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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Alan Cuthbertson, Oslo, NO;
Maria E. Verdugo-gazdik, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alan Cuthbertson, Oslo, NO;
Maria E. Verdugo-Gazdik, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
GE Healthcare AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a method for imaging of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using a contrast agent comprising a vector attached to an optical imaging reporter, wherein the vector has affinity for receptors associated with angiogenesis. The invention further provides such methods for monitoring the effect of treatment of AMD.