Defecography is a procedure that helps identify structural or functional problems with the rectum and pelvic floor (the muscles between the pubic bone ... MRI defecography uses gadolinium. The ...

Each infant underwent a non-sedated, non-contrast MRI. The researchers then continued ... These results were published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Based on the study results, the ...

It is accepted that contrast-enhanced MRI is useful for selected cases, particularly when combined with other functional studies. Diffusion-weighted imaging assesses the diffusion of water ...

A toxic metal used in MRI scans may pose greater health risks than previously known, especially in people who consume foods ...

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis can cause a thickening and hardening of the skin, heart and lungs—and cause painful contracting of the joints.

University of New Mexico researchers studying the health risks posed by gadolinium, a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI ...

Bayer is on the brink of filing a new MRI contrast agent for approval that can reduce levels of gadolinium, a rare earth metal that can have health and environmental consequences. The company has ...

CT or MRI), and bone scan, can be considered for patients with: clinically positive axillary nodes; large tumors (≥T3); aggressive biology; clinical signs/symptoms suspicious for metastases; or ...

You lie on your back on a couch that can slide into the MRI machine. You may have an injection of a dye (contrast medium) through a small plastic tube (cannula) into a vein in your arm. This helps to ...

The repetitive loading of cricket fast bowling may cause bone marrow oedema (BMO), detectable on MRI, before the bowler suffers from symptomatic bone stress injury. We investigated the temporal ...