Ultrasonography of the prostate
Abstract
Use of a contrast agent ultrasound in the manufacture of a composition image enhancement for assessing the state of vascularisation of the prostate gland of a subject by a method wherein said contrast agent is administered intravascularly to said subject, and kinetic data flow of blood containing contrast agent flowing and through at least one area of said prostate gland is ultrasonographically determined providing a determination of the duration of flow from the contrast increase, decrease and duration of signal generation and such kinetic data are analyzed to identify changes in vascularity induced disease within the prostate gland.
Term
No projected expiry on record.
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15 members in 9 offices
Priority claims2
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9726664 | United Kingdom | A | |
| 9803807 | United Kingdom | W |
Members15
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9726664D0 | United Kingdom | D0 | |
| WO9930619A1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A1 | |
| AU1676999A | Australia | A | |
| EP1039833A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| JP2002508204A | Japan | A | |
| US6428479B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| US2003032883A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US6689065B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| EP1039833B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| AT302567TThis record | Austria | T | |
| ATE302567T1 | Austria | T1 | |
| DE69831353D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| ES2247732T3 | Spain | T3 | |
| DE69831353T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| JP4344091B2 | Japan | B2 |
1 legal event, as the office reported them to INPADOC
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| Ceased as to paragraph 5 lit. 3 law introducing patent treatiesCeasedRER | RER |
Numbers
- Application
- 98961309
Titles2
- German
- ULTRASCHALL-UNTERSUCHUNG DER PROSTATA
- English
- ULTRASOUND STUDY OF THE PROSTATE
Classification
- CPC, 4
- A61B8/06
- A61B8/12
- A61B8/481
- A61B8/543
- IPC, 3
- A61B8 00
- A61B8 06
- A61B8 12