Intracranial pathology not necessary for gadolinium deposition in brain tissues: Radiology Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 July 2017 9:47 AM ISTMinute traces of gadolinium, the contrast agent used to enhance MR images, are often retained in the brain tissue of patients years after undergoing...
Metal-free MRI contrast agent could be safer for some patients Ruby khatun khatun17 July 2017 10:25 AM ISTTo enhance the visibility of organs as they are scanned with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), patients are usually injected with a compound known as...
Manganese-based MRI contrast agent may be safer alternative to gadolinium-based agents Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Nov 2017 7:28 PM ISTA team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has developed a potential alternative to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) for...
Study finds no evidence that gadolinium causes neurologic harm Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTThere is no evidence that accumulation in the brain of the element gadolinium speeds cognitive decline, according to a new study presented today at...
Researchers find an alternative MRI Contrast Agent Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTMagnetic resonance (MR) images are taken so that a clinician can view various tissues inside the body. Often, they are taken without a...
Gadolinium-based contrast agents in Kidney Disease: New CAR Guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 May 2018 7:02 PM ISTCanadian Association of Radiologist has released Guideline for Gadolinium-based contrast agents in Kidney Disease. The same was necessary because the...
Congenital melanocytic nevus of this big a size! NEJM case report Hina Zahid16 Jun 2018 7:03 PM ISTLarge congenital nevi are rare and occur approximately once in every 20,000 births. Giant congenital nevi are thought to occur approximately once in...
Caution: Use of iodinated and gadolinium-based contrast media can be life-threatening Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:25 PM ISTAllergic immediate hypersensitivity (IH) account for <10% of cutaneous reactions, and >50% of life-threatening ones, finds a study of the...
Artificial intelligence may reduce dose of gadolinium in MRI scans Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Dec 2018 7:15 PM ISTArtificial intelligence can be used to reduce the dose of gadolinium -- a contrast agent that may be left behind in the body after MRI scans,...
Non contrast MRI good enough to monitor disease progression in multiple sclerosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 March 2019 7:15 PM ISTNon contrast MRI good enough to monitor disease progression in multiple sclerosis.Administration of gadolinium-based contrast material is widely...
Exposure to common MRI contrast agent during pregnancy is worrisome or not, study explains Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Aug 2019 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Gadolinium exposure in utero by the passage of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) through the placenta during pregnancy has been linked to...
Gadolinium-enhanced MRI improves diagnostic accuracy in polymyalgia rheumatica Hina Zahid13 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTATLANTA -- Researchers have found that gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in shoulders of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica may...
