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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2004
Applicants:
Nobuaki Kagawa, Iruma, JP;
Takeshi Habu, Hachioji, JP;
Eiichi Ueda, Akishima, JP;
Akihisa Nakajima, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventors:
Nobuaki Kagawa, Iruma, JP;
Takeshi Habu, Hachioji, JP;
Eiichi Ueda, Akishima, JP;
Akihisa Nakajima, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A near-infrared fluorescing contrast medium which exhibits superior imaging capability and is also difficult to accumulate in a living body, is disclosed, comprising a cyanine compound containing water-solubilizing groups and represented by the following formula. The imaging method by use thereof is also disclosed.