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Method for enhancing the safety of metal-ligand chelates as magnetic resonance imaging agents by addition of calcium ions

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Inventors: VanDeripe, Donald R.;
Assignee: Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Examiner: Hollrah; Glennon H.
Assistant Examiner: Hollinden; Gary E.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Senniger, Powers, Leavitt & Roedel

Paramagnetic chelates, as for example, Gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), manganese, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and others used as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents are more toxic acutely when injected in high concentration or at rapid rates. The use of effective amounts of calcium in the form of, calcium chloride, calcium gluconate, or balanced salt solutions substantially reduces this toxicity without the need to add additional ligand.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
In a method for enhancing safety in the in vivo use of methal-ligand chelate complexes as magnetic resonance imaging agents comprising administering to a mammal a diagnostically effective amount of a metal-ligand complex, the improvement comprising: adding calcium ions to a charge-balanced metal-ligand complex formed from the anion of a complexing acid and a central ion of an element with an atomic number of 21 to 29, 42, 44, or 57-70, said calcium ions being added in substantially less than stoichiometric amounts to the metal-ligand complex, said calcium ions being provided from a member of the group consisting of inorganic calcium salts, organic calcium salts and mixtures thereof without excess ligand being added.
2.
The methods of claims 1 wherein the metal-ligand chelate complex is used in the form of a salt.
3.
The methods of claims 1 wherein the metal-ligand chelate complex is used in non-ionic form.
4.
The method of claims 1, wherein the calcium ions are provided at levels of from about 1 to about 25% of the stoichiometric amount required by the metal-ligand complex.
5.
The method of claim 4 wherein the calcium ions are provided at levels of about 3 to about 15% of the stoichiometric amount.
6.
The method of claim 1 wherein the calcium ions are provided in the form of calcium chloride.
7.
The method of claim 1 wherein the calcium ions are provided at levels of from about 1 to about 15% of the stoichiometric amount required by the metal-ligand complex.
8.
The method of claim 2 wherein the calcium ions are provided at levels of from about 1 to about 25% of the stoichiometric amount required by the metal-ligand complex.
9.
The method of claim 3 wherein the calcium ions are provided at levels of from about 1 to about 25% of the stoichiometric amount required by the metal-ligand complex.
10.
The method of claim 7 wherein the calcium ions are provided at levels of about 3 to about 15% of the stoichiometric amount.
11.
The method of claim 8 wherein the calcium ions are provided at levels of about 3 to about 15% of the stoichiometric amount

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