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“Adding a small amount of iodinated contrast to gadolinium results in a significant improvement in the radiographic density and DSA image quality of gadolinium.”
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology • 2003 | View Paper
“When using iodinated and gadolinium contrast agents , there are potential complications including allergic reactions, lactic acidosis, and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.”
Expert review of neurotherapeutics • 2014 | View Paper
“Froeling et al. [3] found statistically significant correlation between contrast agent kinetics curves for spectral contrast-enhanced breast tomosynthesis using iodine and MRI with gadolinium.”
Diagnostic and interventional imaging • 2014 | View Paper
“For patients who received iodinated contrast in combination with Gd , there was a trend toward a higher risk for developing ARF as compared with those receiving only Gd.”
“Although iodinated contrast seems safe to use in pregnancy, intravenous gadolinium is contraindicated and should be used only when absolutely essential.”
“In fact, 1.8 to 4.8 g of iodine , equally attenuated with a relatively high dose (0.2 to 0.4 mmol) of a gadolinium chelate , is a low iodine dose and could hardly have any important nephrotoxic effects.”
Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi • 2002 | View Paper
“Recent experiments using CT and transmission radiography show that Gd agents can increase image contrast by up to a factor of 2 relative to more commonly used iodinated agents on an equi-molar basis.”
“When administered to very small organs, the use of gadolinium reduces the concentration required for visibility by at least a factor of 3 over that required when using iodine.”