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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry L Engelstad, Orinda, CA (US);
Robert C Brasch, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Robert S Hattner, Mill Valley, CA (US);
George Wesbey, Mercer Island, CA (US);
John P Huberty, Corte Madera, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128654 ; 128659 ; 424-9 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for obtaining in vivo diferentiation of tissues in an animal by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging comprising the steps of introducing into the animal a complex comprising a paramagnetic ferric ion and a chelator. Particular contrast agents, Fe(HBED) and Fe(EHPG), are excretable by a hepatobiliary pathway.