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Optica, Biomedical Optics Express, 2(14), p. 714, 2023

DOI: 10.1364/boe.478217

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Integrating clinical access limitations into iPDT treatment planning with PDT-SPACE

Journal article published in 2023 by Shuran Wang ORCID, Tina Saeidi, Lothar Lilge ORCID, Vaughn Betz ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

PDT-SPACE is an open-source software tool that automates interstitial photodynamic therapy treatment planning by providing patient-specific placement of light sources to destroy a tumor while minimizing healthy tissue damage. This work extends PDT-SPACE in two ways. The first enhancement allows specification of clinical access constraints on light source insertion to avoid penetrating critical structures and to minimize surgical complexity. Constraining fiber access to a single burr hole of adequate size increases healthy tissue damage by 10%. The second enhancement generates an initial placement of light sources as a starting point for refinement, rather than requiring entry of a starting solution by the clinician. This feature improves productivity and also leads to solutions with 4.5% less healthy tissue damage. The two features are used in concert to perform simulations of various surgery options of virtual glioblastoma multiforme brain tumors.