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US 10,407,412 B2Granted
Dimeric contrast agents
AssigneeBracco Imaging S.P.A.
InventorsValeria Boi, Roberta Napolitano, Luciano Lattuada
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Abstract
The present invention relates to new class of dimeric macrocycles capable of chelating paramagnetic metal ions, their chelated complexes with metal ions and the use thereof as contrast agents, particularly suitable for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) analysis.
Claims10
A compound having the following formula (II)
- in which:
- m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;
- n is 1 or 2;
- and
- R2 is a C5-C12 polyol comprising 4-11 hydroxyl groups, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.