Michael M. Thornton,Charlton Chen,Paul A. Picot,Marco A. Mena
申请号：
US16104472
公开号：
US20200054771A1
申请日:
2018.08.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
A thermoacoustic imaging method comprises administering a thermoacoustic imaging contrast agent to a subject, the thermoacoustic imaging contrast agent having a viscosity higher than blood and substantially similar to a viscosity of a known computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent； and imaging the subject with a thermoacoustic imaging system. The thermoacoustic imaging contrast agent may comprise an ionic solution and thickening agent mixture, with an optional heating agent. The ionic salt makes 0.5% to 5.0% of the ionic solution by weight and the remainder of the ionic solution is water. The thickening agent makes 3% to 50% of the mixture by weight.
