| 摘要 |
A high resolution cryosurgical method and device for treating a patient's prostate are provided. The method includes the steps of (a) introducing a plurality of cryosurgical probes (53) to the prostate, the probes (53) having a substantially small diameter, the probes (53) being distributed across the prostate, so as to form an outer arrangement of probes adjacent the periphery of the prostate and an inner arrangement of probes adjacent the prostatic urethra; (b) producing an ice-ball at the end of each of said cryosurgical probes (53), so as to locally freeze a tissue segment of the prostate. The apparatus includes (a) a plurality of cryosurgical probes (53) of small diameter, the probes being for insertion into the patient's organ, the probes (53) being for producing ice-balls for locally freezing selected portions of the organ; (b) a guiding element (110) including a net of apertures (120) for inserting the cryosurgical probes (53) therethrough; and (c) an imaging device (130) for providing a set of images, the images being for providing information on specific planes located at specific depths within the organ, each of said images including a net of marks (117) being correlated to the net of apertures (120) of the guiding element (110), wherein the marks (117) represent the locations of ice-balls which may be formed by the cryosurgical probes (53) when introduced through said apertures (120) of the guiding element (110) to said distinct depths within the organ. <IMAGE> |
