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US 6,088,613 AGranted
Method of magnetic resonance focused surgical and therapeutic ultrasound
AssigneeImaRx Pharmaceutical Corp.
InventorEvan C. Unger
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Abstract
A novel method of magnetic resonance focused surgical and therapeutic ultrasound is disclosed where a patient is administered a contrast medium comprising a gas or gaseous precursor filled vesicle, and optionally a therapeutic compound.
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A method of magnetic resonance focused surgical ultrasound comprising:
- administering a contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging comprising gas filled vesicles to a patient requiring surgery,
- scanning said patient with magnetic resonance imaging using said contrast medium to identify the region of the patient requiring surgery, and
- applying ultrasound to said region to carry out said surgery wherein said contrast medium is used to fascilitate the application of ultrasound.
A method of magnetic resonance focused surgical ultrasound comprising:
- administering a contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging comprising gaseous precursor filled vesicles to a patient requiring surgery,
- allowing the gaseous precursor to undergo a phase transition from a liquid to a gas,
- scanning said patient with magnetic resonance imaging using said contrast medium to identify the region of the patient requiring surgery, and
- applying ultrasound to said region to carry out said surgery wherein said contrast medium is used to fascilitate the application of ultrasound.
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