Talissa A. Altes
Radiology in Philadelphia, PA
License number
Kentucky 39760
Issued Date
Dec 15, 2005
Expiration Date
Feb 29, 2008
Category
Radiology
Type
Hospital Based
Address
Address
34th Children's Hospital Of Philadelp, 34 St And Civic Ctr Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, 1996
Phone
(267) 426-0372 (Work)
Organization information
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Industry:
Radiology
Phone:
(215) 590-2575 (Phone)
Talissa Ann Altes
Professional information
System And Method For Improved Detection And Assessment Of Changes In Lung-Tissue Structure
US Patent:
2007019, Aug 23, 2007
Filed:
Mar 9, 2005
Appl. No.:
10/592186
Inventors:
John Mugler - Charlottesville VA, US
James Brookeman - Charlottesville VA, US
Jaime Mata - Richmond VA, US
Talissa Altes - Philadelphia PA, US
James Brookeman - Charlottesville VA, US
Jaime Mata - Richmond VA, US
Talissa Altes - Philadelphia PA, US
International Classification:
A61B 5/05
US Classification:
600420000
Abstract:
A method and system is described for measuring the apparent diffusion coefficient of Xe129 in the lung as a means to detect and assess changes in lung-tissue structure such as those that occur in certain pulmonary diseases. The main steps of this process include: polarizing the Xe129 gas; introducing said gas into the lung; acquiring sets of Xe 129 M R signals with various diffusion sensitizations; calculating Xe 129 ADC values; and evaluating said ADC values by comparison of the values in a region of interest to those in different regions of the lung or to normative values.