MRI diagnostic procedures using tripodal pyridinyl metal complexes
US5858329A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07F9/59
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of performing an NMR diagnostic procedure in a patient in need of the same comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an NMR diagnostic medium and then exposing the patient to an NMR measurement step to which the diagnostic medium is responsive thereby imaging at least a portion of the patient's body, wherein the diagnostic medium comprises a composition of matter which contains a compound which has the structural formula: ##STR1## wherein R, R.sub.1 -R.sub.10 and M are defined herein.
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