Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of diagnosing or predicting the development of lung damage and more particularly, to a method of diagnosing or predicting the development of alveolo-capillary membrane damage. The method of the present invention is useful inter alia for detecting lung damage or predicting the development of lung damage such as that caused by noxious agents or as an undesirable side effect resulting from exposure to a therapeutic agent and for monitoring the progress of lung damage.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 4, 1998
Date of Patent:
January 17, 2012
Assignee:
Southern Medical Diagnostics Pty Ltd
Inventors:
Ian Ross Doyle, Andrew David Bersten, Terence Evan Nicholas