Formulations for use in medical or diagnostic procedures

Details Formulations for use in medical or diagnostic procedures Formulations for use in medical or diagnostic procedures

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A61K 49/00 (2006.01) A61K 47/26 (2006.01) A61K 47/36 (2006.01)

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CA 2466808

The present invention relates to formulations for use in medical or diagnostic procedures comprising a stabilizing agent alone or in combination with an osmotic agent. In one embodiment, the stabilizing agent is a natural hydrocolloid, preferably locust bean gum, and the osmotic agent is a sugar- based compound, preferably mannitol. The present invention also relates to formulations and methods for distending an anatomic segment. The present invention further relates to formulations and methods for delineating an anatomic segment on a diagnostic image, for example. The formulations of the present invention are esspecially suitable for use with diagnostic imaging procedures including, but not limited to magnetic resonance imaging (MR), computer assisted tomography (CT), and CT-PET (Position emission tomography), as well as other medical and therapeutic uses.

L'invention concerne des formulations à utiliser dans des procédures médicales et diagnostiques comprenant un agent stabilisant seul ou en combinaison avec un agent osmotique. Dans un mode de réalisation, l'agent stabilisant est un hydrocolloïde naturel, de préférence de la gomme de graines de caroube, et l'agent osmotique un composé à base de sucre, de préférence du mannitol. L'invention concerne également des formulations et des procédés permettant de distendre un segment anatomique. L'invention concerne en outre des formulations et des procédés permettant de délimiter un segment anatomique sur une image diagnostique, par exemple. Les formulations selon l'invention sont particulièrement à utiliser lors de procédures d'imagerie diagnostique, notamment en imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM), en tomographie par ordinateur, et en tomographie par émission de positrons, ainsi que dans d'autres applications médicales et thérapeutiques.

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