Patent ID: 9747684
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61B,G06T

Claim:
1. A system for planning an ablation procedure for ablation of a tissue mass in a patient, including: a graphical user interface that presents a representation of the mass to a user; and an optimization component configured to: receive image data related to the mass; determine one or more ablation regions to cover the mass; and determine a unique coverage area (UCA) for each of a predetermined number of candidate ablation regions such that the UCA for a given candidate ablation region includes a portion of a planned target volume (PTV) that is covered solely by the given candidate ablation region; wherein the optimization component is further configured to generate an initial list of the candidate ablation regions, each having a characteristic point at which a probe associated with an ablation component is positioned to treat a portion of the mass in each ablation region; wherein the optimization component is further configured to generate the initial list of the candidate ablation regions to achieve maximal coverage of the PTV from a point of tangency on each of N bounding sides that encompass the PTV.