Gadolinium-containing contrast media

Thomsen HS, Almen T, Morcos SK Contrast Media Safety Committee Of The European Society Of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR). Gadolinium-containing contrast media for radiographic examinations a position paper. Eur Radiol 2002 12(10) 2600-5. 

Rosenkranz AR, GrobnerT, Mayer GJ. Conventional or gadolinium containing contrast media the choice between acute renal failure or nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Wien klin Wochenschr 2007,119 271-275. 

Extrinsic species (E) Gadolinium-containing contrast media... 

Comparative studies In a retrospective review of 456 930 doses of iodinated and gadolinium-containing contrast media, there were 522 adverse reactions (0.11% of the total), of which 458 were to low-osmolar iodinated media and 64 to gadolinium [2 ]. Urticaria, which occurred in 274 patients, was the commonest reaction. 

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