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New Study May Reveal Why Some Patients Have Severe Reactions To MRI Contrast Dye, And How To Avoid It

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are powerful tools used by doctors to help diagnose many different medical conditions. For most people, they are a somewhat stressful test since it is necessary ...
Albany Democrat-Herald

To Your Good Health: Allergic reactions to MRI scans with contrast dye are unlikely

DEAR DR. ROACH: My primary care doctor has ordered that I get an MRI scan with and without contrast dye. I have been having head pain every day in one single spot behind my right eye. My question is, ...
Detroit News

Dr. Roach: Allergic reactions to MRI scans using contrast dye are unlikely

Dear Dr. Roach: My primary care doctor has ordered that I get an MRI scan with and without contrast dye. I have been having head pain every day in one single spot behind my right eye. My question is, ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: How can I know if I am allergic to gadolinium dye used in MRI scans?

Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine. DEAR DR.
The Robesonian

Roach: Man experiences symptoms of excess thyroid after MRI

You are also right that the iodine-containing dye from CT scans can precipitate hyperthyroidism in a person who is destined to get it. However, the risk of this occurring is low. There is no increased ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dr. Roach: Allergic reactions to MRI scans with contrast dye are unlikely

Dr. Roach: My primary care doctor has ordered that I get an MRI scan with and without contrast dye. I have been having head pain every day in one single spot behind my right eye. My question is, is ...