RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST AGENTS FOR TEMPORAL SUBTRACTION AND DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY IMAGING

• Main Authors: DELIKATNY E. JAMES, MAIDMENT ANDREW D.A, TSOURKAS ANDREW, CORMODE DAVID, GAVENONIS SARA, POPOV ANATOLIY V, KARUNAMUNI ROSHAN, AL ZAKI AJLAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.02.2016
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SURGERY

Contrast agents for x-ray imaging including stabilized metal nanoparticles and encapsulated nanoparticles, as well as methods for imaging tissue with these agents, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of dual energy x-ray imaging using metal nanoparticle contrast agents or encapsulated metal na...