Water soluble fluorinated fatty acid sulfonate derivatives useful as magnetic resonance imaging agents

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PATENT NO 5660815
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08431058

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The present invention relates to improved imaging agents useful for .sup.19 F magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). More particularly, the present invention relates to fluorinated fatty acid sulfonate derivatives, such as those derived by reaction of fluorinated fatty acids with sulfonated compounds such as taurine analogs or isethionic acid analogs, which offer improved water solubility and biocompatibility.

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MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS INC10030 BARNES CANYON ROAD SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Krishnan, Ashwin San Diego, CA 7 30
Lohrmann, Rolf La Jolla, CA 17 544

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