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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Peter S. Conti, Pasadena, CA (US);
Shuanglong Liu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Zibo LI, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Peter S. Conti, Pasadena, CA (US);
Shuanglong Liu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Zibo Li, San Gabriel, CA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides compounds and compositions useful as imaging tracers for positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (PET MPI). Compounds in accordance with embodiments of the invention will generally comprise three structural elements: i) a triphenylphosphonium moiety; ii) a chelating element; and iii) a hydrophobic element. The tracer compounds are preferably radiolabeled withCu orF. Also provided are methods for synthesizing the compounds, methods for derivatizing the compounds, and derivatives thereof.