US PATENT SUBCLASS 424 / 9.3
.~ Magnetic imaging agent (e.g., NMR, MRI, MRS, etc.)

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424 /   HD   DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS

9.1  DF  IN VIVO DIAGNOSIS OR IN VIVO TESTING {7}
9.3.~ Magnetic imaging agent (e.g., NMR, MRI, MRS, etc.) {7}
9.31  DF  .~.~> Clay or zeolite containing
9.32  DF  .~.~> Particle containing a transition, actinide, or lanthanide metal (e.g., hollow or solid particle, granule, etc.) {2}
9.33  DF  .~.~> Nitroxide or nitroxide containing
9.34  DF  .~.~> Polypeptide attached to or complexed with the agent (e.g., protein, antibody, etc.) {1}
9.35  DF  .~.~> Carbohydrate or derivative thereof attached to or complexed with the agent {1}
9.36  DF  .~.~> Transition, actinide, or lanthanide metal containing {2}
9.37  DF  .~.~> Imageable halogen containing

DEFINITION

Classification: 424/9.3

Magnetic imaging agent (e.g., NMR, MRI, MRS, etc.):

(under subclass 9.1) Subject matter wherein a compound or composition is adapted for use as an in vivo magnetic imaging agent in processes such as nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMR), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), magnetometry, etc. and methods of using said compounds and compositions as agents in such processes.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing,

307+, for MRI apparatus and methods of using MRI apparatus.

436, Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing,

1+, particularly subclass 173, for in vitro tests using MRI.

600, Surgery, 410+, for dianostic testing using magnetic resonance imaging or spectroscopy. (See Class 424, subclass 9.1 for a further explanation of the class line.).