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Title: Imaging agent and method of use

Patent ·
OSTI ID:865823
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. 1204 Linwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
  2. 523 Thomas St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197
  3. 1025 Forest Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
  4. 2672 Velvet Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

A new radiopharmaceutical composition for use in nuclear medicine comprises a radioiodinated meta-iodobenzylguanidine. The composition is used as an imaging agent for the heart, adrenal medulla, and tumors of the adrenal medulla and can be used for treatment of tumors of the adrenal medulla.

Research Organization:
University of Michegan
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76EV02031
Assignee:
Wieland, Donald M. (1204 Linwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48103);Brown, Lawrence E. (523 Thomas St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197);Beierwaltes, William H. (1025 Forest Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105);Wu, Jiann-long (2672 Velvet Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94596)
Patent Number(s):
US 4584187
Application Number:
06/250,059
OSTI ID:
865823
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English