申请人:Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
公开号:US09266846B2
公开(公告)日:2016-02-23
The present disclosure is directed to compounds, diagnostic agents, and related methods. In some cases, methods for treating patients are provided. More specifically, the disclosure provides compounds, diagnostic agents, and kits for detecting and/or imaging and/or monitoring elastin rich tissues. In addition, the disclosure provides methods of detecting and/or imaging and/or monitoring the presence of coronary plaque, carotid plaque, iliac/femoral plaque, aortic plaque, renal artery plaque, plaque of any arterial vessel, aneurism, vasculitis, other diseases of the arterial wall, and/or damage or structural changes in ligaments, uterus, lungs or skin, as indicated by changes in total vessel wall area, internal lumen size, and exterior arterial perimeter.
本公开涉及化合物、诊断试剂和相关方法。在某些情况下,提供了治疗患者的方法。更具体地,该公开提供了用于检测和/或成像和/或监测富含弹性蛋白组织的化合物、诊断试剂和套件。此外,该公开提供了检测和/或成像和/或监测冠状动脉斑块、颈动脉斑块、髂动脉/股动脉斑块、主动脉斑块、肾动脉斑块、任何动脉血管的斑块、动脉瘤、血管炎、动脉壁的其他疾病以及/或损伤或韧带、子宫、肺或皮肤的结构变化的方法,这些变化可由总血管壁面积、内腔大小和外部动脉周长的变化所指示。