Planning Support for an Intervention

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This patent discloses a method and an imaging device to support the planning of interventional procedures, such as stent placements, in hollow organs. The invention creates a 3D model of the organ based on imaging data, simulates how the organ deforms when a guide device (like a catheter or wire) is inserted, and calculates which areas are compressed or stretched. This spatial information identifies optimal zones for placing medical devices (like stents), minimizing the risk of complications from post-procedure organ movement.

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• Preoperative planning for vascular stent placements in arteries or veins to treat aneurysms or blockages.
• Improving positioning accuracy of medical implants in hollow organs (e.g., stents, valves, or plugs) to reduce the risk of device migration post-procedure.
• Assisting in training and education of interventional radiologists and surgeons, providing data-driven simulations of procedural outcomes.
• Intraoperative support, providing real-time feedback on the suitability of device landing zones during procedures using imaging overlays.
• Development of smart imaging software solutions integrated with existing CT, MRI, or angiography systems for healthcare providers.

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• Identifies precisely which regions of the organ are stable or unstable for device placement, reducing the risk of device migration or other postoperative complications.
• Enables more reliable, objective, and personalized intervention planning based on individual patient anatomy and tissue properties.
• Reduces reliance on the operator’s experience, potentially lowering the learning curve for less experienced clinicians.
• May reduce the need for contrast agents and radiation by providing better preoperative planning, decreasing patient risk and procedure cost.
• Improves procedural outcomes and patient safety by helping select the most suitable landing zones for medical devices.

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The disclosure relates to a method and also to a correspondingly configured imaging device for planning support for an interventional procedure. In the method, a model of a hollow organ is created from a 3D image dataset. A deformation of the hollow organ is then simulated based on a course of a guide facility in the hollow organ through a deformation of the model. In accordance with the deformed model, a spatially resolved compression and/or stretching of the hollow organ, which is brought about by an introduction of the guide facility, is determined and specified.