BIODEGRADABLE MACROMOLECULAR MRI CONTRAST AGENTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF - Patent 2037808

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EP 2 037 808 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/13

(21)	Application number: 07809652.6

(22)	Date of filing: 13.06.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 5/055^(2006.01)

A61B 5/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2007/014223

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/149408 (27.12.2007 Gazette 2007/52)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

16.06.2006 US 814449 P

(71)	Applicant: University of Utah Research Foundation
	Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ZONG, Yuda Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (US) LU, Zheng-Rong Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (US) MOHS, Aaron Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 (US) FENG, Yi Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (US)

(74)	Representative: Campbell, Neil Boyd
	Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

(54)	BIODEGRADABLE MACROMOLECULAR MRI CONTRAST AGENTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF