摘要:
A targeting radioactive immunoreagent comprises a metal radionuclide ion, a complexing agent, and an immunoreactive group covalently bonded to said complexing agent, the complexing agent having the structure (AI), wherein R represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino, alkylformamido, aryl, aryloxy, heterocyclyl or a protein reactive group; R1 represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino, alkylformamido, aryl, aryloxy, heterocyclyl or a protein reactive group; R2 represents hydroxy, carboxy, hydroxyalkyl, thioalkyl, formyl, carbonyliminodiacetic acid, methyleneiminodiacetic acid, methylenethioethyleneiminodiacetic acid, carboxyalkylthioalkyl, hydrazinylidenediacetic acid, or a salt of such acids, or two R2 groups, taken together, represent the atoms necessary to complete a macrocyclic ring structure containing at least one heteroatom coordinating site and at least one, preferably two alkylene groups forming part of the ring structure; R3 represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino, alkylformamido, aryl, aryloxy, heterocyclyl or a protein reactive group; R4 represents hydrogen or a protein reactive group; n is 0 to 4; o is 0 or 1; m is 0 or 1; provided that at least one of n and m is 0 and at least one of R, R?1, R3 and R4¿ is a protein reactive group. In another aspect, this invention provides novel terpyridines, quaterpyridines, quinqepyridines, sexipyridines and phenanthrolines having the structure (AI). Preferred terpyridines have the structure (AI) above wherein n=1, o=1, m=0, and R is a protein reactive group or a phenyl substituted with a protein reactive group. Optionally, the phenyl may also contain one or more substituents selected from alkyl and alkoxy. Preferred phenanthrolines have the structure (AI) above wherein n=0, o=1, m=1 and at least one R4 is a protein reactive group. The targeting radioactive immunoreagents are particularly useful in therapeutic and diagnostic imaging compositions and methods.
摘要:
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a contrast medium which process comprises: i) obtaining a composition comprising a lipid membrane in a high axial ratio conformation; ii) contacting said composition with an agent serving to release the lipid membrane from the high axial ratio conformation; and iii) agitating said composition in the presence of a biotolerable contrast generator or precursor whereby to form contrast generator or precursor containing lipid-membraned vesicles and to contrast media obtained thereby and to methods of imaging utilising said media.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of imaging of an animate human or non-human animal body, which method comprises: administering parenterally to said body a particulate material comprising a matrix or membrane material and at least one contrast generating species, which matrix or membrane material is responsive to a pre-selected physiological parameter whereby to alter the contrast efficacy of said species in response to a change in the value of said parameters; generating image data of at least part of said body in which said species is present; and generating therefrom a signal indicative of the value or variation of said parameter in said part of said body. The invention also relates to contrast media for imaging a physiological parameter.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of magnetic resonance investigation of a sample, said method comprising:
(i) reacting ortho-deuterium enriched hydrogen with a hydrogenatable MR imaging agent precursor to produce a hydrogenated (i.e. deuterated) MR imaging agent; (ii) optionally, subjecting said hydrogenated MR imaging agent to a low magnetic field; (iii) administering said hydrogenated MR imaging agent to said sample; (iv) exposing said sample to radiation of a frequency selected to excite nuclear spin transitions of selected non-zero nuclear spin nuclei in said hydrogenated MR imaging agent; (v) detecting magnetic resonance signals of said selected non-zero nuclear spin nuclei from said sample; and (vi) optionally, generating an image or biological functional data or dynamic flow data from said detected signals.
摘要:
Local aberrations in the perfusion and/or compliance of vasculated tissue may be detected by contrast agent-enhanced ultrasound imaging procedures wherein a sequence of ultrasound image data is generated in respect of a region of interest in vasculated tissue, the image data is processed to generate waveforms representative of arterial pulsatility, and these waveforms are analysed for variations such as phase distortions which are characteristic of local aberrations in tissue perfusion and/or compliance.
摘要:
The invention provides a method of magnetic resonance investigation of a sample, said method comprising: (i) reacting para-hydrogen enriched hydrogen with a hydrogenatable MR imaging agent precursor containing a non-hydrogen non-zero nuclear spin nucleus to produce a hydrogenated MR imaging agent; (ii) administering said hydrogenated MR imaging agent to said sample; (iii) exposing said sample to radiation of a frequency selected to excite nuclear spin transitions of said non-zero nuclear spin nucleus in said hydrogenated MR imaging agent; (v) detecting magnetic resonance signals of said non-zero nuclear spin nucleus from said sample; and (vi) optionally, generating an image or biological functional data or dynamic flow data from said detected signals.