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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2002
Kenneth N. Raymond, Berkeley, CA (US);
Daniel M. J. Doble, Tigard, OR (US);
Christopher J. Sunderland, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Marlon Thompson, Berkeley, CA (US);
Kenneth N. Raymond, Berkeley, CA (US);
Daniel M. J. Doble, Tigard, OR (US);
Christopher J. Sunderland, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Marlon Thompson, Berkeley, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides hydroxypyridinone and hydroxypyrimidone chelating agents. Also provides are Gd(III) complexes of these agents, which are useful as contrast enhancing agents for magnetic resonance imaging. The invention also provides methods of preparing the compounds of the invention, as well as methods of using the compounds in magnetic resonance imaging applications.