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Technetium radiodiagnostic fatty acids derived from bisamide bisthiol ligands

Patent ·
OSTI ID:866599
A bisamide-bisthiol ligand containing fatty acid substituted thiol useful for producing Tc-labelled radiodiagnostic imaging agents is described. The ligand forms a complex with the radionuclide .sup.99m Tc suitable for administration as a radiopharmaceutical to obtain images of the heart for diagnosis of myocardial disfunction.
Research Organization:
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76EV04115
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA); Children's Medical Center Corp. (Boston, MA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Number(s):
US 4746505
Application Number:
06/727,582
OSTI ID:
866599
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English