Contrast-induced nephropathy is rare. It results from exposure to contrast dyes during certain imaging tests and cardiology procedures. People living with diabetes or advanced kidney disease may be at ...

Leigh Rodgers died after having an allergic reaction to contrast dye used in a CT scan. A mom went into anaphylactic shock from the contrast dye used in her CT scan, causing her to die within 90 ...

University of Missouri School of Medicine neurologist Adnan Qureshi, MD recently led a study that discovered last year’s iodinated media contrast dye shortage affected the assessment of stroke ...

GE Healthcare said Feb. 23 it expects its contrast media products, which are used in CT scans and fell into shortage in May 2022, will return to normal supply levels in the next few weeks. The ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My primary care doctor has ordered that I get an MRI scan with and without contrast dye. I have been having head pain every day in one single spot behind my right eye. My question is, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Due to a slight genetic risk of breast cancer (my Tyrer-Cuzick Model score was 20.6%), my doctor wants me to get breast MRIs with contrast annually. I am concerned about long-term ...

MRI scans are powerful diagnostic tools. In the 1990s they became commonly used, and contrast agents that contain the rare earth metal gadolinium were created to enhance the sharpness of the images.

One of the reasons cardiovascular disease kills 610,000 Americans each year is that it’s hard to see it coming before it’s too late. By the time someone is experiencing chest pain, irreversible damage ...

A mom went into anaphylactic shock from the contrast dye used in her CT scan, causing her to die within 90 minutes of its injection. When Leigh Rodgers, 34, couldn’t get a dentist appointment for a ...