Contrast materials can help highlight areas of interest in MRI scans. Contrast injections may cause side effects like mild rashes and hives, but, in rare instances, it is also possible for a person to ...

HOUSTON – (Nov. 17, 2022) – You can keep your best guesses. Engineers at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering are starting to understand exactly what goes on when doctors pump ...

Charité Hospital in Berlin says today's MRI of a live birth--the culmination of two years of research as they built a scanner to fit the woman during labor--is a world first. Elizabeth Armstrong ...

Doctors often use MRI scans as an important step in determining the stage of cervical cancer. Knowing the stage can help them identify whether someone is a good candidate for surgery or if a different ...

Vermont's largest medical insurance company is making it easier for patients to get cheaper MRIs at the only independent provider of the scans in the state − Vermont Open MRI in South Burlington. Blue ...

Scientists have been able to visualize brain cancer using a novel MRI method. They use a simple sugar solution instead of conventional contrast agents, which can have side effects in the body. In ...

The volume of contrast media used for diagnostic imaging, including iodinated and gadolinium agents, has increased in recent years.