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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Atsushi Takahashi, Kyoto, JP;
Satoshi Ogawa, Kyoto, JP;
Fumio Yamauchi, Kyoto, JP;
Kengo Kanazaki, Kyoto, JP;
Daisuke Sasaguri, Yokohama, JP;
Masato Minami, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/221 (2013.01); A61K 49/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging, the contrast agent exhibiting high tumor accumulation and high photoacoustic signal intensity even when time has passed since administration. A contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging comprises a complex including albumin covalently bound to an organic dye that absorbs light in the near-infrared wavelength region.