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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Malini Olivo, Singapore, SG;
Jun Hui Ho, Singapore, SG;
Dinish Unnimadhava Kurup Soudamini Amma, Singapore, SG;
Chi Lok Wong, Singapore, SG;
Ghayathri Balasundaram, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/22 (2006.01); G01N 33/483 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 8/481 (2013.01); A61K 49/003 (2013.01); A61K 49/0036 (2013.01); A61K 49/0093 (2013.01); A61K 49/22 (2013.01); G01N 33/4833 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of imaging living tissue is provided. The method includes introducing a photoacoustic contrast agent comprising or consisting of a photosensitizer into living tissue; and obtaining an image of the living tissue by photoacoustic imaging. Use of a photoacoustic contrast agent comprising or consisting of a photosensitizer in photoacoustic imaging is also provided.