Contrast agents
AssigneeNycomed Imaging AS
InventorsJo Klaveness, Hanno Priebe, Pal Rongved, Lars Stubberud
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Abstract
The present invention provides contrast agents for use in diagnostic ultrasound studies comprising microbubbles of gas or a gas precursor encapsulated by non-proteinaceous crosslinked or polymerised amphiphilic moieties.
Claims19
Contrast agents for use in diagnostic ultrasound studies comprising microbubbles of gas or a gas precursor encapsulated by non-proteinaceous crosslinked or polymerised amphiphilic moieties.
Contrast agents as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the hydrophilic portion of the amphiphile contains one or more groups selected from quaternary ammonium, hydroxyl, carboxy, carboxylate ion, amide, phosphate, sulphate and sulphonate.
Contrast agents as claimed in any of the preceding claims further containing an inorganic particulate stabiliser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.