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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Dagfinn Lovhaug, Oslo, NO;
Morten Eriksen, Oslo, NO;
Hege B. Fjerdingstad, Oslo, NO;
Andrew Healey, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Dagfinn Lovhaug, Oslo, NO;
Morten Eriksen, Oslo, NO;
Hege B. Fjerdingstad, Oslo, NO;
Andrew Healey, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
GE Healthcare AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A contrast agent of the general formula (I): Z-L-V-Z(I) wherein at least one of Z1 and Z2 is present and are equal or different reporter moieties detectable in in vivo imaging of the human or animal body, V is a targeting moiety with binding affinity for areas of collagen formation, L is a covalent bond, a biomodifier or a linker moiety.