University of New Mexico researchers studying the health risks posed by gadolinium, a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans, have found t
Gadolinium, element 64, has been used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for some time as a contrast agent (to make it easier to see certain details in several organs) and, it turns out, depending on the chelating agent it can be left behind in varying amounts in those tissues. Amounts that may be toxic and in 0.03-1% of people may cause Anaphylactoid reactions and possibly Gadolinium metallosis. That later is what is being mentioned in the article. A short abstract of the study is available at the National Institute of Health.
The formation of gadolinium-rich nanoparticles in multiple tissues from intravenous magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents may be the in
The concern is that the Gadolinium will become the pure metal in the human body and cause a variety of health problems ranging from painful to fatal.
