REAL-TIME MOLECULAR IMAGING AND MINIMALLY-INVASIVE DETECTION IN INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

摘要

A catheter is disclosed for locating radiation tagged tissue within a mammalian body and treating tagged tissue or untagged tissue adjacent to the tagged tissue in a single procedure. The catheter includes in or on a distal end thereof one or more detectors for locating labeled tissue. A lumen extending from a proximal end of said tube to the distal end of said tube, includes a retractable and extendable needle positioned adjacent the distal end of said tube for delivering a liquid treatment modality. the alternative the injector for delivering the treatment modality may be placed adjacent to the catheter for delivery of the treatment.