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2008-030 DRUG CONJUGATED MAGNETONANOPARTICLES FOR VISUALIZATION OF NEOPLASM (ONCOLOGY), CARDIAC IMAGING AND NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS...

Case No. 2008-030SUMMARYResearchers at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior have developed magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) functionalized with deoxyglucose that can be used as tissue-specific contrast agents for MRI. These novel MNPs can help physicians and researchers to differentiate neoplastic, epileptic, parkinsonian, or Alzheimer...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Massoud Akhtari, Jerome Engel

Keywords(s): Animal Imaging, Cns, CT, Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices and Materials, Medical Imaging, Microscopy And Imaging, MRI, Oncology, PET

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Animal Imaging, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > PET, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology, Therapeutics > Oncology

2010-669 Visualization of Alzheimer's Disease on MRI

Visualization of Alzheimer's Disease on MRISUMMARYUCLA researchers have developed a novel compound that can be used to diagnose and monitor Alzheimer's Disease (AD) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).BACKGROUNDAn estimated 5.3 million Americans have AD, the most common form of dementia. For decades, diagnosis of AD has relied on the evaluation of...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Massoud Akhtari

Keywords(s): Cns, Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Medical Imaging

Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology

Non-Invasive And Non-Radioactive Method For Dopaminergic Mapping Of Normal And Disordered Brain Tissues With Standard MRI

SummaryUCLA researchers at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior have developed novel method that allows visualization of the brain dopamine receptor density on standard MRI using magnetonanoparticles conjugated to hydroxyl fallypride.BackgroundThe interaction between neurotransmitter dopamine and the dopamine receptor is essential...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Massoud Akhtari

Keywords(s): Cns, Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Medical Devices and Materials, Medical Imaging, MRI

Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI