Automatic ablation antenna segmentation from CT image

1. A method for identifying a percutaneous tool in image data, the method comprising:

receiving image data of at least a portion of a patient's body;

identifying an entry point of a percutaneous tool inserted through the patient's skin in the image data;

analyzing a portion of the image data including the entry point of the percutaneous tool inserted through that patient's skin to identify a portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with one or more layers of the patient's skin;

determining a trajectory of the percutaneous tool based on the identified portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with the one or more layers of the patient's skin;

identifying, in the image data, a remaining portion of the percutaneous tool inserted within the patient's body excluding the portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with the one or more layers of the skin based on the identified entry point and the determined trajectory of the percutaneous tool; and

displaying the identified portions of the percutaneous tool on the image data.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving characteristic data of the percutaneous tool, wherein identifying the remaining portion of the percutaneous tool in the image data is further based on the characteristic data of the percutaneous tool.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the characteristic data of the percutaneous tool includes one or more of:

a length of the percutaneous tool; or

a flexibility metric of the percutaneous tool.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining a trajectory of the percutaneous tool based on the identified portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with the one or more layers of the patient's skin includes:

determining an angle of insertion of the identified portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with the one or more layers of the patient's skin; and

determining a trajectory of the percutaneous tool based on the angle of insertion of the identified portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with the one or more layers of the patient's skin.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a target location in the image data;

determining a path from the entry point to the target location;

determining whether the trajectory of the percutaneous tool corresponds to the path; and

displaying the identified portions of the percutaneous tool, the trajectory, and the path on the image data.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein if it is determined that the trajectory of the percutaneous tool does not correspond to the path, the method further comprises:

determining a difference between the trajectory and the path; and

displaying guidance for adjusting an angle of the percutaneous tool based on the determined difference between the trajectory and the path.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving configuration settings for an ablation procedure;

identifying a position of a radiating portion of the percutaneous tool in the image data;

determining a projected ablation zone based on the configuration settings and the identified position of the radiating portion of the percutaneous tool; and

displaying the projected ablation zone on the image data.

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

receiving an indication that the radiating portion of the percutaneous tool has been activated;

determining a progress of an ablation procedure based on the configuration settings and a time during which the percutaneous tool has been activated; and

displaying an estimated ablated zone based on the determined progress of the ablation procedure.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a distal portion of the percutaneous tool in the image data;

determining a line in the image data between the entry point and the distal portion of the percutaneous tool; and

displaying the determined line on the image data.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the distal portion of the percutaneous tool is identified based on characteristic data of the percutaneous tool.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the distal portion of the percutaneous tool is identified based on an electromagnetic sensor included in the percutaneous tool.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein identifying the remaining portion of the percutaneous tool includes:

analyzing the image data to identify high intensity areas along the determined line; and

including portions of the high intensity areas along a length of the determined line and within a radius of the determined line, wherein the radius is determined based on a diameter characteristic of the percutaneous tool.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein identifying the remaining portion of the percutaneous tool further includes excluding portions of the high intensity areas along the length of the determined line and outside of the radius of the determined line.

14. A system for identifying a percutaneous tool in image data, the system comprising:

a percutaneous tool;

a display device; and

a computing device including:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:

receive image data of at least a portion of a patient's body;

identify an entry point of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patient's skin in the image data;

analyze a portion of the image data including the entry point of the percutaneous tool inserted through that patient's skin to identify a portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with one or more layers of the patient's skin;

determine a trajectory of the percutaneous tool based on the identified portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with the one or more layers of the patient's skin;

identify, in the image data, a remaining portion of the percutaneous tool inserted within the patient's body excluding the portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with the one or more layers of the skin based on the identified entry point and the determined trajectory of the percutaneous tool; and

display the identified portions of the percutaneous tool on the image data.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for identifying a percutaneous tool in image data, the program including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to:

receive image data of at least a portion of a patient's body;

identify an entry point of the percutaneous tool inserted through the patient's skin in the image data;

analyze a portion of the image data including the entry point of the percutaneous tool inserted through that patient's skin to identify a portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with one or more layers of the patient's skin;

determine a trajectory of the percutaneous tool based on the identified portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with the one or more layers of the patient's skin;

identify, in the image data, a remaining portion of the percutaneous tool inserted within the patient's body excluding the portion of the percutaneous tool in contact with the one or more layers of the skin based on the identified entry point and the determined trajectory of the percutaneous tool; and

display the identified portions of the percutaneous tool on the image data.

16. The system according to claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:

identify a target location in the image data;

determine a path from the entry point to the target location;

determine whether the trajectory of the percutaneous tool corresponds to the path; and

display the identified portions of the percutaneous tool, the trajectory, and the path on the image data.

17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein if it is determined that the trajectory of the percutaneous tool does not correspond to the path, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:

determine a difference between the trajectory and the path; and

display guidance for adjusting an angle of the percutaneous tool based on the determined difference between the trajectory and the path.

18. The system according to claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:

receive configuration settings for an ablation procedure;

identify a position of a radiating portion of the percutaneous tool in the image data;

determine a projected ablation zone based on the configuration settings and the identified position of the radiating portion of the percutaneous tool; and

display the projected ablation zone on the image data.

19. The system according to claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:

receive an indication that the radiating portion of the percutaneous tool has been activated;

determine a progress of an ablation procedure based on the configuration settings and a time during which the percutaneous tool has been activated; and

display an estimated ablated zone based on the determined progress of the ablation procedure.

20. The system according to claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:

identify a distal portion of the percutaneous tool in the image data;

determine a line in the image data between the entry point and the distal portion of the percutaneous tool; and

display the determined line on the image data.