摘要:
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of iodinatedphenols,- in particular, it relates to a process including the electrochemical iodination of 3,5- disubstituted phenols of formula (1) to the corresponding 3, 5-disubstituted-2,4, 6- triiodophenols of formula (2), which are useful intermediates for the synthesis of x-ray contrast media, and to the preparation of the contrast media themselves. Furthermore, the present invention includes the electrochemical iodination of 3, 5-disubstituted anilines of formula (6) to the corresponding 3, 5-disubstituted-2,4, 6-triiodoanilins of formula (7).
摘要:
Image processing method that includes the steps of considering each image point as a node of an artificial neural network, and of processing the image as function of values of the nodes and of connections of each image point undergoing processing with neighboring image points, the image points of the processed image being obtained by iterative evolution steps of parameters defining the appearance as evolution steps of the value of nodes or by iterative evolution steps of values of the set of connections or by a combination of the evolutions, wherein the processing occurs by evolution iterative steps that are functions of connections of neighboring image points with the image point under examination, each of the neighboring image points being further considered as neighboring one or more or all adjacent image points, the functions providing immediate feedback contributions for determining appearance values of all other image points.
摘要:
The invention relates to aryl-sulphonamido compounds endowed with affinity against metallo proteases MMP, having formula (I) below
wherein R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , G and n have the meanings reported in the specification, properly labelled with diagnostic imaging moieties or even radiotherapeutic moieties. The invention also refers to the process for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to their use as diagnostic imaging agents or radiotherapeutic agents.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a novel class of ligands for use in paramagnetic ion-based contrast agents of formula e (III) or (IIIa) wherein: R is, independently, H or a C2-C70 aminopolyol moiety comprising a straight or branched alkyl chain substituted by from 2 to 30 hydroxyl groups, said chain being optionally interrupted by one or more groups selected from -0-, -NH-, -N NC0-; and optionally substituted by one or more C4-C10 cyclic units; L is, independently, a direct bond or a divalent straight or branched linker moiety between R and the rest of the molecule, comprising at most 20 carbon atoms; v is a positive integer from 1 to 7; together with the corresponding protonated forms of the phosphonate (-PO3H2) and carboxy (-COOH) groups; or a physiologically acceptable salt of such ligand; with the proviso that at least one of the R groups is other than H; the contrast agents show a pharmacokinetic profile analogous to that of the commonly used Tl -general extravascular agents (NSA) but are further characterized by a higher relaxivity.
摘要:
Device for localized thermal ablation of lesion tissues, particularly tumoral tissues or the like, which device comprises: a probe or needle intended to be positioned with the end tip at the lesion tissue or tumoral tissue area to be removed; which probe or needle support at least a light guide as an elongated member like a thin wire or thread, one of the ends thereof is an end emitting heating electromagnetic energy and which light guide ends at said end of the probe or needle by a tip irradiating said electromagnetic energy, particularly as a laser light and the other end thereof is connected to a source generating the electromagnetic energy; means for controlling the activation/deactivation of the source generating the electromagnetic energy. Characterized in that in combination it comprises means for the controlled distribution of the heating action on the lesion tissue area generated by the electromagnetic energy emitted by the irradiating tip inside a volume having a predetermined size. The invention relates also to a method for localized thermal ablation.
摘要:
The invention provides chemical conjugates between an immunoglobulin Fab fragment and molecular entities imparting diagnostic or therapeutic utility, whereby the only sites of conjugation on the Fab fragment are one s or both of the sulfhydryl groups deriving from the selective and quantitative reduction of the inter-chain disulfide bond of said Fab fragment and whereby said molecular entities imparting diagnostic or therapeutic utility have at least one free sulfllydryl-reactive group, characterized in that the conjugation stoichiometric molar ratio molecular entity to Fab fragment is in the range from 0.95 to 1.05 or in the range from 1.95 to 2.05. The invention also provides a process for preparing said conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
摘要:
The invention provides MRI detectable species of formula (I): Dp-Sn-Nm, wherein D is a MRI detectable moiety; S is a spacer; N is a molecule of a nutrient or pseudo-nutrient; n is 0 or an integer; m is an integer and p is an integer. These compounds are useful for internalising into tumor cells an amount of the MRI detectable moiety that is distinguishably higher than the amount internalised in normal healthy cells thus allowing the diagnosis of tumors. The internalisation of the MRI detectable moiety involves the nutrients or pseudo-nutrients transporting system. Preferred compounds of formula (I) are those wherein D is the chelated complex of a paramagnetic metal ion.
摘要:
The present invention relates to paramagnetic complexes based on lantanides or transition metals administered in the form of particulates internalysed by cells and whose presence in the cells can be detected by MRI techniques.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a novel class of contrast agents for use in nuclear magnetic resonance (MRI), to identify and locate primary human tumours and their metastases which over-express type CCK A and/or type B cholecystokinin receptors, and/or type SSTR 1-5 somatostatin receptors.
摘要:
Various methods for automatically generating a structured clinical report by using a pre-defined template structure and mapping it to the imaging data set of an organ (such as a CT or MR scan) are presented. A template or knowledge structure may describe the general structure of a tube- like organ, and may be based on prior knowledge related to acceptable ranges of measurement or rations for a particular organ or area of interest. The organ of interest may be segmented out from original image slices. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention a corresponding centerline can be calculated and a skeleton of the tube-like o rgan can be created. Based on the centerline extracted, a knowledge structure (template) can be mapped to the organ data. Since required measurements may be defined in the template, actual measurements can be automatically calculated for th e structure. Such measurements may be further refined in a three dimensional environment, and can be used to form a structured clinical report for further use.