SCREENING TEST FOR RECOGNIZING PROSTATE DISEASES AND APPARATUS AND DIAGNOSIS SUBSTANCE FOR CARRYING OUT THE TEST
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Abstract
In a screening test method, and a device for implementing the screening test method, a diagnostic substance is provided that contains at least one biomarker connected with at least one ferromagnetic particle, the biomarker binding specifically to a target molecule that is formed by specific pathological prostrate tissue. The diagnostic substance is administered to the blood stream of a patient. A magnetometer is used to detect enrichment of the ferromagnetic particle in the prostrate, as an indicator of a level of the specific pathological prostrate tissue.
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45 Claims
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27. A screening test method to detect a prostrate disease, comprising the steps of:
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providing a diagnostic substance containing at least one biomarker connected with at least one ferromagnetic particle, said biomarker binding specifically to a target molecule that is formed by a specific pathological prostrate tissue; administering said diagnostic substance to the blood stream of a patient; and with a magnetometer, measuring a level of enrichment of said ferromagnetic particles in the prostrate of the patient as an indication of a level of said specific pathological prostrate tissue in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A device to implement a screening test to detect a prostrate disease, comprising:
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a diagnostic substance containing at least one biomarker connected with at least one ferromagnetic particle, said biomarker binding specifically to a target molecule formed by a specific pathological prostrate tissue, said diagnostic substance being in a form allowing administration thereof to a patient via the bloodstream of the patient; and a magnetometer configured to detect enrichment of said ferromagnetic particle in the prostrate as an indicator of a level of said specific pathological prostrate tissue. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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