System and method for indirectly measuring calcium ion efflux
US8728439B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/50
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system and method for indirectly measuring calcium ion efflux from a cell of a subject by using manganese ions as a surrogate marker for calcium is disclosed. Manganese ion efflux is measured with a MEMRI T1-mapping method while the calcium-sodium exchanger is inhibited.
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