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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Brian James Grimmond, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Michael Todd Luttrell, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jeannette Christine Depuy, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Mary Elizabeth Spilker, La Jolla, CA (US);
Michael James Rishel, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Brian James Grimmond, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Michael Todd Luttrell, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jeannette Christine DePuy, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Mary Elizabeth Spilker, La Jolla, CA (US);
Michael James Rishel, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention provides a contrast enhancement agent comprising an iron chelate having structure I wherein Ris independently at each occurrence a hydroxy group, a C-Chydroxyalkyl group, or a C-Calkyl group, and b is 0-4; R-Rare independently at each occurrence hydrogen, a C-Chydroxyalkyl group, or a C-Calkyl group, with the proviso that at least one of R-Ris a hydroxy group or a C-Chydroxyalkyl group; and wherein Q is a charge balancing counterion. Also provided is a metal chelating ligand having structure IX and medical formulations comprising the contrast enhancement I.