based on the captured data, wherein each image depicts a cross-sectional plane of the patient'"'"'s upper airway, the cross-sectional plane extending substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the patient'"'"'s pharynx, acquiring data indicative of the patient'"'"'s upper airway from the images, wherein the data comprises at least an anterior/posterior measurement and a lateral measurement both determined from the images of the axial view of the patient'"'"'s upper airway, and determining a probability of a patient'"'"'s response to a tongue-base treatment based on the acquired data and patient-specific physiological data, wherein the probability is determined by comparing the acquired data and the patient-specific physiological data for the patient to an expected relationship between similar acquired data and patient-specific physiological data. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for predicting a response to tongue-base therapies comprising:
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generating a plurality of images of an axial view of a patient'"'"'s upper airway in a retroepiglottic region, wherein each image depicts a cross-sectional plane of the patient'"'"'s upper airway, the cross-sectional plane extending substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the patient'"'"'s pharynx; acquiring data indicative of the patient'"'"'s upper airway from the images, wherein the data comprises at least an anterior/posterior measurement and a lateral measurement both determined from the images of the axial view of the patient'"'"'s upper airway in the retroepiglottic region; determining an expected relationship between similar acquired data and patient-specific physiological data obtained from a plurality of patients; and determining a probability of a patient'"'"'s response to a tongue-base treatment based on a comparison of the acquired data and patient-specific physiological data for the patient to the expected relationship. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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