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Is gadolinium safe for mri contrast? i've been hearing a lot of negative things. any opinion? any tests to ensure the safety?
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Ok: If your kidneys are working normally. They will check labs.
Answered 2/2/2015
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Usually: Usually safe if you have no renal impairment or allergies to gadolinium-based agents. A test to ensure safety is a blood test to check chemistries to ensure your kidneys are working properly.
Answered 12/7/2015
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See answer: Gadolinium MRI contrast is exceedingly safe. Severe, life-threatening nonallergic anaphylactic reactions are exceedingly rare (0.001% to 0.01%). The american college of radiology publishes that in one series of 687, 000 doses there were only 5 severe reactions. In another series of 20 million doses there were 55 cases of severe reactions. Nephrogenic sclerosing fibromatosis (nsf) has also been rep.
Answered 2/2/2015
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