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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2002
Bastiaan Driehuys, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Margaret Hall, Little Kingshill, GB;
Claudio Marelli, Amersham, GB;
Bastiaan Driehuys, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Margaret Hall, Little Kingshill, GB;
Claudio Marelli, Amersham, GB;
Medi-Physics, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, methods of the present invention obtain NMR spectroscopy signal data that corresponds to the behavior of the polarizedXe at a selected site(s) in selected environments in vivo. The gas exchange signal data can be used to evaluate: (a) the thickness of a barrier, such as a membrane, lining, wall or width of a lumen; (b) the operational condition or function of a membrane, body system or portion thereof; (c) cerebral perfusion; and/or (c) the efficacy of a therapeutic treatment used to treat a diagnosed disorder, disease, or condition. Thus, the present invention provides methods for screening and/or diagnosing a disorder or disease, and/or methods for monitoring the efficacy of therapeutics administered to subject to treat a disorder or disease.