Patent ID: 6129670
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
A system for three-dimensional imaging and treatment of the body of a patient, comprising:means for developing a therapy plan for treatment of an organ of the patient;means for holding radioactive seeds and inserting the seeds into position in the patient;an optical sensor positioned to monitor loading of the seeds in accordance with the therapy plan;means for providing image data from a treatment region of the patient's body;means for providing a translucent volume image of a portion of a patient's body and a separate translucent image of the organ of the patient; andmeans for illustrating via a translucent image of the means for holding the seeds for placement of the seeds in conjunction with the organ of the patient, thereby enabling three dimensional viewing of said seeds, means for holding the seeds and simultaneously the organ of the patient and the portion of the patient's body.