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:
- identifying the plurality of sites within the airways of the lung;
determining at least one anatomic characteristic of each site;
assessing a diseased region to determine a degree of disease of the diseased region;
automatically calculating on a computer a score for each site based on;
the degree of disease of the diseased region in the lung, at least one anatomic characteristic of each site and a proximity of the site to the diseased region; and
displaying each score in association with each site in graphical form.
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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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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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identifying the plurality of sites within the airways of the lung; determining at least one anatomic characteristic of each site; assessing a diseased region to determine a degree of disease of the diseased region; automatically calculating on a computer a score for each site based on;
the degree of disease of the diseased region in the lung, at least one anatomic characteristic of each site and a proximity of the site to the diseased region; anddisplaying each score in association with each site in graphical form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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