Preferential volume reduction of diseased segments of a heterogeneous lobe
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of treatment planning for assisting a physician perform bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, comprising:
- obtaining diagnostic information including information derived from images relating to a patient'"'"'s first and second lungs;
compiling, automatically on a processor or electronic controller, a plurality of potential lung segment combinations for lung volume reduction in the first and second lungs wherein each potential lung segment combination includes at least one lung segment from the first lung and at least one lung segment from the second lung;
computing, automatically on the processor or electronic controller, a plurality of diagnostic values for each lung segment of said potential lung segment combinations;
determining a segment exclusion rule operable to exclude one or more of the potential lung segment combinations based on comparing the diagnostic value from the computing step to a threshold value or range;
excluding, automatically on the processor or electronic controller, at least one of the potential lung segment combinations based on said segment exclusion rule; and
identifying, automatically on the processor or electronic controller, at least one preferred segment combination not excluded from the potential lung segment combinations for the bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, wherein the preferred segment combination targets diseased lung segments while also targeting a preferred combined volume of the first and second lungs based on the diagnostic values from the computing step.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for diagnosing and treating disorders of the lung are provided, which may include any number of features. In one embodiment, a method comprises obtaining diagnostic information relating to a patient'"'"'s lungs, compiling a list of potential treatment plans for lung volume reduction in the first and second lungs, excluding treatment plans from the list of potential treatment plans that propose treatment of a lung segment that falls within a segment exclusion rule, and identifying at least one preferred treatment plan from the list of potential treatment plans that targets sufficiently diseased lung segments while also targeting a preferred combined volume of the first and second lungs.
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1. A computer-implemented method of treatment planning for assisting a physician perform bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, comprising:
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obtaining diagnostic information including information derived from images relating to a patient'"'"'s first and second lungs; compiling, automatically on a processor or electronic controller, a plurality of potential lung segment combinations for lung volume reduction in the first and second lungs wherein each potential lung segment combination includes at least one lung segment from the first lung and at least one lung segment from the second lung; computing, automatically on the processor or electronic controller, a plurality of diagnostic values for each lung segment of said potential lung segment combinations; determining a segment exclusion rule operable to exclude one or more of the potential lung segment combinations based on comparing the diagnostic value from the computing step to a threshold value or range; excluding, automatically on the processor or electronic controller, at least one of the potential lung segment combinations based on said segment exclusion rule; and identifying, automatically on the processor or electronic controller, at least one preferred segment combination not excluded from the potential lung segment combinations for the bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, wherein the preferred segment combination targets diseased lung segments while also targeting a preferred combined volume of the first and second lungs based on the diagnostic values from the computing step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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