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Safety of the Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Focusing in Part on Their Accumulation in the Brain and Especially the Dentate Nucleus

Val M. Runge, MD
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Val M. Runge, MD

This review discusses first the background in terms of development of these agents and safety discussions therein, proceeds to a discussion of NSF and gadolinium deposition in the brain, and concludes with a discussion of the predictable future – specifically reassessment of the use of the linear GBCAs or a subset thereof.

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