Ultrasound contrast using halogenated xanthenes
CA 2505975 A1 · Owner: Wachter, Eric A. · Inventors: Wachter, Eric A.; Dees, H. Craig; Scott, Timothy C.
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New contrast agents for ultrasound imaging and methods for use of such agents for imaging of human or animal tissue are described wherein a primary active , component of such medicaments is a halogenated xanthene or halogenated xanthene derivative. Preferably, the halogenated xanthene is Rose Bengal or a functional derivative of Rose Bengal.
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- Filed December 8, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 8, 2023.
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