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- Patent Title: Method for measuring concentration distribution of boron for BNCT using MRI, and treatment planning method for BNCT
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Application No.: US16304649Application Date: 2017-10-31
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Publication No.: US11607561B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Yeun Chul Ryu , Jun-Young Chung , Sang-Yoon Lee , Tatsuo Ido , Kyoung-Nam Kim , Ye Ji Han
- Applicant: GACHON UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION , GIL MEDICAL CENTER
- Applicant Address: KR Seongnam-si; KR Incheon
- Assignee: GACHON UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION,GIL MEDICAL CENTER
- Current Assignee: GACHON UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION,GIL MEDICAL CENTER
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seongnam-si; KR Incheon
- Priority: KR10-2016-0143640 20161031
- International Application: PCT/KR2017/012193 WO 20171031
- International Announcement: WO2018/080290 WO 20180503
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10 ; A61B5/055

Abstract:
Disclosed are a method of measuring concentration distribution of boron for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alone and a treatment planning method for BNCT. The methods include (a) acquiring an anatomical image of a patient and measuring a boron concentration from magnetic resonance (MR) data, (b) extracting a boron concentration change prediction parameter of the patient and predicting the concentration over time, (c) calculating and verifying a boron distribution prediction value estimated by boron imaging and spectral analysis, and (d) deriving an optimal time for BNCT based on the verified results.
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