1-(p-n-butylbenzyl) DTPA for magnetic resonance imaging
US5582814A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/24
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Paramagnetic metal complexes of 1-(p-n-butylbenzyl)diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are effective as tissue-specific MRI contrast agents, and in particular as hepatobiliary MRI contrast agents.
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