A temporal thermal ablation representation for therapy delivery

Abstract

A system and a method for medical therapy, particularly ablation treatment, are provided in which diagnostic data may be processed and represented as a function of therapy time. This allows to appropriate plan and dynamically monitor thermal ablation therapy which significantly reduces the risks to damage organs and tissue outside the target area.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a system of medical treatments, a corresponding method and a corresponding computer program, in particular in the field of thermal ablation treatments. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for processing treatment data comprising histograms as a function of treatment time. Background technique [0002] Thermal therapy is a treatment modality that is increasingly used in cancer treatment in order to remove cancer growths. In this respect, thermal ablation techniques are generally regarded as a good alternative to common surgical techniques, since they are minimally invasive and thus allow to preserve as much surrounding biological tissue as possible. [0003] Similar to related radiation therapy techniques, the goal of thermal ablation therapy is to efficiently deliver thermal energy to a target area, such as a tumor, while keeping energy deposition in at-risk organs to a minimum. To achieve ...

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[0006] Therefore, it has been demonstrated that the use of DVH does not provide an adequate tool for treatment planning and / or treatment monitoring in thermal ablation procedures

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