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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2002
Applicants:
David Elmaleh, Boston, MA (US);
Farhad Daghighian, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Elmaleh, Boston, MA (US);
Farhad Daghighian, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignees:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
IntraMedical Imaging LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to devices for detection of active atheromatous plaque and/or thin-capped fibro-atheroma ('vulnerable plaque') using selectively targeted radiolabeled compositions, such as beta-emitting compositions.