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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. 28, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herve Tournier, Valleiry, FR;
Michel Schneider, Troinex, CH;
Feng Yan, Carouge, CH;
Jean Brochot, Feigeres, FR;
Assignee:
Bracco Research S.A., , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-93 ; 424-937 ; 424-951 ; 424-952 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to the application of hyperpolarized gases to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of living subjects. The invention also concerns administrable compositions, formulations, methods of making the compositions and formulations and contrast agents involving hyperpolarized gases, as well as their use in MRI.