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] ...

Women exposed to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the first trimester of pregnancy do not experience an increased risk for harm to the fetus relative to women who were not exposed. The ...

Reveal's New Manganese-Based MRI Contrast Agent Advances Safer Patient Care · globenewswire.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contrast agents used in MRI scans to improve the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA is now requiring that gadolinium-based contrast agents carry new label warnings about the risk for ...

Gadolinium-enhanced MRI is associated with an increased risk of stillbirth or neonatal death, as well as rheumatologic, inflammatory, or infiltrative skin conditions. MRI use in the first trimester of ...

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 ...

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 ...

After adjusting for gender, age, education level, baseline neurocognitive performance, and others, the authors reported gadolinium exposure was not a significant predictor of cognitive decline, ...

Chuck and Gena Norris are suing manufacturers and distributors of a contrast agent used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for ill effects on Gena’s health. Here is the background and some of the ...

On Thursday, a law firm announced it was representing Chuck Norris in a suit against three different companies for $10 million in damages. Norris and his wife, Gena, claim that she has gadolinium ...

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 ...