In a minority of patients, the two-hour scan showed
gadolinium in both eye chambers.
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) may develop in patients with renal failure on
gadolinium administration and may even be life-threatening.
In all cases, FLAIR T2 sequences without and with
gadolinium and FLAIR T1 sequence with
gadolinium were used.
On post
gadolinium T1W sequences, the lesion showed peripheral rim enhancement of the wall with central non-enhancing region suggestive of necrosis.
This might have resulted in the inclusion of
gadolinium exposures that were not related to the development of NFD.
Until more information becomes available, the association between
gadolinium contrast media and NSF should be kept in perspective, cautioned Dr.
MRI (T1 weighted) with
gadolinium contrast, however, reveals changes that can make a difference in the diagnosis of PDPH.
Instead of ozone-depleting refrigerants and energy-consuming compressors found in conventional vapor-cycle refrigerators, it uses
gadolinium metal that heats up when exposed to a magnetic field, then cools down when the magnetic field is removed.
But substituting potassium nitrate with
gadolinium nitrate had the same effect when one researcher tried to cleave a wafer with a diamond scribe.
He imposed a magnetic field on
gadolinium sulfate, then let it retreat into disorder on the removal of the field.
This study is of particular interest because Gadavist differs from other approved GBCAs in that it is formulated at double concentration (twice the concentration of
gadolinium is present per unit volume).
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra is globally introducing
gadolinium tracking in its dose monitoring solution, Sectra DoseTrack.
