Patent · US Expired

Aggregates of x-ray microparticles for ultrasound imaging

US5607661A · kind A · utility

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4References

40Claims

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Assignee

NYCOMED IMAGING AS · NO

Inventors

Arne Berg · Sandvika, NO
Jo Klaveness · Oslo, NO
Per Strande · Oslo, NO
Lars Stubberud · Borgen, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 1994
Grant date	Mar 4, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K49/223
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to ultrasound contrast agents comprising a microbubble-generating suspension of a microparticulate X-ray contrast agent in a liquid carrier medium.

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