Paramagnetic/superparamagnetic/ferromagnetic sucrose sulfate compositions for magnetic resonance imaging of the gastrointestinal tract

• Main Author: CHENG; KENNETH T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.06.1991
• Subjects: GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TESTING

The disclosure is directed to a sucrose sulfate composition useful for magnetic resonance imaging of the gastrointestinal tract. Paramagnetic/superparamagnetic/ferromagnetic ions or particles are attached to sucrose sulfate molecules in the composition. The sucrose sulfate composition travels, in the patient, to sites in the gastrointestinal tract which are diseased and the paramagnetic/superparamagnetic/ferromagnetic ions or particles allow magnetic resonance imaging to be more effective for imaging of these sites in the gastrointestinal tract.