Patents by Inventor Edward X. Wu

Edward X. Wu 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).

  • Sodium magnetic reasonance imaging used in diagnosing tumors and assessing response to treatment
    Patent number: 6681132
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for measuring the magnetic resonance signal of an intracellular population of predetermined nuclei in a cell-containing sample by: a) applying to the sample a first radio frequency pulse, in a magnetic field, b) after a set time interval (TI), applying to the sample a second radio frequency pulse sufficient to cause a measurable signal, and c) measuring the measurable signal for the sample so produced, which method is utilized in methods of (i) determining the effectiveness of chemotherapy, (ii) detecting and characterizing tumors, and (iii) determining cell death in a cell-containing sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Jose Katz, Richard Paul Kline, Edward X. Wu