Use of acousto-optical and sonoluminescene contrast agents
US6424857B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K49/227
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates inter alia to a method of generating information from an animate human or non-human animal body which method comprises: administering to said body a physiologically tolerable material capable of absorbing, scattering or emitting light at a wavelength in the range 300 to 1300 nm; subjecting at least a portion of said body to ultrasound irradiation; detecting light in the wavelength range 300 to 1300 nm from said portion of said body; and manipulating the detected light to generate said information.
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