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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

AuntMinnie

Imagine going in for a diagnostic MRI scan and coming out with a progressive, irreversible, and potentially fatal disease. In 2006 the U.S. Last week, attorneys for a Cleveland man announced they had filed suit against a gadolinium manufacturer, claiming that he developed NSF from an injection of gadolinium MRI contrast.

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

REBEL EM

MRI is key to diagnosis, obtain this imaging in all patients who raise clinical suspicion Patients with hemodynamic instability and neurologic compromise warrant empiric antibiotics. Imaging Gadolinium enhanced MRI – modality of choice, highly sensitive and specific ( Mylona 2009 ).