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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2009
Silvio Aime, Turin, IT;
Alessandro Barge, Turin, IT;
Valentina Mainero, Ivrea, IT;
Fulvio Uggeri, Lodi, IT;
Dario Livio Longo, Turin, IT;
Enzo Terreno, Turin, IT;
Walter Dastrù, Turin, IT;
Silvio Aime, Turin, IT;
Alessandro Barge, Turin, IT;
Valentina Mainero, Ivrea, IT;
Fulvio Uggeri, Lodi, IT;
Dario Livio Longo, Turin, IT;
Enzo Terreno, Turin, IT;
Walter Dastrù, Turin, IT;
Bracco Imaging SpA, San Donato Milanese (MI), IT;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for obtaining diagnostic images of a human or animal body organ, region, fluid or tissue by using combined X-ray and/or Magnetization Transfer (MT) based MRI techniques and iodinated radiographic compounds as contrast agents, as well as improved Chemical Exchange dependent Saturation Transfer (CESDT or CEST) based MRI procedures in which a iodinated contrast agents is used for in vivo determining a physiological parameter of diagnostic interest.