Contrast agents for image enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging
| Title: | Contrast agents for image enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging. |
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| Name(s): |
The University of Toledo; Schering Aktiengesellschaft, assignee Davies, Julian A., inventor Ebert, Wolfgang, inventor Raduechel, Bernd, inventor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | patent | |
| Publisher: | United States Patent and Trademark Office | |
| Other Date: | Date Filed: 1999-01-11 | |
| Date Issued: | 2000-11-14 | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 16 p. | |
| Abstract/Description: | A compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are selected independently from hydrogen, alkyl, and alkyl substituted with one or more --O-- atoms, or where R1, R2 and R3, R4 are ring residues. The compound is capable of functioning as a ligand and complexing with paramagnetic Fe(III) ion for use as a second-sphere contrast enhancing agent for magnetic resonance imaging of tissue, and a method of administering the second sphere contrast agent. | |
| Identifier(s): |
utpatents-US6146615 (IID) Patent No.: US6146615 (patno) Appl. No.: 09/227962 (appno) |
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| Subject(s): |
424/9.36 424/9.361 514/182 514/502 514/836 544/64 544/78 548/402 548/523 556/138 556/139 564/82 |
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| Held by: | United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Public Search Facility | |
| Location: | University of Toledo Digital Repository | |
| Rights Statement: | No Copyright - United States | |
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