Inventors:
Jack S. Cohen - Bethesda MD
Chi-Wan Chen - Silver Spring MD
Charles E. Myers - Rockville MD
Miriam Sohn - Washington DC
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health
and Human Services - Washington DC
International Classification:
A61B 1752
Abstract:
Water-soluble paramagnetic metalloporphyrins are used as contrast enhancing agents for magnetic resonance imaging. These agents exhibit excellent localization, non-toxicity and suprisingly high contrast enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging applications.