Composition for the diagnostic visualization of neoplastic tissues
US4113850A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1975 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2123/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to an injectable complex used for the diagnostic visualization of neoplastic tissues i.e., tumors and metastases, by means of tissue scintigraphy, said injectable complex consisting essentially of .sup.99m Technetium with a dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acid of the general formula: ##STR1## in which n is 1 or 2, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 taken together are an oxo group or a >CH--COOH group or R.sup.1 is hydrogen or hydroxyl or an amino group and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or one of the following groups: PAC --CH.sub.2 --COOH; --CHOH--COOH; --CO--COOH, and a water-soluble salt of the same, in a sterile aqueous solution having a physiologically harmless pH value.
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