Systems and methods for stimulation-related volume analysis, creation, and sharing
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer processor, user-input of at least one of a code and a file, wherein;
the at least one of the code and the file was generated prior to the input of the at least one of the code and the file, during a first session that was associated with a first patient and during which a stimulation therapy of the first patient was controllable; and
the obtaining of the user-input of the at least one of the code and the file is in a second session that is associated by the processor with a second patient and during which a stimulation therapy of the second patient using a stimulation leadwire is controllable;
responsive to the input of the at least one of the code and the file, obtaining, by the processor, data representing a volume, the volume being one of (a) a target volume of tissue to be activated by the stimulation therapy, (b) at least one target anatomical nucleus to be activated by the stimulation therapy, (c) a side effect volume of tissue in which to avoid stimulation by the stimulation therapy, (d) at least one side effect anatomical nucleus in which to avoid stimulation by the stimulation therapy, and (e) a volume of tissue previously estimated to be activated for a user input set of stimulation parameters;
displaying, by the processor and in a display device, a representation of the volume relative to at least one of a graphical representation of the stimulation leadwire and a graphical representation of an anatomical region;
analyzing a combination of a plurality of volumes, including the volume obtained using the at least one of the code and the file;
based on the analysis, generating a new volume during the second session associated with the second patient; and
saving the new volume, wherein the saved new volume is accessible in a session associated with the first patient.
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Abstract
A computer implemented system and method facilitates a cycle of generation, sharing, and refinement of volumes related to stimulation of anatomical tissue, such as brain or spinal cord stimulation. Such volumes can include target stimulation volumes, side effect volumes, and volumes of estimated activation. A computer system and method also facilitates analysis of groups of volumes, including analysis of differences and/or commonalities between different groups of volumes.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer processor, user-input of at least one of a code and a file, wherein; the at least one of the code and the file was generated prior to the input of the at least one of the code and the file, during a first session that was associated with a first patient and during which a stimulation therapy of the first patient was controllable; and the obtaining of the user-input of the at least one of the code and the file is in a second session that is associated by the processor with a second patient and during which a stimulation therapy of the second patient using a stimulation leadwire is controllable; responsive to the input of the at least one of the code and the file, obtaining, by the processor, data representing a volume, the volume being one of (a) a target volume of tissue to be activated by the stimulation therapy, (b) at least one target anatomical nucleus to be activated by the stimulation therapy, (c) a side effect volume of tissue in which to avoid stimulation by the stimulation therapy, (d) at least one side effect anatomical nucleus in which to avoid stimulation by the stimulation therapy, and (e) a volume of tissue previously estimated to be activated for a user input set of stimulation parameters; displaying, by the processor and in a display device, a representation of the volume relative to at least one of a graphical representation of the stimulation leadwire and a graphical representation of an anatomical region; analyzing a combination of a plurality of volumes, including the volume obtained using the at least one of the code and the file; based on the analysis, generating a new volume during the second session associated with the second patient; and saving the new volume, wherein the saved new volume is accessible in a session associated with the first patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer processor, user-input of at least one of a code and a file in a session associated with first log-in credentials of a first user, wherein the at least one of the code and the file was generated prior to the input of the at least one of the code and the file, during a session associated with second log-in credentials of a second user; responsive to the input of the at least one of the code and the file, obtaining, by the processor, data representing a target volume of tissue stimulation; displaying, by the processor and in a display device, a representation of the volume relative to at least one of a graphical representation of a stimulation leadwire and a graphical representation of an anatomical region; selecting, by the processor, a set of stimulation parameters that provides an estimated volume of activated tissue, the set of stimulation parameters being selected based on a correspondence of the estimated volume of activated tissue to the target volume, wherein the selection is made based on an indication by a strength-duration curve of equivalencies between a plurality of sets of stimulation parameters with respect to the estimated volume of activated tissue, the plurality of sets of stimulation parameters differing with respect to pulse width and electrical amplitude; and at least one of; outputting the selected set of stimulation parameters; displaying a graphical representation of the estimated volume; and electrically stimulation an anatomical region of a patient using the selected set of stimulation parameters.
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