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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2014
Cedars-sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Dan Gazit, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Debiao Li, Pasadena, CA (US);
Hyun Bae, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gadi Pelled, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Zulma Gazit, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Qi Liu, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Wafa Tawackoli, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention teaches novel methods of diagnosing and prognosing conditions associated with tissue degeneration and/or pain, including intervertebral disc degeneration, discogenic pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and articular cartilage injury. Using the inventive noninvasive imaging methods, the diagnosis and prognosis of back pain and related conditions can be quickly and accurately determined by detecting one or more biomarkers disclosed herein.