Medical imaging marker
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1. A medical imaging marker, comprising:
- a marking body, having a predetermined shape, the marking body including an at least partially radiopaque material selected from the group consisting of;
silica;
silicates;
soda-lime glass; and
leaded glass; and
an attachment substrate, on which the marking body is disposed, the attachment substrate including means for removably attaching the marker to a patient'"'"'s body.
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Abstract
A medical imaging marker includes a marking body having a shape. The marking body can comprise a mixture of materials having different imaging properties. The particular properties of the different constituent materials of the mixture can be independently controlled. The relative amounts of the materials in the mixture can be varied. The mixture can be a conventional mixture, a suspension, a composite, a glass, or other mixture. The marker can be usable in a plurality of imaging techniques.
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24 Claims
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1. A medical imaging marker, comprising:
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a marking body, having a predetermined shape, the marking body including an at least partially radiopaque material selected from the group consisting of;
silica;
silicates;
soda-lime glass; and
leaded glass; and
an attachment substrate, on which the marking body is disposed, the attachment substrate including means for removably attaching the marker to a patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system of medical imaging markers having varying radiopaqueness, comprising:
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at least two medical imaging markers, each marker including an at least partially radiopaque marking body disposed upon an attachment substrate;
each marking body exhibiting a visually identifiable color that is different from a visually identifiable color exhibited by another marking body; and
each marking body having an operable characteristic that is different from another marking body of the system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical imaging marker, comprising:
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a viscous carrier capable of application to a patient'"'"'s body in a variety of patterns and application sizes; and
a multiplicity of at least partially radiopaque particles disposed within and carried by the viscous carrier, the radiopaque particles providing an at least partially radiopaque characteristic to the viscous carrier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medical imaging marker, comprising:
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a marking body, exhibiting a visibly identifiable color which is associated with an operable characteristic of the marker; and
an attachment substrate, on which the marking body is disposed, the attachment substrate including means for removably attaching the marker to a patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A medical imaging marker, comprising:
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a carrier material capable of being formed in a predetermined shape;
a constituent material disposed within and carried by the carrier material, the constituent material having an operable characteristic associated therewith; and
an attachment substrate, on which the carrier material is disposed, the attachment substrate including means for removably attaching the marker to a patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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