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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaes Golman, Rungsted Kyst, DK;
Goran Pettersson, Hjarup, SE;
Arne Berg, Blommenholm, NO;
Jo Klaveness, Oslo, NO;
Pang.l Rongved, Nesoddtangen, NO;
Peter Leander, Lund, SE;
Ib Leunbach, Dragor, DK;
Assignee:
Nycomed Imaging AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-936 ; 424-932 ; 424-935 ; 424-93 ; 424-9361 ;
Abstract
There is provided a contrast medium composition comprising: (a) a first contrast agent comprising a physiologically tolerable manganese compound, a physiologically tolerable reducing compound containing an .alpha.-hydroxy ketone group, or salt thereof, having a manganese concentration of at least 0.3 mM or being in a dosage unit form containing at least 300 .mu.mol manganese, together with (b) a second contrast agent. Such compositions have been found to be particularly suited to imaging of the liver.