Method and Apparatus for Ablating a Target Volume

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Published April 2nd, 2026

Detected April 3rd, 2026

Summary

The USPTO published patent application US20260090837A1 for a method and apparatus supporting ablation of a target volume in medical procedures. The invention describes a control circuit that registers three-dimensional patient imaging with ablation zone information to generate two-dimensional coverage representations. Inventors include Hojjatollah Fallahi, Dane Olson, and Gael Luis Boivin.

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This patent application discloses a method and apparatus for ablation treatment planning and visualization. The control circuit accesses three-dimensional image data of a target volume specific to a patient and combines it with ablation zone information corresponding to the treatment context. The system registers this data and generates a two-dimensional representation showing target volume coverage by the ablation zone, presented via a user interface.

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METHOD AND APPARATUS IN SUPPORT OF ABLATING A TARGET VOLUME

Application US20260090837A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026

Inventors

Hojjatollah Fallahi, Dane Olson, Gael Luis Boivin

Abstract

A control circuit can access three-dimensional image information of a target volume for a particular patient as well as ablation zone information corresponding to a particular ablation treatment context. The control circuit can then register the three-dimensional image information of the target volume with the ablation zone information to generate resultant information, and then generate a two-dimensional representation of target volume coverage by a corresponding ablation zone as a function of the resultant information. That two-dimensional representation of target volume coverage by the corresponding ablation zone can then be presented via a user interface.