Multiphoton in vivo flow cytometry method and device

The invention relates to a method for diagnosing a disease state mediated by pathogenic cells, said method comprising the steps of administering to a patient a composition comprising a conjugate or complex of the general formula Ab-X wherein the group Ab comprises a ligand that binds to the pathogen...

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Hauptverfasser: HE WEI, CHENG JI-XIN, LOW PHILIP STEWART, HENNE, JR. WALTER ANTHONY, DOORNEWEERD DEREK DAVID
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to a method for diagnosing a disease state mediated by pathogenic cells, said method comprising the steps of administering to a patient a composition comprising a conjugate or complex of the general formula Ab-X wherein the group Ab comprises a ligand that binds to the pathogenic cells and the group X comprises an imaging agent, and detecting the pathogenic cells that express a receptor for the ligand using mutiphoton in vivo flow cytometry.