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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuji Hashiguchi, Sodegaura, JP;
Kumiko Iwai, Ichihara, JP;
Shigemi Seri, Ichihara, JP;
Susumu Kondo, Ichihara, JP;
Makoto Azuma, Ichihara, JP;
Assignee:
Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; A61K / ; C08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-9 ; 436173 ; 1286534 ; 534 16 ; 536 20 ; 536 552 ; 514 54 ; 514 55 ; 514 62 ; 514836 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed an imaging agent for diagnosis comprising a compound composed of a polynuclear type compound of the formula I or II: ##STR1## wherein each X is a hydrogen atom or a bifunctional ligand, at least one of them are bifunctional ligand and m or n is an integer of 1 to 6, and at least one metal ion being coordinated with at least one bifunctional ligand moiety, said metal ion being selected from the group consisting of metal ions having the atomic number of 21-29, 31, 32, 37-39, 42-44, 49 and 56-83.