Agents and methods for enhancing contrast in ultrasound imaging

US6177062A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• SCHERING CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Michael Stein · Berlin, DE
• Dieter Heldmann · Munich, DE
• Thomas Fritzsch · Berlin, DE
• Joachim Siegert · Berlin, DE
• Georg Roessling · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 1995
• Grant date: Jan 23, 2001
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B82Y5/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to ultrasonic contrast agents comprising microparticles which comprise synthetic biodegradable polymers and a gas and/or a fluid with a boiling point below 60.degree. C., processes for the preparation thereof and their use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents.