Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing – Magnetic imaging agent
Patent
1994-10-19
1996-04-16
Hollinden, Gary E.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing
Magnetic imaging agent
424 942, 424 95, 436173, A61B 5055, A61B 813, A61K 4904
Patent
active
055080219
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the present invention compositions comprising imaging agent(s) contained within polymeric shells are provided. Invention compositions are useful, for example, as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasonography, and X-ray computer tomography. The polymeric shell diameter is typically approximately 2 microns in diameter. Consequently, these materials have organ specificity due to rapid scavenging by the reticuloendothial system (RES) or the mononuclear phagocyte (MNP) system upon intravenous injection. Furthermore, polymeric shells of the invention can be used to measure and monitor local oxygen and temperature. Exemplary contrast agents contemplated for use in the practice of the present invention include fluorinated compounds. Fluorinated compounds in general are hydrophobic and as such have limited water solubility. The invention method permits preparation of such compounds in a biocompatible form suitable for ready delivery.
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Desai Neil P.
Grinstaff Mark W.
Merideth Noma R.
Sandford Paul A.
Soon-Shiong Patrick
Hollinden Gary E.
Reiter Stephen E.
Vivorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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