How to stop using gadolinium chelates for magnetic resonance imaging: clinical-translational experiences with ferumoxytol

HE Daldrup-Link, AJ Theruvath, A Rashidi, M Iv… - Pediatric …, 2022 - Springer
Gadolinium chelates have been used as standard contrast agents for clinical MRI for several
decades. However, several investigators recently reported that rare Earth metals such as …

Screening breast MRI and gadolinium deposition: cause for concern?

CH Neal - Journal of Breast Imaging, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been used worldwide for over 30 years
and have enabled lifesaving diagnoses. Contrast-enhanced breast MRI is frequently used …

Toxicity mechanism of gadolinium oxide nanoparticles and gadolinium ions in human breast cancer cells

MJ Akhtar, M Ahamed, H Alhadlaq… - Current Drug …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Due to the potential advantages of Gadolinium Nanoparticles (NPs) over
gadolinium elements, gadolinium based NPs are currently being explored in the field of MRI …

[HTML][HTML] The Quest to Reduce the Use of Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents: AI May Provide a Solution

M Bahl - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Dr Manisha Bahl is a radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate
professor at Harvard Medical School. Her research interests focus on applications of artificial …

[HTML][HTML] Is the level of contrast enhancement on contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) associated with the presence and biological aggressiveness of breast …

A Marzogi, PAT Baltzer, P Kapetas, RI Milos… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is limited information about whether the level of enhancement on contrast-enhanced
mammography (CEM) can be used to predict malignancy. The purpose of this study was to …

Evolving Characteristics of Gadolinium‐Based Contrast Agents for MR Imaging: A Systematic Review of the Importance of Relaxivity

E Kanal, JH Maki, P Schramm… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gadolinium‐based contrast agents (GBCAs) are widely and routinely used to enhance the
diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance …

[HTML][HTML] Review of strategies to reduce the contamination of the water environment by gadolinium-based contrast agents

HM Dekker, GJ Stroomberg… - Insights into …, 2024 - insightsimaging.springeropen.com
Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) are essential for diagnostic MRI examinations.
GBCA are only used in small quantities on a per-patient basis; however, the acquisition of …

Does higher field strength translate into better diagnostic accuracy? A prospective comparison of breast MRI at 3 and 1.5 Tesla

M Dietzel, E Wenkel, M Hammon, P Clauser… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective We performed a prospective monocentric study to inter-individually compare the
diagnostic accuracy of breast MRI at 1.5 T and 3 T. Methods During a consecutive period of …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing ultrafast dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI scan duration in the differentiation of benign and malignant breast lesions

Y Cao, Y Huang, X Chen, W Wang, H Chen, T Yin… - Insights into …, 2024 - Springer
Objective To determine the optimal scan duration for ultrafast DCE-MRI in effectively
differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions. Methods The study prospectively …

Improving signal-to-noise ratio by maximal convolution of longitudinal and transverse magnetization components in MRI: application to the breast cancer detection

M Ashoor, A Khorshidi - Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The extraction of information from images provided by medical imaging systems
may be employed to obtain the specific objectives in the various fields. The quantity of signal …