Paramagnetic/superparamagnetic/ferromagnetic sucrose sulfate compositions for magnetic resonance imaging of the gastrointestinal tract
US5023072A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/24
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a sucrose sulfate composition useful for magnetic resonance imaging of the gastrointestinal tract. Paramagnetic/superparamagnetic/ferromagnetic ions or particles are attached to sucrose sulfate molecules in the composition. The sucrose sulfate composition travels, in the patient, to sites in the gastrointestinal tract which are diseased and the paramagnetic/superparamagnetic/ferromagnetic ions or particles allow magnetic resonance imaging to be more effective for imaging of these sites in the gastrointestinal tract.
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