Method for non-invasive detection of ocular melanoma
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for diagnosing ocular cancer that is both non-invasive and accurate. The apparatus comprises two radiation detectors positioned before each of the patient's eyes which will measure the radiation level produced in each eye after the administration of a tumor-localizing radiopharmaceutical such as gallium-67. 2 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7144952
- Patent Number(s):
- 4479931
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 6-422511
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 23 Sep 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; EYES; MELANOMAS; DIAGNOSIS; RADIATION DETECTORS; DESIGN; BODY; BODY AREAS; CARCINOMAS; DISEASES; EPITHELIOMAS; FACE; HEAD; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; SENSE ORGANS; 550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
Citation Formats
Lambrecht, R M, and Packer, S. Method for non-invasive detection of ocular melanoma. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Lambrecht, R M, & Packer, S. Method for non-invasive detection of ocular melanoma. United States.
Lambrecht, R M, and Packer, S. Tue .
"Method for non-invasive detection of ocular melanoma". United States.
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abstractNote = {An apparatus and method is disclosed for diagnosing ocular cancer that is both non-invasive and accurate. The apparatus comprises two radiation detectors positioned before each of the patient's eyes which will measure the radiation level produced in each eye after the administration of a tumor-localizing radiopharmaceutical such as gallium-67. 2 figs.},
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