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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2018
Applicant:
University of Geneve, Geneva, CH;
Inventors:
Laurent Vinet, Contamine sur Arve, FR;
Andrej Babic, Veigy-Foncenex, FR;
Eric Allemann, Troinex, CH;
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, Geneva, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/04 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); B82Y 5/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/0438 (2013.01); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 49/0004 (2013.01); A61K 49/0461 (2013.01); B82Y 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An iodinated CT contrast agent made of fatty acid derivatives for non-invasive visualisation and quantification of the brown and/or beige adipose tissue (BAT) or for imaging the heart and/or liver of a subject, to be taken orally which is a breakthrough in CT imaging. Image resolution by CT is significantly enhanced compared to PET.