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 ...

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis can cause a thickening and hardening of the skin, heart and lungs—and cause painful contracting of the joints.

A shoulder arthrogram is a technique that uses contrast dye to identify specific shoulder injuries. It’s used in X-rays, CT scans, or MRI scans to highlight areas of soft tissue damage. It’s ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides excellent anatomical images but lacks suitable contrast agents for reporting kidney function,” says Adam J. Shuhendler, associate professor in the ...

A toxic metal used in MRI scans may pose greater health risks than previously thought, according to new research. The metal, called gadolinium, is used in contrast agents that are injected into a ...

T1-weighted brain MRI: This scan uses contrast dye to detect active inflammation. It highlights new lesions or lesions that are growing.

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 ...

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 ...

Allergic reactions to MRI dye are rare, less than one per 1,000 people.