Systems and methods for detecting pleural invasion for surgical and interventional planning

1. A method of planning a medical procedure, the method comprising:

receiving image data of a patient's chest;

identifying the patient's lungs in the image data;

determining locations of pleural surfaces of the patient's lungs in the image data;

identifying a treatment target in the patient's lungs;

generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the patient's lungs based on the image data, the 3D model showing the pleural surfaces of the patient's lungs and the treatment target;

determining whether the treatment target invades the pleural surfaces;

displaying a view of the 3D model for viewing by a clinician;

receiving input from the clinician regarding a plan for the medical procedure;

displaying the plan for the medical procedure;

adjusting the plan for the medical procedure based on the determination that the treatment target invades the pleural surfaces; and

displaying the adjusted plan for the medical procedure.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying the plan includes displaying a view of the 3D model showing areas of the patient's lungs to be treated.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising determining locations of lumens in the image data,

wherein the displayed view of the 3D model further includes the locations of the lumens in the patient's lungs.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein displaying the plan further includes displaying a view of the 3D model showing locations of lumens in the patient's lungs in the areas of the patient's lungs to be treated.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the lumens in the patient's lungs include one or more of airway, vascular, and lymphatic lumens.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the locations of the pleural surfaces of the patient's lungs are determined based on the determined locations of lumens in the patient's lungs.

7. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

determining whether the plan for the medical procedure accounts for lumens located within the treatment target;

adjusting the plan for the medical procedure when it is determined that the plan for the medical procedure does not account for lumens located within the treatment target; and

displaying the adjusted plan for the medical procedure.

8. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising treating the areas of the patient's lungs shown on the view of the 3D model.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plan for the medical procedure is adjusted when it is determined that the input regarding the plan received from the clinician does not account for the treatment target invading the pleural surfaces.

10. A system for planning a medical procedure, the system including:

a computing device configured to:

receive image data of a patient's chest;

identify the patient's lungs in the image data;

determine locations of pleural surfaces of the patient's lungs in the image data;

identify a treatment target in the patient's lungs;

generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of the patient's lungs based on the image data, the 3D model showing the fissures of the patient's lungs; and

determine whether the treatment target invades the pleural surfaces; and

a display device configured to display a plan for the medical procedure, the plan including a view of the 3D model showing the fissures of the patient's lungs, wherein the computing device is configured to adjust the plan for the medical procedure based on the determination that the treatment target invades the pleural surfaces and the display device is configured to display the adjusted plan for the medical procedure; and

a tool for performing a procedure on the patient's lungs based on the plan for the medical procedure.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the view of the 3D model shows areas of the patient's lungs to be treated.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine locations of lumens in the image data; and

wherein the displayed view of the 3D model further shows the locations of the lumens in the patient's lungs in the areas of the patient's lungs to be treated.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the lumens in the patient's lungs include one or more of airway, vascular, and lymphatic lumens.

14. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:

determine whether the plan for the medical procedure accounts for lumens located within the treatment target;

adjust the plan for the medical procedure when it is determined that the plan for the medical procedure does not account for lumens located within the treatment target; and

display the adjusted plan for the medical procedure.

15. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the plan for the medical procedure is adjusted when it is determined that the input regarding the plan received from the clinician does not account for the treatment target invading the pleural surfaces.

16. A system for planning a medical procedure, the system including:

a computing device configured to:

receive image data of a patient's lungs;

determine locations of pleural surfaces of the patient's lungs in the image data;

identify a treatment target in the patient's lungs;

receive, as input, a plan for the medical procedure;

determine whether the treatment target invades the pleural surfaces;

determine whether the plan received as input accounts for the treatment target invading the pleural surfaces; and

adjust the plan for the medical procedure based on the determination that the treatment target invades the pleural surfaces and that the plan received as input does not account for the treatment target invading the pleural surfaces; and

a display device operably coupled to the computing device and configured to display the adjusted plan for the medical procedure.

17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the computing device is configured to generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of the patient's lungs based on the image data, the 3D model showing the fissures of the patient's lungs.

18. The system according to claim 17 , wherein the plan for the medical procedure includes a view of the 3D model showing the fissures of the patient's lungs.