Patent ID: 6466813
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
A method of tissue localization and virtual simulation in a patient for radiation therapy planning, the method comprising the steps of:using a magnetic resonance imaging device, scanning the patient to develop a magnetic resonance image volume data set of the patient; correcting said magnetic resonance image volume data set for distortion to generate a distortion corrected magnetic resonance image volume data set; and, using said distortion corrected magnetic resonance image volume data set exclusively: displaying an image of the patient on a human readable display device associated with the magnetic resonance imaging device based on said magnetic resonance image volume data set; identifying a target tissue in the image of the patient displayed on said human readable display device; and, defining at least one radiation therapy treatment boundary in the image of the patient for radiation therapy treatment of said target tissue.