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North Suburban Medical Center Upgrades To High-Definition MRI System
North Suburban Medical Center announced today the acquisition of a high-definition magnetic resonance (HDMR) system from GE Healthcare.
Florida Law Firm Opens Advisory Service for Patients Injured by MRI Scans
Gadolinium, a metal that is found in contrast drugs used by radiologists in performing MRI's, is believed to cause a kidney condition called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). The Alvarez Law Firm announces a new service to provide assistance to patients who may have been harmed when getting an MRI.
Warning: MRI Health Risk - Fatal, Incurable Illness
If you have had an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) with contrast (dye injected into the patient so the doctor can clearly see internal organs, tissues and bones) you may be at risk of a fatal, incurable disease Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) also known as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) occurs in kidney patients who have an MRI with contrast
Scientists Use Functional MRI to Validate Reflexology Tenets
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies are about to change reflexology, providing illustration of some of reflexology's basic tenets. In three separate studies, Hong Kong researchers explored with fMRI what happens in the brain when pressure or technique is applied to specifc reflex areas of the left foot. Their finding: the specific parts of the brain activated by such work correlates with reflexology's theory and intended use.
Cleveland Trials Set In Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) Gadolinium MRI Side Effects Cases
Two attorneys from Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP are serving as Liaison Counsel and taking active roles in the Federal Court litigation involving gadolinium MRI (http://www.spanglaw.com/dangerous-drugs/mri-contrast-agents/gadolinium/?utm_source=prweb&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=gadolinium-mri) contrast agent side effects and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (http://www.spanglaw.com/dangerous-drugs/mri-contrast-agents/?utm_source=prweb&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=gadolinium-mri). The Federal Judge presiding over these cases has set four gadolinium lawsuit trials for early 2010. ...