The Journal of urology
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The Journal of urology · Sep 2008
ReviewAssociation of gadolinium based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
We investigated the recently discovered association between gadolinium based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents and the development of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury. ⋯ Magnetic resonance imaging using gadolinium based contrast agents must be performed judiciously in patients with renal dysfunction, carefully weighing on a case by case basis the benefits of magnetic resonance imaging and the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis as well as the disadvantages of undergoing alternative or foregoing imaging studies.
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The Journal of urology · Sep 2008
ReviewAssociation of gadolinium based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
We investigated the recently discovered association between gadolinium based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents and the development of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury. ⋯ Magnetic resonance imaging using gadolinium based contrast agents must be performed judiciously in patients with renal dysfunction, carefully weighing on a case by case basis the benefits of magnetic resonance imaging and the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis as well as the disadvantages of undergoing alternative or foregoing imaging studies.