USE OF A HYPERPOLARIZED GAS FOR MRI DETECTION OF REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN OXYGEN UPTAKE FROM THE LUNGS - Patent 1070261

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EP 1 070 261 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/04

(21)	Application number: 99915902.3

(22)	Date of filing: 09.04.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01R 33/28

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB9901/095

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9953/332 (21.10.1999 Gazette 1999/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

09.04.1998 GB 9807879

(71)	Applicant: Medi-Physics, Inc.
	Princeton, NJ 08540 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Medi-Physics, Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540 (US)

(74)	Representative: Rollins, Anthony John et al
	Nycomed Amersham plcAmersham LabsWhite Lion Road Amersham, Bucks. HP7 9LL Amersham, Bucks. HP7 9LL (GB)

(54)	USE OF A HYPERPOLARIZED GAS FOR MRI DETECTION OF REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN OXYGEN UPTAKE FROM THE LUNGS