Mr imaging agent or medium compressing hyperpolarised 13c alanine and methods of imaging wherein such an imaging medium is used
OwnerAnna Gisselsson, Georg Hansson +5inventors
InventorsAnna Gisselsson, Georg Hansson, Sven Mansson, Rene In't Zandt, Magnus Karlsson, Pernille R. Jensen, Mathilde H. Lerche
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The invention relates to hyperpolarised 13C-alanine, its use as imaging agent, an imaging medium comprising hyperpolarised 13C-alanine and methods of 13C-MR detection wherein such an imaging medium is used. Further, the invention relates to methods of producing hyperpolarised 13C-alanine.
Claims15
Imaging medium comprising hyperpolarised 13C-alanine.
Method of 13C-MR detection comprising administering an imaging medium comprising hyperpolarised 13C-alanine;
- and detecting signals of 13C-lactate and optionally of 13C-alanine and/or 13C-pyruvate.
(canceled)
Composition comprising 13C-alanine or a salt of 13C-alanine, a DNP agent and optionally a paramagnetic metal ion.
(canceled)
Hyperpolarised 13C-alanine or a hyperpolarised salt of 13C-alanine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.