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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
H. Craig Dees, Knoxville, TN (US);
Timothy Scott, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Photogen, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method of imaging and treatment using at least one photodynamic therapy (“PDT”) agent. In particular, the apparatus and method is for imaging and treating diseased tissue.