Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used in MRI and angiography contain a chelated form of the toxic heavy metal that was assumed to clear the body shortly after intravenous administration. [1] ...

Clare Garrett was poisoned by contrast dye used for an MRI scan, and now she is in a wheelchair "90 percent of the time." The ...

NEW ORLEANS — For contrast-enhanced imaging in multiple sclerosis (MS), all gadolinium-based agents accumulate in body tissue but to greatly varying degrees. While the long-term effect of gadolinium ...

New research suggests gadolinium retention may be more widespread and may be present in many more, or possibly all, patients exposed to gadolinium-based contrast agents, according to new research.

There is no evidence that accumulation in the brain of the element gadolinium speeds cognitive decline, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of ...

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The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has provided new guidance in the use of contrast agents during MRI scans. Emerging research suggests gadolinium-based contrast ...

Dear Doctor: Not too long ago I developed symptoms of peripheral neuropathy that occurred almost immediately after having an MRI with gadolinium contrast. A physician confirmed that I had retained ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A comprehensive, longitudinal study of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) that followed patients from the time of their diagnosis for an average of five years, has found that while ...

Action star Chuck Norris took on medical device manufacturers in a lawsuit filed in California on Wednesday alleging a chemical used in MRI imaging scans poisoned his wife. Gadolinium that doctors ...

There is no evidence that accumulation in the brain of the element gadolinium speeds cognitive decline, according to a new study. There is no evidence that accumulation in the brain of the element ...