Do they still use gadnolinium in nuclear medicine to examine lipomas?

MRI Contrast: Gadolinium is the contrast agent used in MRI and MRA. It will help in cases looking at blood vessels more closely or in cases where surgery was performed. It is safe and can be used even if patients are allergic to CT scan dye. Caution should be used in patiens with kidney disease, as gadolineum can cause a form of serious kidney disease.

May be: lipomas are slow growing benign fatty tumors. Imaging studies can be used such as ultrasound, CT scan and MRI . Gandolinium might be used if an MRI is needed to diagnose the lipoma. Before using Gandolinium an individual should be asked about allergy to Gandolinium, any kidney dysfunction and sometimes a blood test checking creatinine could be done prior to giving Gandolinium.

Not usually: Gadolinium is not radioactive and is contrast agent used for MRI examinations to see vasculature and perfusion. There is Gadolinium-153 which is low-energy gamma-emitter with 8-month half-life. It is used in many quality assurance applications, such as line sources and calibration phantoms, to ensure that nuclear medicine imaging system working properly.