SAN FRANCISCO-- Action star Chuck Norris took on medical device manufacturers in a lawsuit filed in California on Wednesday alleging a chemical used in MRI imaging scans poisoned his wife. Gadolinium ...

Actor and martial artist Chuck Norris claims that his wife was poisoned by a chemical used in MRIs — an issue the medical community says needs further research. The Norrises have sued 11 medical ...

Action star Chuck Norris' latest fight is against medical device manufacturers and the chemicals used in MRI imaging scans that he alleges have poisoned his wife Gena Norris Dave Quinn is the Deputy ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contrast agents used in MRI scans to improve the clarity of imaging for diagnostic accuracy, accumulate in the brain and body of every patient, and ...

(Reuters Health) - In the critical first trimester of pregnancy, undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without a contrast agent is not associated with any negative outcomes for the baby, ...

On Thursday, a law firm announced it was representing Chuck Norris in a suit against three different companies for $10 million in damages. Norris and his wife, Gena, claim that she has gadolinium ...

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used in MRI and angiography contain a chelated form of the toxic heavy metal that was assumed to clear the body shortly after intravenous administration. [1] ...

Contrast materials can help highlight areas of interest in MRI scans. Contrast injections may cause side effects like mild rashes and hives, but, in rare instances, it is also possible for a person to ...

A new study has found why MRI scans may leave harmful metals behind in a person's body. The University of New Mexico (UNM) study explored health risks caused by toxic rare earth metal gadolinium, ...

Magnetic resonance imaging is increasingly used to avoid the radiation used in computed tomographic scanning. Gadolinium contrast medium allows vascular imaging without the nephrotoxic effects ...