Patent ID: 7097826
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07D

Abstract:
1. A composition comprising a chemical combination of a photodynamic tetra-pyrrolic compound having a porphyrin or chlorin structure having four pendant groups attached to at least one pyrolle ring, said compound being provided with a plurality of radionuclide element atoms connected to a plurality of functional groups that will complex or combine with an MR imaging enhancing element or ion selected from the group consisting of —(CH 2 ) 2 CONHphenyleneCH 2 DTPA; —CH 2 CH 2 CON(CONHphenylene-CH 2 DTPA) 2 such that the compound may be used to enhance MR imaging wherein —CH 2 CH 2 CON(CONHphenylene-CH 2 DTPA) 2 counts as two such functional groups.