Patents by Inventor Chris D. Constantinides

Chris D. Constantinides has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Magnetic resonance imaging methods and compositions
    Publication number: 20030120151
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for magnetic resonance imaging of biological tissue, particularly methods and compositions for 23Na and 39K magnetic resonance imaging of cardiac tissue. In particular, methods of 23Na magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cardiac imaging is presented for attenuating 23Na signals corresponding to ventricular cavity blood and viable well-perfused tissue and for visualizing myocardial infarction. Cardiac tissue is imaged using 23Na MRI after the introduction of an intravascular paramagnetic contrast agent. Optimally, the intravascular paramagnetic contrast agent is MION-46. The MION-46 suppresses the blood signal intensity in sodium images of ventricular cavities and signal for viable cardiac tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Johns Hopkins University
    Inventor: Chris D. Constantinides