RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and its association with gadolinium exposure during MRI
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 95
OP 111
VO 75
IS 2
A1 Naim Issa
A1 Emilio D. Poggio
A1 Richard A. Fatica
A1 Rajiv Patel
A1 Paul M. Ruggieri
A1 Robert J. Heyka
YR 2008
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/2/95.abstract
AB 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.