Patent №
US 6,009,342
Granted
1999-12-28
Filed 1998
Owner
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE
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AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09032357
The endothelial integrity of microvessels is disturbed in malignant tumors. We invented a method wherein we used MRI to define tumor microvascular permeabilities and correlated these permeabilities with histologic grade in tumors. Using macromolecular MRI contrast medium, we discovered tumor microvascular permeability values were significantly lower in benign tumors than in carcinomas. In addition, we found that the microvascular permeability values demonstrated a strong correlation with the histologic grade of carcinomas as determined by the Scarff-Bloom-Richardson grading system.
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REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE
assignment · 93530892
Assignors
BRASCH, ROBERT C.
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