Method for enhancing the safety of metal-ligand chelates as X-ray contrast agents
AssigneeMallinckrodt Medical, Inc.
InventorDonald R. VanDeripe
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Abstract
Paramagnetic chelates, as for example, Gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), manganese, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and others used as X-ray contrast agents are more toxic acutely when injected in high concentration or at rapid rates. The use of effective amounts of calcium in the form of, calcium chloride, calcium gluconate, or balanced salt solutions substantially reduces this toxicity without the need to add additional ligand.
Claims13
In a method for enhancing safety in the in vivo use of metal-ligand chelate complexes as X-ray contrast agents comprising administering to a mammal a diagnostically effective amount of a metal-ligand complex, the improvement comprising:
- adding calcium ions to a charge-balanced metal-ligand complex formed from the anion of a complexing acid and a central ion of an element with an atomic number of 57 to 83, said calcium ions being added in substantially less than stoichiometric amounted to the metal-ligand complex, said calcium ions being provided from a member of the group consisting of inorganic calcium salts, organic calcium salts and mixtures thereof without excess ligand being added.
In a method for enhancing safety in the in vivo use of metal-ligand chelate complexes as X-ray contrast agents comprising administering to a mammal a diagnostically effective amount of a metal-ligand complex, the improvement comprising:
- adding calcium ions to a charge-balanced metal-ligand complex formed from the anion of a complexing acid and a central ion of an element with an atomic number of 57 to 83, said calcium ions being added in substantially less than stoichiometric amounts to the metal-ligand complex, said calcium ions being provided from a member of the group consisting of inorganic calcium salts, organic calcium salts and mixtures thereof and being added to any calcium present as the salt of an excess of said ligand.
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