Multinuclear complexes for X-ray imaging

US5458869A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Nycomed Salutar, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Arne Berg · Sandvika, NO
• Torsten Almen · Malmö, SE
• Klaus D. Krautwurst · Kongsberg, NO
• Sook-Hui Kim · Milwaukee, US
• Pal Rongved · Oslo, NO
• Jo Klaveness · Oslo, NO
• Harald Dugstad · Oslo, NO

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 24, 1992
• Grant date: Oct 17, 1995
• Expiry date: Nov 24, 2012

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K2123/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to the use as contrast enhancing agents in medical imaging, especially X-ray imaging, of multinuclear complexes, i.e. complexes, such as those of W2O2 (u2O)2, in which the complexed entity comprises at least two contrast enhancing atoms.