公开(公告)号：US08262714B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US12395257

申请日：2009-02-27

申请人： Justin Hulvershorn ,  Bradford E. Gliner ,  Brian Kopell

发明人： Justin Hulvershorn ,  Bradford E. Gliner ,  Brian Kopell

IPC分类号： A61N5/055 ,  A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/4064 ,  A61B6/501 ,  A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/36082 ,  A61N2/004

摘要： The present disclosure is directed generally to techniques for selecting signal delivery sites and other signal delivery parameters for treating depression and other neurological disorders, and associated systems and methods. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes obtaining first imaging information corresponding to a first region of a patient's brain, the first imaging information being based at least in part on functional characteristics of the first region. The method further includes obtaining second imaging information corresponding to a second region of the patient's brain, the second region being a subset of the first region, the second imaging information being based at least in part on functional or structural characteristics of the second region. A target neural population is then selected based at least in part on the second imaging information. The method still further includes applying an electromagnetic signal to the target neural population to improve a patient function.

摘要翻译： 本公开一般涉及用于选择用于治疗抑郁症和其他神经障碍以及相关系统和方法的信号传递部位和其他信号传递参数的技术。 根据特定实施例的方法包括获得对应于患者大脑的第一区域的第一成像信息，第一成像信息至少部分地基于第一区域的功能特征。 该方法还包括获得对应于患者大脑第二区域的第二成像信息，第二区域是第一区域的子集，第二成像信息至少部分地基于第二区域的功能或结构特征。 然后至少部分地基于第二成像信息来选择目标神经群体。 该方法还包括将电磁信号应用于目标神经群体以改善患者功能。