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Is gadolinium safe? recommended for mri with contrast. have read some side effects and concern about it being stored in body and adverse reactions.
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Yes it is safe...: Very small amounts of some forms of gadolinium contrast (about 1% of the injected dose) are retained in the tissues, mostly in the bones, with tiny amounts in the brain. There are no known adverse effects from these very small amounts of retained gadolinium. Allergy-like reactions occur in 1 in 1000 patients (itchy skin rash); severe allergic reactions occur in 1 in every 10,000 people.
Answered 12/25/2019
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