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: 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).