The system for providing computer guided ablation of tissue of a patient
includes an imaging device, an ablative surgical computer system, and a
set of surgical devices. The imaging device receives imaging data from a
treatment region of a patient, processes the imaging data and provides
imaging output data and imaging signals. The imaging output data is
available to an operator. The ablative surgical computer system includes
a guidance module for processing the imaging signals and providing a
treatment guidance plan to the operator; and, a treatment module for
acquiring and processing surgical device output data, for optimally
controlling treatment parameters and providing feedback information to
the operator based on the treatment guidance plan. The set of surgical
devices includes at least one integrated ablative/temperature sensing
device including at least one ablative device for providing ablation of
the treatment region based on the treatment parameters and operator
input; and, at least one temperature sensing device for acquiring
temperature data from the treatment region and providing a temperature
sensing device output signal. The temperature sensing device output
signal is a portion of the surgical device output data. The treatment
guidance plan is utilized for placing the integrated ablative/temperature
sensing device into the treatment region.