Method for non-invasive detection of ocular melanoma
Abstract
There is described an apparatus and method for diagnosing ocular cancer that is both non-invasive and accurate which 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.
- Inventors:
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- Quogue, NY
- Floral Park, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865224
- Patent Number(s):
- 4479931
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; non-invasive; detection; ocular; melanoma; described; apparatus; diagnosing; cancer; accurate; comprises; radiation; detectors; positioned; patient; eyes; measure; level; produced; eye; administration; tumor-localizing; radiopharmaceutical; gallium-67; radiation level; radiation detector; radiation detectors; non-invasive detection; detectors positioned; /600/250/378/424/
Citation Formats
Lambrecht, Richard M, and Packer, Samuel. Method for non-invasive detection of ocular melanoma. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Lambrecht, Richard M, & Packer, Samuel. Method for non-invasive detection of ocular melanoma. United States.
Lambrecht, Richard M, and Packer, Samuel. Sun .
"Method for non-invasive detection of ocular melanoma". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865224.
@article{osti_865224,
title = {Method for non-invasive detection of ocular melanoma},
author = {Lambrecht, Richard M and Packer, Samuel},
abstractNote = {There is described an apparatus and method for diagnosing ocular cancer that is both non-invasive and accurate which 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.},
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journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
}
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