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UNM researchers find nanoparticles of gadolinium, a rare earth metal used in MRI contrast agents, can infiltrate kidney tissue

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Physicians routinely prescribe an infusion containing gadolinium to enhance MRI scans, but there is evidence that nanoparticles of the toxic rare earth metal infiltrate kidney cells, sometimes triggering severe side effects, University of New Mexico researchers have found. In the worst cases, gadolinium, an element that has no...