Lipisomes containing gas for ultrasound detection
US4900540A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2003 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/829
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Phospholipid liposomes are provided having a lipid bilayer surrounding a confined composition which includes a gas or a gas precursor. The liposomes can be administered to a patient and can be detected in vivo by ultrasound techniques which permit organ imaging.
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