Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-31
2005-05-31
Casler, Brian L. (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S407000, C600S410000, C600S430000, C600S300000, C600S310000, C600S311000, C600S323000, C424S009300, C382S128000, C382S130000, C324S300000, C324S307000, C324S312000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06901281
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method of magnetic resonance imaging of regional blood oxygenation which comprises administering into the vasculature of a vascularized human or non-human animal subject a T2blood pool contrast agent, detecting a magnetic resonance signal from at least part of the vasculature of said subject into which said contrast agent distributes, and manipulating said signal to generate an indication of the partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) in at least part of said vasculature.
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Bjørnerud Atle
Briley-Saebo Karen
Johansson Lars
Kellar Kenneth Edmund
Amersham Health AS
Casler Brian L.
Chisholm Robert F.
Jung William C.
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