Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8159893 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Anaphylaxis against gadolinium based contrast agents (GBCAs) has been reported in all severity grades but is less frequent than hypersensitivity/allergy against iodinated contrast materials. Once a patient acquires such an adverse reaction a life-long premedication is usually the consequence in concert with GBCA-enhanced MR-imaging procedures. The usefulness of this prophylaxis has been questioned, and discussed controversially during the past. The herein presented case may shed some light into the dynamic of contrast-medium-induced hypersensitivity reactions.
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Authors
Ingrid Boehm, Martin Hungerbühler, Johannes T. Heverhagen,