Patent ID: 8548561
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A61B,A61N,G01R

Abstract:
1. An image-guided therapy system for applying thermal treatment to a target tissue mass notwithstanding motion of the target tissue mass, the system comprising: a thermal treatment device configured for transmitting a therapeutic energy beam; an imaging device configured for acquiring images of a scanning window around the target tissue mass; a processor configured for tracking relative movement between a focal zone of the energy beam and the target tissue mass in a common coordinate system based on the acquired images; and a controller configured for controlling the thermal treatment device to focus the energy beam on the target tissue mass, the controller being responsive to the processor so as to automatically maintain the focus of the energy beam on the target tissue mass notwithstanding the motion, wherein the imaging device is responsive to the processor so as to adjust a location of the scanning window to correspond with a position of the target tissue mass notwithstanding the motion.