Although contrast agents have an essential role in non-invasive imaging techniques, potential side effects limit their use. For example, both low- and iso-osmolar iodinated contrast media used in ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have had an acoustic neuroma for 10 years. When it was first diagnosed, I had fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery. Since then, I've had 18 MRIs with gadolinium injections. Have ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A new, specially coated iron oxide nanoparticle developed by a team at MIT and elsewhere could provide an alternative to conventional gadolinium-based contrast agents used for ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) -– Scientists at Oregon State University have filed a patent on a design for a new magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent with the potential to outperform current agents ...

One of the most widely used drugs in the world isn't really a drug, at least not in the usual sense. It's more like a dye. Physicians call this drug "contrast," shorthand for contrast agent. Contrast ...

Compared to group I GBCAs, group II GBCAs appear safe for use in patients with severe kidney disease. In a recent analysis, the risk of NSF in patients with stage 4 or 5 CKD was less than 0.07% with ...

Researchers have developed a new MRI contrast dye that enables more accurate and safer detection of early-stage liver disease than currently approved agents. The new compound, called ProCA32.collagen1 ...