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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Mark A. Borden, Boulder, CO (US);
Jameel A. Feshitan, New York, NY (US);
Elisa E. Konofagou, New York, NY (US);
Fotios Vlachos, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Borden, Boulder, CO (US);
Jameel A. Feshitan, New York, NY (US);
Elisa E. Konofagou, New York, NY (US);
Fotios Vlachos, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61K 49/18 (2006.01); A61K 49/22 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/481 (2013.01); A61K 49/1809 (2013.01); A61K 49/222 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5236 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for generating and using size-selected lanthanide-coated microbubbles for controlling an imaging signal via microbubble fragmentation and for magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasound therapy.