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A member asked:

On brain mri with gadolinium, is it normal to see the material in the brain chambers?

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Dr. Bennett Machanic answered

Contrast agent: The gadolinium is used to pinpoint abnormal blood vessels or areas of inflammation, or structural abnormalities.

Answered 1/27/2013

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Doc thinks paresthesias = anxiety but ordered brain MRI to be safe. Is gadolinium necessary or can I go without? Am atopic. Scared of contrast.

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I had 109 ml of omnipague 350 for a chest CT three weeks ago. I also had a brain mri three days ago with 8ml of gadobutrol/gadolinium bolus for a brain MRI. How long do these contrasts stay in your system? I didnt realize how bad contrasts could be?

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I need to have a cerebral CT or MRI but i'm scared of radiation and gadolinium. Which one is less harmful to my body?

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To rule in or out cerebral aneurysm, usually is mri/mra test done with gadolinium contrast or without.Would mr/mra test with contrast be more accurate?

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Is contrast dye an absolute necessity in diagnosing MS? I will be having a brain MRI and Spine MRI, the doctor put without contrast. I do have some precautions about the gadolinum and its ability to lodge into the brain?

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