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Diagnostic imaging of lymph structures

  • US 6,444,192 B1
  • Filed: 02/05/1999
  • Issued: 09/03/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for diagnosing a lymphatic disorder of one or more lymph structures in a subject, said method comprising:

  • administering in the region of one or more lymph structures of said subject a diagnostically effective amount of a particulate ultrasound contrast agent, said contrast agent having a mean particle size in the range of about 1 micron up to about 10 microns in diameter, wherein said contrast agent is administered subcutaneously or intramuscularly such that at least a portion of said contrast agent enters the lymphatic circulation of the subject;

    imaging said subject using ultrasound whereby at least one regional lymph structure is detected on the image by measuring said contrast agent in the lymphatic circulation, and detecting the lymphatic disorder by comparing the image of the at least one regional lymph structure with that of a normal lymph structure.

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