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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:
Feb. 10, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaes Golman, Rungsted Kyst, DK;
Goran Pettersson, Hjarup, SE;
Arne Berg, Blommenholm, NO;
Jo Klaveness, Oslo, NO;
Pal Rongved, Nesoddtangen, NO;
Peter Leander, Lund, SE;
Assignee:
Nycomed Imaging AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-936 ; 424-93 ; 424-9363 ; 424-9361 ;
Abstract
There is provided a contrast medium composition for magnetic resonance imaging comprising a physiologically tolerable manganese compound, a physiologically tolerable reducing compound containing an .alpha.-hydroxy ketone group, or salt thereof and a physiologically tolerable carrier or excipient, having a manganese concentration of at least 0.3 mM or being in a dosage unit form containing at least 300 .mu.mol manganese. Such compositions are particularly suitable for imaging of the liver.