Compositions for imaging of the gastrointestinal tract
US5866100A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K49/0442
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to non-ionic triiodo aromatic compounds and compositions comprising triiodo aromatic polymers useful for X-ray imaging of gastro-intestinal tract. Disclosed compounds are acrylic acid esters of triiodobenzenes with a different degree of reticulation and their polymers/homopolymers. A method of making the polymers, method of making X-ray contrast agents using the polymers and use of the contrast agents is also disclosed.
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