Nuclear magnetic resonance contrast agents
Abstract
A family of contrast agents for use in magnetic resonance imaging and a method of enhancing the contrast of magnetic resonance images of an object by incorporating a contrast agent of this invention into the object prior to forming the images or during formation of the images. A contrast agent of this invention is a paramagnetic lanthanide hexaazamacrocyclic molecule, where a basic example has the formula LnC{sub 16}H{sub 14}N{sub 6}. Important applications of the invention are in medical diagnosis, treatment, and research, where images of portions of a human body are formed by means of magnetic resonance techniques. 10 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 563675
- Patent Number(s):
- 5702683
- Application Number:
- PAN: 7-643,092
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 30 Dec 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; NMR IMAGING; CONTRAST MEDIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Citation Formats
Smith, P H, Brainard, J R, Jarvinen, G D, and Ryan, R R. Nuclear magnetic resonance contrast agents. United States: N. p., 1997.
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Smith, P H, Brainard, J R, Jarvinen, G D, & Ryan, R R. Nuclear magnetic resonance contrast agents. United States.
Smith, P H, Brainard, J R, Jarvinen, G D, and Ryan, R R. Tue .
"Nuclear magnetic resonance contrast agents". United States.
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abstractNote = {A family of contrast agents for use in magnetic resonance imaging and a method of enhancing the contrast of magnetic resonance images of an object by incorporating a contrast agent of this invention into the object prior to forming the images or during formation of the images. A contrast agent of this invention is a paramagnetic lanthanide hexaazamacrocyclic molecule, where a basic example has the formula LnC{sub 16}H{sub 14}N{sub 6}. Important applications of the invention are in medical diagnosis, treatment, and research, where images of portions of a human body are formed by means of magnetic resonance techniques. 10 figs.},
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year = {Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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