A method and computing device for displaying surgical path data are provided. The computing device includes an input device, a display, a memory and a processor. The memory stores (i) an image of a volume of patient tissue having an outer surface, and (ii) anatomical data defining anatomical features of the volume. The processor receives an identifier of a target location within the volume； generates a plurality of paths from the outer surface to the target location, each path having a start point located on the outer surface, and an end point at the target location； for each of the plurality of paths, determines a score based on a comparison between the path and the anatomical data； and controls the display to present the outer surface and, at the locations of the start points, indications of the respective scores of the paths corresponding to the start points.
