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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Oskar Axelsson, Linkoping, SE;
Harry John Wadsworth, Amersham, GB;
Ian Martin Newington, Amersham, GB;
Dennis O'shea, Amersham, GB;
Inventors:
Oskar Axelsson, Linkoping, SE;
Harry John Wadsworth, Amersham, GB;
Ian Martin Newington, Amersham, GB;
Dennis O'Shea, Amersham, GB;
Assignee:
GE Healthcare AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); C08G 18/62 (2006.01); C07D 213/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to chelators, in particular to chelators which are capable of forming complexes, i.e. paramagnetic chelates, with paramagnetic metal ions. The invention also relates to said paramagnetic chelates, said paramagnetic chelates linked to other molecules and their use as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).