MRI contrast agents accumulate in the brain
Monday, August 7, 2017 - 16:02
in Health & Medicine
Experts have provided new guidance in the use of contrast agents during MRI scans. Emerging research suggests gadolinium-based contrast agents, injected in a patient's veins to brighten tissues in MRI images, accumulate in the brain. More than 300 million doses of such drugs have been administered since their introduction in 1987.