New Study Determines Renal Failure Patients Only Ones in Danger of NSF
According to the American Journal of Roentgenology, published by the American Roentgen Ray Society, adverse allergic reactions to gadolinium are minimal in patients without renal failure. Their study is in response to the recent concerns associated with the disease Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis and the use of Gadolinium contrasting dyes. “Over the past few years, the utilization of contrast-enhanced MRI has markedly increased; it’s increased by 65% at our institution over the previous five years,” said Dr. Dillman. This is due in large part to a variety of new applications, such as magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and abdominopelvic MR imaging,” he said. “Consequently, the number of intravenously administered gadolinium-containing contrast material doses over the same time period has significantly increased. Based on the extensive use these intravascular contrast agents, we felt that it was once again time to study their safety profile,” he said.
