Abstract: A system and method of modeling a necrotized tissue in an ablation procedure, the method comprising providing, at a computational component, a computer model of a volume of human tissue, simulating, by the computational component, an ablation site in the computer model, determining, by the computational component, a deposited power density relating to at least an ablation parameter using at least an ablation mode, determining, by the computational component, a heat distribution at the ablation site as a function of the deposited power density, and identifying, by the computational component, a volume of tissue necrotized during an ablation procedure performed at the ablation site.

Abstract: A system for modeling a necrotized tissue volume in an ablation procedure includes a radiology workstation designed and configured to provide a computer model of a volume of human tissue based on corporeal image data, simulate an ablation site in the computer model, detect, in the computer model, at least a preferential pathway for heated vapor produced due to ablation of the tissue, wherein the at least a preferential pathway intersects the ablation site, determine a proportion of vapor escaping to the at least a preferential pathway during an ablation procedure, determiner a heat distribution at the ablation site as a function of the distribution of vapor, and generate a simulation of a necrotized tissue volume in the volume of tissue, wherein the simulation of the necrotized tissue volume represents a volume of tissue necrotized by heat during an ablation procedure performed at the ablation site.

Abstract: A system for ablation treatment of tissues including at least one tissue ablation device, an ablation device controller communicatively connected to the at least one tissue ablation device, and an imaging component, wherein the imaging component is configured to capture a captured image that includes a representation of the tissue ablation device. The system further including an ablation device identification component configured to receive the captured image, generate a plurality of region proposals from the captured image, extract a plurality of feature vectors from the plurality of region proposals, determine a class for each region proposal of the plurality of region proposals, and determine the position and orientation of the tissue ablation device as a function of the classes for each region proposal.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multi-probe ablation simulation and guidance system and method for use in tissue ablation procedures. In use, the relative locations of a plurality of ablation probes capable of providing ablation energy are determined, and the effect of energy provided by the probes based on the determined locations is predicted to identify a simulated ablation volume. This simulated ablation volume is compared with a target tissue volume. The relative locations of the probes can be adjusted based on the comparison between the simulated ablation volume and the target tissue volume, and the predicted effect rerun until the simulated ablation volume encompasses the target tissue volume to be ablated and necrotized.

Abstract: This invention pertains a system and methods for ablation treatment of tissues. The invention aims to aid healthcare professionals in completely treating all the target tissues by fusing computer generated information highlighting which tissues have been treated and which not to images of the tissues. The systems and methods integrate seamlessly with current image-guided procedures and do not require tracking systems to gather the position of the ablation device, as the positon and orientation of the device are identified from images. The invention aims also to improve estimates of the ablation volumes associated to an ablation device by identifying from images the true geometry of devices that might deform during the deployment in tissues; the invention aims to improve estimates of the ablation volumes by using information about the ablation process and about the status of tissues which can be collected from the control system of the ablation device.

Abstract: A system for modeling a necrotized tissue volume in an ablation procedure includes a radiology workstation designed and configured to provide a computer model of a volume of human tissue based on corporeal image data, simulate an ablation site in the computer model, detect, in the computer model, at least a preferential pathway for heated vapor produced due to ablation of the tissue, wherein the at least a preferential pathway intersects the ablation site, determine a proportion of vapor escaping to the at least a preferential pathway during an ablation procedure, determiner a heat distribution at the ablation site as a function of the distribution of vapor, and generate a simulation of a necrotized tissue volume in the volume of tissue, wherein the simulation of the necrotized tissue volume represents a volume of tissue necrotized by heat during an ablation procedure performed at the ablation site.

Abstract: This invention pertains a system and methods for ablation treatment of tissues. The invention aims to improve current models that allow predicting the volume and geometry of thermal ablations. Particularly the invention consists in a method that allows accounting for effects that occur when vapor that forms at the ablation site is able to seep in cavities that might encroach the ablation site and to deliver heat to the tissues of those cavities, creating an ablation geometry that is not described by current ablation models.

Abstract: A probe sensor has a printed circuit comprising a coplanar transmission line, a ground plane, a plated-through contact via, and a part-circular ring of ground vias surrounding the contact via. The coplanar transmission line and ground plane are formed on a first layer of the printed circuit, and the contact via and part-circular ring of ground vias are plated with a conductive biocompatible material on a second layer of the printed circuit. A system uses a network analyzer with the probe to measure electrical properties of biological tissue. Also described is a method of using the system to determine qualities of stored blood.

Abstract: This invention pertains a system and methods for ablation treatment of tissues. The invention aims to aid healthcare professionals in completely treating all the target tissues by fusing computer generated information highlighting which tissues have been treated and which not to images of the tissues. The systems and methods integrate seamlessly with current image-guided procedures and do not require tracking systems to gather the position of the ablation device, as the position and orientation of the device are identified from images. The invention aims also to improve estimates of the ablation volumes associated to an ablation device by identifying from images the true geometry of devices that might deform during the deployment in tissues; the invention aims to improve estimates of the ablation volumes by using information about the ablation process and about the status of tissues which can be collected from the control system of the ablation device.

Abstract: A probe sensor has a printed circuit comprising a coplanar transmission line, a ground plane, a plated-through contact via, and a part-circular ring of ground vias surrounding the contact via. The coplanar transmission line and ground plane are formed on a first layer of the printed circuit, and the contact via and part-circular ring of ground vias are plated with a conductive biocompatible material on a second layer of the printed circuit. A system uses a network analyzer with the probe to measure electrical properties of biological tissue. Also described is a method of using the system to determine qualities of stored blood.