http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Digital-Portals/CT-Community/Chronic-kidney-disease--CT-or-MRI-.aspx<p>Contrast-induced nephrotoxicity and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis are complications that have been reported in certain patients following contrast-enhanced imaging. The author presents approaches to avoid these effects in patients with reduced renal function and suggests how to choose between contrast-enhanced CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in high-risk patients.</p>Wednesday, 21 May 2008 12:34:10 GMT