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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuji Hashiguchi, Soedgaura, 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 / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-9 ; 514 54 ; 514 57 ; 514 59 ; 514836 ; 436173 ; 1286534 ; 534 16 ; 536104 ; 536105 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging agent comprising a complex compound composed of (a) a dialdehyde-saccharide having a molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000, at least one of the constituent monosaccharides of which is oxidation-cleaved, (b) at least one complexing agent which is chemically coupled to an aldehyde group of the dialdehyde-saccharide and (c) a paramagnetic metal ion which is chemically coupled to the complexing agent.