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US 12,589,169 B2Granted
Compound and MRI contrast agent containing same
AssigneeKyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
InventorsYong Min Chang, Ah Rum Baek
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel compound and an MRI contrast agent containing same. The compound according to the present invention can minimize MRI contrast agent side effects caused by the release of gadolinium ions within the body, on the basis of the outstanding kinetic stability, and can be very usefully employed as an MRI contrast agent for diagnosing liver diseases, owing to the superior level of contrast enhancement for the liver in an MRI image of the body in comparison with other organs.
Claims9
A compound represented by the following Formula (1):
- wherein in Formula 1 above,
- R represents —COO—, —CH2COO—, or —CH2CH2COO—.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.