Heavy metal clusters for use as imaging agents

Details Heavy metal clusters for use as imaging agents Heavy metal clusters for use as imaging agents

1994-02-02

1995-05-23

Dees:, Jose

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing

X-ray contrast imaging agent

556 28, A61K 4904

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054179580

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to novel compounds for use as imaging agents. In particular, the present invention relates to imaging agents comprising a heavy metal cluster having 2 to 8 atoms of the same of different heavy metal elements, and at least one coordinating ligand having 1 to 8 atoms which bond to the cluster, and a number of supporting atoms making up the framework of the ligand.

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