Disclosed herein are photosensitizer particle contrast agents suitable for medical imaging and/or photodynamic therapy. The photosensitizer particle contrast agent has a shell and a core encased by the shell. The shell consists essentially of multiple photosensitizer conjugates. Each photosensitizer conjugate consists of a photosensitizer and at least one biodegradable polymer covalently bound to the photosensitizer. According to certain examples, the core has an echogenic contrast-enhancing material loaded therein. In alternative examples, the photosensitizer of at least one of the multiple photosensitizer conjugates has a magnetic contrast-enhancing agent, e.g., a paramagnetic ion, chelated thereto. Also disclosed herein are methods for medical imaging which use imaging compositions containing the photosensitizer particle contrast agents taught in the present disclosure.
本文揭示了适用于医学成像和/或光动力疗法的光敏剂颗粒对比剂。该光敏剂颗粒对比剂具有一个由壳和核组成的外壳。壳主要由多种光敏剂结合物组成。每个光敏剂结合物由光敏剂和至少一种
生物可降解聚合物共价结合于光敏剂上组成。根据某些示例,核内装有超声对比增强材料。在另一些示例中,至少一种多种光敏剂结合物的光敏剂具有磁性对比增强剂,例如配位到其中的顺磁离子。本文还揭示了使用本文所教授的光敏剂颗粒对比剂制备的成像组成物进行医学成像的方法。