Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Patent
1998-03-25
2000-08-22
Lateef, Marvin M.
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
A61B 505
Patent
active
06108574&
ABSTRACT:
This invention provides a method of magnetic resonance investigation of an animate subject comprising ex vivo polarization of an MR imaging agent, characterized in that the MR imaging agent is heated during polarization or is at elevated temperature at the time of polarization.
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Imam Ali M.
Lateef Marvin M.
Nycomed Imaging AS
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