Gadolinium in medical imaging—usefulness, toxic reactions and possible countermeasures—A review

L Blomqvist, GF Nordberg, VM Nurchi, JO Aaseth - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gadolinium (Gd) is one of the rare-earth elements. The properties of its trivalent cation
(Gd3+) make it suitable to serve as the central ion in chelates administered intravenously to …

Update on Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent Safety, From the AJR Special Series on Contrast Media

J Starekova, A Pirasteh, SB Reeder - American Journal of …, 2024 - ajronline.org
Since its introduction more than 35 years ago, gadolinium-enhanced MRI has fundamentally
changed medical practice. Although extraordinarily safe, gadolinium-based contrast agents …

Ten years of gadolinium retention and deposition: ESMRMB-GREC looks backward and forward

AJ van der Molen, CC Quattrocchi, CA Mallio… - European …, 2024 - Springer
In 2014, for the first time, visible hyperintensities on unenhanced T1-weighted images in the
nucleus dentatus and globus pallidus of the brain were associated with previous Gadolinium …

Radiomics analysis from magnetic resonance imaging in predicting the grade of nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a multicenter study

HB Zhu, HT Zhu, L Jiang, P Nie, J Hu, W Tang… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives To explore the potential of radiomics features to predict the histologic grade of
nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NF-PNET) patients using non-contrast …

Protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist II: experience to date and future directions

L Dong, X Qiu, F Gao, K Wang, X Xu - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer with high
mortality. The realization of precision medicine in HCC relies upon efficient biomarkers …

Safety of gadoxetate disodium for hepatobiliary MRI in children and adolescents

PH Kim, JY Hwang, YH Choi, HM Yoon, CW Lee - Radiology, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Despite a proven role in the characterization of liver lesions, use of the
gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) gadoxetate disodium at MRI is limited in children …

Comparative diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for differentiating clear cell and …

P Zhao, J Zhu, L Wang, N Li, X Zhang, J Li, Y Luo… - European …, 2023 - Springer
Objective To compare the diagnostic efficiency of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
with that of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) for the …

DECT in detection of vertebral fracture–associated bone marrow edema: a systematic review and meta-analysis with emphasis on technical and imaging interpretation …

F Ghazi Sherbaf, HI Sair, D Shakoor, J Fritz… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Dual-energy CT (DECT) shows promising performance in detecting bone
marrow edema (BME) associated with vertebral body fractures. However, the optimal …

Safety of Off‐Label Use of Ferumoxtyol as a Contrast Agent for MRI: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Adverse Events

F Ahmad, L Treanor, TA McGrath… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Ferumoxytol has been studied as an alternative to gadolinium‐based MRI
contrast agents, but regulatory body warnings currently limit its use. Purpose Estimate the …

Safety issues related to intravenous contrast agent use in magnetic resonance imaging

S Ponrartana, MM Moore, SS Chan, T Victoria… - Pediatric …, 2021 - Springer
Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been used to improve image quality of
MRI examinations for decades and have an excellent overall safety record. However, there …