Pseudohypocalcemia with MR imaging contrast agents: A cautionary tale

Radiology

Volumn 227, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 627-628

  Choyke, Peter L ^a   Knopp, Michael V ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium Contrast media Contrast media; Contrast media; Effects Editorials Magnetic resonance (MR)

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM CHELATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOTERIDOL; GADOVERSETAMIDE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

ADULT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COLORIMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHYPOCALCEMIA; REVIEW;

CALCIUM; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0038626730     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2273030348     Document Type: Review

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