Radioiodinated glucose analogues for use as imaging agents

Patent · Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6292041

Goodman, M M; Knapp, Jr, F F

This patent describes a radioiodinated branched carbohydrate for tissue imaging. Iodine-123 is stabilized in the compound by attaching it to a vinyl functional group that is on the carbohydrate. The compound exhibits good uptake and retention and is promising in the development of radiopharmaceuticals for brain, heart, and tumor imaging.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
• Patent Number(s): US 4789542
• Application Number: TRN: 89-013148
• OSTI ID: 6292041
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 29 Apr 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANIMAL TISSUES
IMAGE PROCESSING
GLUCOSE
DIAGNOSTIC USES
IODINE 123
BRAIN
HEART
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
STABILIZATION
TRACER TECHNIQUES
UPTAKE
ALDEHYDES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOHYDRATES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DISEASES
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
HEXOSES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MEDICINE
MONOSACCHARIDES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PROCESSING
RADIOISOTOPES
SACCHARIDES
TISSUES
USES
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