Airway bypass site selection and treatment planning
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1. A method of assessing a plurality of treatment sites in airways of a lung of a patient, the method comprising:
- selecting the plurality of sites within the airways of the diseased lung;
determining at least one anatomic characteristic of each site;
assessing a degree of a plurality of diseased regions in the lung;
using a computer to calculate a score for each site based on the degree of the plurality of diseased regions in the lung, at least one anatomic characteristic of each site and a proximity of the site to at least one of the diseased regions; and
displaying each score in association with each site in graphical form on a computer assisted display or visualization system.
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Abstract
This invention relates to systems and methods for site selection and placement of extra-anatomic passages altering gaseous flow in a diseased lung.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of assessing a plurality of treatment sites in airways of a lung of a patient, the method comprising:
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selecting the plurality of sites within the airways of the diseased lung; determining at least one anatomic characteristic of each site; assessing a degree of a plurality of diseased regions in the lung; using a computer to calculate a score for each site based on the degree of the plurality of diseased regions in the lung, at least one anatomic characteristic of each site and a proximity of the site to at least one of the diseased regions; and displaying each score in association with each site in graphical form on a computer assisted display or visualization system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for identifying treatment sites in airways of a patient'"'"'s lung for treatment by a surgical system comprising at least one component device, the method comprising:
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identifying at least one parameter of the component device; identifying a target region in the airway based on at least one anatomical parameter; locating at least one location of diseased lung tissue; using a computer to automatically select at least one treatment site by assessing the anatomy between at least one of the potential treatment sites and at least one location of diseased lung; and displaying the plurality of treatment sites in data, electronic or graphic form on a computer assisted display or visualization system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for ranking treatment sites in a lung from a previously obtained set of image data, said method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of candidate treatment sites in an airway in the lung; ranking the treatment sites to obtain a first treatment site on a computer; and visually displaying a path to said first treatment site on a computer assisted display or visualization system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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