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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Pamela K. Woodard, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael J. Welch, Clayton, MO (US);
Geoffrey E. Woodard, Newton, MA (US);
Rafaella Rossin, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Pamela K. Woodard, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael J. Welch, Clayton, MO (US);
Geoffrey E. Woodard, Newton, MA (US);
Rafaella Rossin, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Washington University, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Tracers comprising an oligopeptide comprising a fragment of a natriuretic peptide, wherein the fragment comprises the sequence Arg-Ile-Asp-Arg-Ile (SEQ ID NO.: 1), and a signaling moiety, are disclosed. Further disclosed are methods of imaging atherosclerotic plaque by PET scanning or MRI using a tracer.