TY - JOUR T1 - Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and its association with gadolinium exposure during MRI JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 95 LP - 111 VL - 75 IS - 2 AU - Naim Issa AU - Emilio D. Poggio AU - Richard A. Fatica AU - Rajiv Patel AU - Paul M. Ruggieri AU - Robert J. Heyka Y1 - 2008/02/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/2/95.abstract N2 - Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a newly recognized systemic disorder characterized by widespread tissue fibrosis in patients with impaired renal function. Recent reports suggest that NSF is associated with exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents used in magnetic resonance imaging. NSF can be very debilitating and can lead to serious complications and death. Health care providers should exercise caution when considering the use of gadolinium-based imaging studies in patients with renal dysfunction. ER -