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NSF study finds link between Gadolinium used in MRI and debilitating disease

Another Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis () study has tied the debilitating condition to Gadolinium contrast agents used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). This latest research was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which examined a cluster of patients at one unidentified St. Louis Missouri Hospital. The CDC found that the exposure to contrast dyes during MRI was independently associated with the development of .

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