A contrast dye is injected into the ... accurate image to monitor the procedure while it is being performed." Cardiac MRI "provides the gold standard of cardiac function and anatomy unsurpassed ...

A medical team at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre (AUMC) in the Netherlands completed the first-in-human ventricular ...

Researchers from the University of New Mexico found that gadolinium – a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans – could mix with oxalic acid found in many foods to precipitate tiny nanoparticles of ...

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

A total of 214 studies were performed in 187 patients from a retrospective analysis of pediatric and adult patients who underwent MRI-guided and XMR cardiac catheterizations in our institution ...

In comparison, cardiac CT and CMR provide a comprehensive anatomic evaluation that can better assess the structural characteristics of the pericardium, which are not commonly limited by body ...

The results were published in JAMA Cardiology. In LGE, gadolinium, a contrast agent, is injected into the bloodstream and perfuses the heart. An MRI is quickly performed as the gadolinium makes ...

It also forms in the body after people eat foods or supplements with vitamin C. Researchers therefore recommend avoiding ...

According to news reports, the woman, a heart patient ... small risk of developing an allergic reaction if your MRI requires ...

The department has 9 MRI scanners and a catheterisation lab, providing clinical and research MRI services in the areas of cardiac, foetal, neonatal and advanced brain imaging. The facility is embedded ...