Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing – Magnetic imaging agent
Patent
1992-06-15
1994-01-11
Hollrah, Glennon H.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing
Magnetic imaging agent
424 4, 436173, 1286534, 514836, 514964, G01N 2408
Patent
active
052778967
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to compositions and methods of using clay-enclosed paramagnetic ions as image brightening or image contrast agents. In particular, T.sub.1 relaxivity measurements on Hectorite and mortmorillonite clay-enclosed trivalent gadolinium suggest improved imaging over zeolite-enclosed paramagnetic species. Clay-enclosed gadolinium complexes are amenable to convenient administration in oral preparations and are readily formulated in stable aqueous suspensions. Other transition metal ions, including divalent manganese, may be enclosed in the clay structures, either as free metals or in the forms of chelated complexes. Alternatively, improved relaxivities are envisioned for clays incorporating a paramagnetic metal ion as part of the framework structure.
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Board of Reagents The University of Texas System
Hollinden Gary E.
Hollrah Glennon H.
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