Best way to make an image backup of a Boot Camp partition?

I want to upgrade my Windows XP partition to Windows 7. Before I do, though, I want to make a complete image backup of the partition, so if anything gets terribly screwed up, I can restore from the image and be right back where I started.
How can I make an image backup of my Boot Camp partition, and then restore it? Do I use Mac OS X Disk Utility for this?

I use Paragon Hard Disk Mgr 2011 Suite ($49) to clone to a new drive, backup, and Paragon has a number of products aimed at support for Boot Camp.
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/hdm-personal/
http://www.betanews.com/article/Paragon-Hard-Disk-Manager-2011-Suite/1295234930
New product with special, Paragon Drive Copy
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/dc-professional/
http://blog.paragon-software.com/?p=1160
Migrate XP to Windows 7
http://blog.paragon-software.com/?p=85

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