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Contrast media
Courtesy Anders Garpebring, Umeå
Gd
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3+ paramagnetic ion
Reduce both T
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1 and T2 relaxation
Gadolinium chelated to
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diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid to
reduce toxicity – Magnevist
Some concern re: Nephrogenic Systemic
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Fibrosis