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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Jenny J. Yang, Atlanta, GA (US);
Zhi-ren Liu, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jenny J. Yang, Atlanta, GA (US);
Zhi-Ren Liu, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61K 6/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/02 (2006.01); A61K 49/08 (2006.01); A61K 49/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/0002 (2013.01); A61K 38/02 (2013.01); A61K 49/0047 (2013.01); A61K 49/085 (2013.01); A61K 49/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contrast agent having a contrast protein have contrast properties and at least one targeting moiety, wherein the at least one targeting moiety is operatively linked to or incorporated within the contrast protein. Methods for targeting contrast agents and for preparing such agents are included.