发明授权
- 专利标题: MRI contrast media recognizing minor environmental changes
- 专利标题(中): MRI造影剂识别轻微的环境变化
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申请号: US09381176申请日: 1999-09-17
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公开(公告)号: US06372194B1公开(公告)日: 2002-04-16
- 发明人: Toshihiro Akaike , Masahito Mikawa , Atsushi Maruyama , Naoto Miwa
- 申请人: Toshihiro Akaike , Masahito Mikawa , Atsushi Maruyama , Naoto Miwa
- 优先权: JP9-064497 19970318
- 主分类号: A61B5055
- IPC分类号: A61B5055
摘要:
This relates to a contrast medium containing a complex of a gadolinium (Gd) type contrast agent and a polymer. More particularly, the contrast medium wherein the polymer capable of phase transit in response to environmental changes, particularly, pH, light or temperature, to develop a different water solubility, and a method for imaging by the use of this contrast medium. By binding a polymer responsive to microenvironmental changes with a Gd type MRI contrast agent, on-off switching of MRI imaging capability is enabled, wherein imaging occurs only on the target sites. Consequently, a highly specific MRI contrast medium can be obtained, whereby a highly specific MRI diagnosis is made possible, wherein only the target sites such as a tumor and a particular site are imaged and otherwise at the site where imaging is not necessary.