TALISSA ANN ALTES
Medical Practice in Philadelphia, PA
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System And Method For Improved Detection And Assessment Of Changes In Lung-Tissue Structure
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.