Cha Min Tang from 6 Radnor Way, Wayne, PA 19087, age 73, Phone: (610)6870998

Methods For Rapid Screening Of Mad Cow Disease And Other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
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US Patent:

20080145312, Jun 19, 2008
Filed:

Feb 15, 2008
Appl. No.:

12/032397
Inventors:

Cha Min Tang - Wayne PA, US
Robert G. Rohwer - Ellicott City MD, US
International Classification:

A61K 49/00
G01N 33/53
US Classification:

424 91, 435 792, 435 71
Abstract:

Methods for diagnosing altered neuropathology in an animal are disclosed, wherein said methods comprise imaging brain, spinal cord, or other neural tissue of the animal, analyzing the appearance of the tissue, and determining whether the appearance of the tissue is altered relative to corresponding unaltered tissue. Also disclosed are methods for diagnosing spongiform encephalopathies in an animal, wherein said methods comprise imaging brain, spinal cord, or other neural tissues of the animal, analyzing the appearance of vacuoles in the tissue, and determining whether the appearance of the vacuoles in the tissue is altered relative to corresponding spongiform encephalopathy-free tissue. Also disclosed are automated methods for diagnosing altered neuropathy and spongiform encephalopathies.

Method For Rapid Screening Of Mad Cow Disease And Other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
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US Patent:

20090209867, Aug 20, 2009
Filed:

Apr 24, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/429330
Inventors:

Cha Min TANG - Wayne PA, US
Robert G. ROHWER - Ellicott City MD, US
International Classification:

A61B 6/00
G01N 33/53
C12Q 1/02
US Classification:

600476, 435 792, 435 29
Abstract:

Methods for diagnosing altered neuropathology in an animal are disclosed, wherein said methods comprise imaging brain, spinal cord, or other neural tissue of the animal, analyzing the appearance of the tissue, and determining whether the appearance of the tissue is altered relative to corresponding unaltered tissue. Also disclosed are methods for diagnosing spongiform encephalopathies in an animal, wherein said methods comprise imaging brain, spinal cord, or other neural tissues of the animal, analyzing the appearance of vacuoles in the tissue, and determining whether the appearance of the vacuoles in the tissue is altered relative to corresponding spongiform encephalopathy-free tissue. Also disclosed are automated methods for diagnosing altered neuropathy and spongiform encephalopathies.

Methods For Rapid Screening Of Mad Cow Disease And Other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
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US Patent:

20060014213, Jan 19, 2006
Filed:

Apr 18, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/108118
Inventors:

Cha Tang - Wayne PA, US
Robert Rohwer - Ellicot City MD, US
International Classification:

G01N 33/53
US Classification:

435007100
Abstract:

Methods for diagnosing altered neuropathology in an animal are disclosed, wherein said methods comprise imaging brain, spinal cord, or other neural tissue of the animal, analyzing the appearance of the tissue, and determining whether the appearance of the tissue is altered relative to corresponding unaltered tissue. Also disclosed are methods for diagnosing spongiform encephalopathies in an animal, wherein said methods comprise imaging brain, spinal cord, or other neural tissues of the animal, analyzing the appearance of vacuoles in the tissue, and determining whether the appearance of the vacuoles in the tissue is altered relative to corresponding spongiform encephalopathy-free tissue. Also disclosed are automated methods for diagnosing altered neuropathy and spongiform encephalopathies.