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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Craig Ferris, Holden, MA (US);
Ju Qiao, Boston, MA (US);
Praveen Kulkarni, East Walpole, MA (US);
Codi Gharagouzloo, Medford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61K 49/06 (2006.01); G01R 33/56 (2006.01); G01R 33/561 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0042 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61K 49/06 (2013.01); G01R 33/5601 (2013.01); G01R 33/5617 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for quantification of a perivascular space in a subject's central nervous system. The methods include administering contrast agent into cerebrospinal fluid of the subject; performing quantitative ultra-short time-to-echo contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (QUTE-CE MRI) on a region of interest of the subject's brain; and determining presence of the contrast agent in the perivascular space within the region of interest.