Revisiting the risks of MRI with Gadolinium based contrast agents—review of literature and guidelines

Insights into Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 553-558

  Khawaja, Aurang Z ^a   Cassidy, Deirdre B ^b   Al Shakarchi, Julien ^a   McGrogan, Damian G ^a   Inston, Nicholas G ^a   Jones, Robert G ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Gadolinium adverse effects; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy; Renal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941952143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18694101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0420-2     Document Type: Review

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