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Re:Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics... by wolfi1 on Saturday November 22, 2025 @12:52AM (#46012460)
not only vitamin c but fruits containing oxalic acid if I read that right. But I'm far more interested in when such contrast agents are warranted, because I'm not aware that in Europe that contrast agent would be used that much for MRI
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Re:Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics... by lurking_swe on Saturday November 22, 2025 @03:12AM (#46013075)
see sections “Why Would I Need a Contrast MRI?” and “Which Types of MRI Require Contrast”

https://www.ashospital.net/blog/why-do-i-need-contrast-for-m...

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Re:Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics... by dcminter on Saturday November 22, 2025 @05:38AM (#46013705)
For your anecdata I'm in Sweden and definitely had a contrast agent (presumably gadolinium based) for a recent MRI of my gallbladder/pancreas/liver area.
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Re:Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics... by mstade on Saturday November 22, 2025 @09:27AM (#46015056)
Same here, also in Sweden.
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Re:Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics... by dorfsmay on Saturday November 22, 2025 @10:47AM (#46015593)
> previous research has shown that even in those with no symptoms, gadolinium particles have been found in the kidney and the brain and can be detected in the blood and urine years after exposure

So do you stop eating high oxilate and high vitamin C food for a year after the MRI? Are there foods or drinks that help flush gadolinium?

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Re:Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics... by lostlogin on Saturday November 22, 2025 @11:13AM (#46015782)
> I'm not aware that in Europe that contrast agent would be used that much for MRI

I’m a New Zealand MR tech. Based on the practice of my European colleagues, they give it just as often as we do.

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Re:Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics... by 3052 on Saturday November 22, 2025 @11:16AM (#46015802)
I'm in the UK and getting one to diagnose ED/recurrent priapism.
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