Title:
DETECTING MELANOMA BY ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005117698
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Embodiments of methods and apparatus use electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to provide a signal from melanin to image a melanoma. Embodiments of methods and apparatus use electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to provide a signal from melanin to detect metastatic melanoma in a sentinel lymph node. Embodiments of methods and apparatus use electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to provide a signal from melanin to measure light penetration in melanocytes in skin.
Inventors:
TIMMINS GRAHAM S (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/019054
Publication Date:
July 20, 2006
Filing Date:
June 01, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV NEW MEXICO (US)
TIMMINS GRAHAM S (US)
TIMMINS GRAHAM S (US)
International Classes:
A61B6/00; A61B5/05; A61B5/055; A61B5/103
Foreign References:
| US5706805A | 1998-01-13 | |||
| US6022526A | 2000-02-08 |
Other References:
ATLAS S.W. ET AL.: "Human Malignant Melanomas with Varying Degrees of Melanin Content in Nude Mice: MR Imaging, Histopathy, and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance", JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY, vol. 14, no. 4, July 1990 (1990-07-01) - August 1990 (1990-08-01), pages 547 - 554
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