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US 5,460,800 AGranted
Labeled fluorocarbon compositions
AssigneeAlliance Pharmaceutical Corp.
InventorMark A. Walters
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Abstract
A composition for use in visualizing tissues comprising a physiologically-acceptable fluorocarbon liquid and a visualizable label such as a chromophore or visible or fluorescent dye associated therewith; preferably the fluorocarbon is in the form of an emulsion and the label has a lipophilic moiety. Also disclosed are methods for labeling and visualizing cells and tissue, such as those of the reticuloendothelial system.
Claims7
A method for visualizing cells or tissue of an animal, comprising the steps of:
- administering to said animal in vivo a highly fluorinated liquid fluorocarbon having a visible or fluorescent label associated therewith, and permitting said composition to localize in cells or tissue;
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- illuminating said cells or tissue with visible or ultraviolet light so as to visualize said cells or tissue in which said fluorocarbon has localized.
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