News Tagged ‘NSD’

Gadolinium based MRI contrast agents put kidney patients at risk

Gadolinium based MRI contrast agents have been implicated in at least 1,000 cases of a debilitating disorder called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis/ Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (/NSD) around the world. This horrible disease causes a buildup of collagen in tissues, leading to a severe thickening and hardening of the skin. /NSD can completely immobilize patients, and in severe cases it can lead to death.

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Gadolinium contrast agents used off-label in MRAs pose even greater risk

Gadolinium based contrast agents used during MRIs, are known to be associated with the onset of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis/ Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (/NSD) in patients with pre-existing disease.

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Gadolinium based contrast agents more common and deadly than previously thought

Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis/ Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (/NFD), a painful conditions that has been linked to the use of gadolinium based contrast agents used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), could be more prevalent than once thought.

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