PERFLUOROALKYL-CONTAINING COMPLEXES COMPRISING SUGAR RESIDUES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USE TRHEREOF

摘要

The invention relates to perfluoroalkyl-containing complexes comprising sugar residues of the general formula wherein R represents a mono- or oligo-saccharide residue bound in the 1-OH or 1-SH position, Rf represents a perfluorated carbon chain, K is a metal complex and Y and Z are linker groups. The inventive complexes are suitable for use in intravenous lymphography, in tumor diagnosis and for infarct and necrosis imaging. 23 claims, 2 figures