公开(公告)号：US20190029756A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16072979

申请日：2017-01-26

Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Inventor： Shyam Natarajan ,  Alan Martin Priester ,  James Garritano ,  Leonard Marks ,  Warren Grundfest ,  Rory Geoghegan

IPC: A61B18/24 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B10/02 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/08

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of determining cancer margins indicating the location and breadth of treatment necessary for the elimination of cancerous tissue during focal laser therapy. The present invention also provides systems and devices for focal laser therapy, and methods for using the same. The present invention does not rely on MRI thermometry, improving accuracy of treatment while also reducing treatment time and cost.