Gadolinium-based contrast agents have been used in hundreds of millions of patients in the
past 30 years, with an exemplary safety record. However, assumptions made at their …

The use of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) to enhance the sensitivity and
specificity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been part of standard clinical practice …

In the past three decades, we have learned much about the potential short-term and long-
term safety issues associated with the intravenous administration of gadolinium based …

Contrast agents is used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to improve the visibility of the
details of the organ structures. Gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) has been used …

Dr Michael F. Tweedle is professor emeritus and former Stefanie Spielman Chair in Cancer
Imaging in the Department of Radiology and the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital at the …

Gadolinium is a rare earth metal, which in unbound form, is extremely toxic. Gadolinium is
administered bound to one of several chelators. In the bound form, it is highly stable and …

All the contrast agents used worldwide for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are now
gadolinium-based; with a few exceptions, the iron and manganese agents are no longer …

This editorial reviews the way in which the facts related to the safety of iodinated and
gadolinium based contrast agents have emerged over the last two decades. This is …

Life is continuously confronting us with new issues and sometimes breaking our rou-tine.
One case in point is the curious way radiologists' knowledge about the benefits and risks of …

Gadolinium-based contrast agents have been used for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
examinations since the late 1980s with an excellent overall cumulative safety record. Initially …