IP Library Granted Patent US 10,821,301
Granted Patent B2
US 10,821,301 · App. 15/765,983 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Treatment assistance system and operation method therefor, and storage medium for storing treatment assistance program

Inventors: Teiji Nishio (Hiroshima, JP); Akito Saito (Hiroshima, JP); Yasushi Nagata (Hiroshima, JP); Makiko Suitani (Tokyo, JP); Daiki Hashimoto (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP); Hidemasa Maekawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: MIZUHO INFORMATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORP HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
A61N5/1039A61B6/032A61B6/5247A61N5/10A61N5/1049A61N2005/1061
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Patent No.
US 10,821,301
App. No.
15/765,983
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system that assists in treatment includes circuitry configured to generate three-dimensional body data of a patient using data obtained from a three-dimensional measurement unit, obtain a tomographic image of the patient from a body tomographic measurement apparatus, execute an examination assist process, which aligns the three-dimensional body data with the tomographic image, execute a treatment plan assist process, which make a treatment plan that specifies a posture of the patient when treatment is performed using the tomographic image and the three-dimensional body data that are aligned with each other, and execute a treatment assist process, which outputs a treatment instruction based on the posture specified in the treatment plan.

Claims (28)

1. A system that assists in treatment, the system comprising circuitry configured to

generate three-dimensional body data which is a three-dimensional model related to a body shape of a patient using data obtained from a three-dimensional measurement unit that captures a body surface of a body of the patient,

obtain a tomographic image of the patient from a body tomographic measurement apparatus and extract a contour on the obtained tomographic image,

execute an examination assist process, which generates body contour data in a format that is the same as the tomographic image based on the three-dimensional body data, aligns the body contour data with the contour of the tomographic image, and generates combination data in which the body contour data is combined with the tomographic image,

execute a treatment plan assist process, which makes a treatment plan using the combination data, wherein the treatment plan specifies operation of a treatment apparatus to an affected region included in the tomographic image with a body position of a posture of the patient when treatment is performed, and

execute a treatment assist process, which outputs a treatment instruction on the posture of the patient and the operation of the treatment apparatus that are specified in the treatment plan.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein in the treatment assist process, the circuitry is configured to

reobtain three-dimensional body data of the patient,

compare the reobtained three-dimensional body data with three-dimensional body data of the posture specified in the treatment plan, and

output a treatment instruction including a result of the comparison.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein in the examination assist process, the circuitry is configured to align the three-dimensional body data with the tomographic image based on a feature point included in the three-dimensional body data and a feature point included in the tomographic image.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

when capturing a tomographic image, the body tomographic measurement apparatus is configured to irradiate the patient with reference light that specifies a coordinate of the tomographic image,

when generating three-dimensional body data, the three-dimensional measurement unit is configured to capture an image of the patient including a position irradiated with the reference light, and

the circuitry is configured to align the three-dimensional body data with the tomographic image based on the position irradiated with the reference light.

5. The system according to- claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is configured to prompt an operator to recapture a tomographic image based on the result of the comparison.

6. A method for assisting in treatment, the method comprising:

generating three-dimensional body data which is a three-dimensional model related to a body shape of a patient using data that is obtained from a three-dimensional measurement unit that captures a body surface of a body of the patient,

obtaining a tomographic image of the patient from a body tomographic measurement apparatus and extracting a contour on the obtained tomographic image,

generating body contour data in a format that is the same as the tomographic image based on the three-dimensional body data, aligning the body contour data with the contour of the tomographic image, and generating combination data in which the body contour data is combined with the tomographic image,

making a treatment plan using the combination data, wherein the treatment plan specifies operation of a treatment apparatus to an affected region included in the tomographic image with a body position of a posture of the patient when treatment is performed, and

outputting a treatment instruction on the posture of the patient and the operation of the treatment apparatus that are specified in the treatment plan.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a program that assists in treatment with a treatment assist system, wherein the program instructs the treatment assist system to execute

generating three-dimensional body data which is a three-dimensional model related to a body shape of a patient using data obtained from a three-dimensional measurement unit that captures a body surface of a body of the patient,

obtaining a tomographic image of the patient from a body tomographic measurement apparatus and extracting a contour on the obtained tomographic image,

generating body contour data in a format that is the same as the tomographic image based on the three-dimensional body data, aligning the body contour data with the contour of the tomographic image, and generating combination data in which the body contour data is combined with the tomographic image,

making a treatment plan using the combination data, wherein the treatment plan specifies operation of a treatment apparatus to an affected region included in the tomographic image with a body position of a posture of the patient when treatment is performed, and

outputting a treatment instruction on the posture of the patient and the operation of the treatment apparatus that are specified in the treatment plan.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 5, 2021
From: MIZUHO INFORMATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
To: MIZUHO RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056143/0541 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2018
From: NISHIO, TEIJI; SAITO, AKITO; NAGATA, YASUSHI; SUITANI, MAKIKO; HASHIMOTO, DAIKI; NAGATA, TAKESHI; MAEKAWA, HIDEMASA
To: MIZUHO INFORMATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 045445/0835 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-226023 · Nov 18, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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