Owner The General Hospital Corporation

Inventors Weissleder, Ralph; Ntziachristos, Vasilis; Ntziachristos, Vasilis; Weissleder, Ralph

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2002228673

PCT Pub. Number WO02/41760

Priority 09/723,033 27.11.00 US

Filing date 27 November 2001

Wipo publication date 3 June 2002

Acceptance publication date 3 April 2008

A61B 5/00 (2006.01) Measuring for diagnostic purposes

A61B 6/00 (2006.01) Apparatus for radiation diagnosis, e.g. combined with radiation therapy equipment

A61B 10/00 (2006.01) Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis

A61K 49/08 (2006.01) Preparations for testing

G01N 21/00 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using infra-red, visible, or ultra-violet light

G01N 21/17 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using infra-red, visible, or ultra-violet light - Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated

G01N 21/47 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using infra-red, visible, or ultra-violet light - Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection

G01N 21/64 (2006.01) Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using infra-red, visible, or ultra-violet light - Fluorescence