Abstract: A tumor targeting ablation planning device and method include providing a predetermined ablation profile and a segmented tumor to be treated in an ablation procedure. A contour of the segmented tumor is generated and the predetermined ablation profile is overlapped with a part of the segmented tumor to form an overlapping region, which is identified. Further, a predetermined safety factor is applied to at least a part of the at least one segmented tumor in the overlapping region to generate a modified overlapping region. Parts of the overlapping region that are arranged outside the modified overlapping region are determined as overlapping portions. A display is configured to: display the contour of the segmented tumor, display the predetermined ablation profile overlapped with the at least part of the segmented tumor in the overlapping region, and display the overlapping portions in relation with the contour and the ablation profile as virtual planning ablation result.

Abstract: A system (100) includes a CT scanner (101) with a radiation source (108) that emits radiation the traverses an examination region (112), a radiation sensitive detector array (110), located opposite the source across the examination region, which detects radiation traversing the examination region and a portion of a subject therein and generates a signal indicative thereof, and a subject support (114) that positions the subject in the examination. A HIFU apparatus (124) includes an ultrasound probe (126). A main controller (142) controls an operation of both the CT scanner and the HIFU apparatus. A treatment navigator (140) visually presents, in a graphical user interface, CT data of a location of the ultrasound probe with respect to at least one fiducial marker of the HIFU apparatus and obtained by the CT scanner overlaid over a previously generated HIFU procedure plan.

Abstract: The present invention relates to tumour targeting ablation planning. As a facilitated and improved image-based planning method, a method (100) for tumour targeting ablation planning is provided: At least one segmented tumour in a 3D data set (112) to be treated in an ablation procedure is provided (110). A contour (116) of the segmented tumour is generated and displayed (114). A predetermined ablation profile (120) to overlap with at least a part of the at least one segmented tumour is provided and displayed (118). An overlapping region (124) is identified (122) and a predetermined safety factor (128) is applied (126) to at least a part of the overlapping region to generate (130) a modified overlapping region (132). Parts of the overlapping region arranged outside the modified overlapping region are then determined (134) as critical overlapping portions (136). The critical overlapping portions are displayed (138) in relation with the contour and the ablation profile as virtual planning ablation result (140).