Do we need gadolinium-based contrast medium for brain magnetic resonance imaging in children? | Zendy

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Do we need gadolinium-based contrast medium for brain magnetic resonance imaging in children?

Author(s) -

Dennis Dünger,

Matthias Krause,

Daniel Gräfe,

Andreas Merkenschlager,

Christian Roth,

Ina Sorge

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

pediatric radiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748

H-Index - 86

eISSN - 1432-1998

pISSN - 0301-0449

DOI - 10.1007/s00247-017-3999-2

Subject(s) - medicine , gadolinium , neuroradiology , magnetic resonance imaging , contrast (vision) , contrast medium , radiology , neuroimaging , nuclear medicine , neurology , materials science , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , computer science , metallurgy

Brain imaging is the most common examination in pediatric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), often combined with the use of a gadolinium-based contrast medium. The application of gadolinium-based contrast medium poses some risk. There is limited evidence of the benefits of contrast medium in pediatric brain imaging.

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