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US 6,106,804 AGranted
Arsenic-72 labeled compounds for tissue specific medical imaging
AssigneeUniversity of New Mexico
InventorsRobert B. Palmer, Jerry L. Born
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Abstract
Radioactive arsenic (.sup.72 As) labelled tissue specific ligands are prepared and used in the medical imaging of malignant breast or prostate tumors.
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A medical imaging composition for targeting in vivo tissues having ligand receptors therein, comprising:
- a. a receptor binding domain compound selected from tamoxifen or diethylstilbestrol with known receptor specificity;
- b. a spacer domain agent coupled to said receptor binding domain compound;
- and
- c. a radioactive arsenic coupled to said spacer domain.
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A medical imaging composition for targeting in vivo tissues having ligand receptors therein, comprising:
- a. a receptor binding domain compound with known receptor specificity;
- b. a spacer domain agent coupled to said receptor binding domain compound;
- and
- c. a radioactive arsenic coupled to said spacer domain wherein the medical imaging composition is:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.