Virtual-Endoscopic Reporter for Lung-Cancer Assessment

描述（由申请人提供）：为了改善肺癌的护理 病人，我们建议原型基于计算机的多媒体报告系统。 该系统被称为3D Reporter，将使医生能够构建 患者三维（3D）X射线的多媒体病例报告 计算机断层扫描（CT）胸部扫描。3D Reporter利用了最近 虚拟内窥镜、图像处理和计算机图形学方面的创新。这 第一阶段项目的目标如下：（1）原型的3D记者的主要 交互式可视化系统;（2）设计3D路径规划工具， 用交互式系统构建病例报告;（3）构思第二阶段 提案和产品开发计划。早期的努力断言， 该技术在3D CT评估和支气管镜手术规划中的实用性。 所提出的3D Reporter可以实现更容易和更完整的3D CT图像 考核此外，由3D Reporter生成的多媒体报告可以 在支气管镜介入期间提供有用的指导，例如 经支气管针吸、支架设计和激光消融。从长远 运行，所提出的系统可以进一步用于完全早期检测， 肺癌的分期、诊断和治疗。此外，具体的协议和 产品可设计用于支架设计、淋巴结活检、孤立 癌结节治疗和纵隔镜检查。 拟定商业应用： 肺癌是癌症死亡的主要原因。 这是真的，尽管存在 早期评估设备，如高分辨率3D计算机断层扫描（CT）扫描仪 和电子支气管镜 由于数十万次CT扫描（每次成本：600美元） 和支气管镜检查（费用：1，500美元）每年进行，我们建议的系统具有相当大的 市场潜力。它可以令人信服地马克快速，准确，深入的三维CT扫描阅读 可行，并允许构建详细的支气管镜治疗计划。 这可以 改善早期发现并降低肺癌管理的成本。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by Applicant): To improve the care of lung-cancer patients, we propose to prototype a computer-based multimedia reporting system. This system, dubbed the 3D Reporter, will enable a physician to construct a multimedia case report of a patient's three-dimensional (3D) X-ray computer-tomography (CT) chest scan. The 3D Reporter draws upon recent innovations in virtual endoscopy, image processing, and computer graphics. This Phase-I project's aims are as follows: (1) prototype the 3D Reporter's main interactive visualization system; (2) devise a 3D path-planning tool that helps build a case report with the interactive system; and (3) conceive the Phase-Il proposal and product development plan. Early efforts assert the basic technology's utility for 3D CT assessment and bronchoscopic procedure planning. The proposed 3D Reporter could enable much easier and more complete 3D CT image assessment. Also, the multimedia report generated by the 3D Reporter could provide useful guidance during bronchoscopic interventions, such as transbronchial needle aspiration, stent design, and laser ablation. in the long run, the proposed system could have further use for complete early detection, staging, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. Also, specific protocols and products could be designed for stent design, lymph-node biopsy, solitary cancer-nodule treatment, and mediastinoscopy. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. This is true, despite the existence of early assessment devices such as high-resolution 3D computer-tomography (CT) scanners and videobronchoscopes. Since hundreds of thousands of CT scans (cost: $600 each) and bronchoscopies (cost: $1,500) are done yearly, our proposed system has considerable market potential. It could conceivably marke rapid, accurate, in-depth 3D CT scan reading feasible and permit the construction of detailed bronchoscopy treatment plans. This can improve early detection and reduce the cost of lung-cancer management.