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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: concepts and perspectives Fibrose nefrogênica sistêmica: conceitos e perspectivas

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2012
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a chronic, progressive condition that develops in some patients with renal impairment after exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents used in magnetic resonance imaging.
Ana Carolina de Souza Machado Igreja, Kleyton de Carvalho Mesquita, Shawn Edwin Cowper, Izelda Maria Carvalho Costa   +3 more
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Gd‐EOB‐DTPA‐Enhanced MRI for Detection of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer: A Surgeon’s Perspective!

International Journal of Hepatology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Colorectal cancer affects over one million people worldwide annually, with the liver being the most common site of metastatic spread. Adequate resection of hepatic metastases is the only chance for a cure in a subset of patients, and five‐year survival increases to 35% with complete resection.
Kelly J. Lafaro, Panayota Roumanis, Aram N. Demirjian, Chandana Lall, David K. Imagawa, Jorge Ortiz   +5 more
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The Detection and Characterization of Nanoparticulate Heavy Metals in Epithelial Tissues in Patients with Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy [PDF]

, 2007
Certain diseases have been associated with the administration of heavy elements as contrast agents to patients undergoing medical imaging procedures. Recently, the presence of gadolinium (Gd) administered as a paramagnetic contrast agent for MRI contrast
Reed Ayers, Whitney High, John Chandler, Jim Ranville   +3 more
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Renal Transplantation Is Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes in Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a debilitating disorder seen in chronic kidney disease patients and is characterized by stiffening of the joints and thickening of the skin. Treatment options are limited, but some patients have had an improvement of their clinical symptoms after renal transplantation and the use of immunosuppression.
Rabi Yacoub, Kiran Kandukurti, Mandip Panesar, A. Rydzewski, P. Toniutto, A. Van Eyk   +5 more
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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis presenting as myopathy: A case report with histopathologic correlation [PDF]

, 2010
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is primarily a skin disorder associated with renal insufficiency and exposure to gadolinium-containing (GAD+) contrast. We present the case of a 64-year-old man who was exposed to gadolinium while in acute renal failure, and
Woltjer, Randy, Cupler, Edward J., Watnick, Suzanne, Whitham, Ruth, Gultekin, S. Humayun, Edgar, Eric   +5 more
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography Using Fresh Blood Imaging in Oral and Maxillofacial Regions

International Journal of Dentistry, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
The present paper provides general dentists with an introduction to the clinical applications and significance of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in the oral and maxillofacial regions. Specifically, the method and characteristics of MRA are first explained using the relevant MR sequences.
Masafumi Oda, Tatsurou Tanaka, Shinji Kito, Manabu Habu, Masaaki Kodama, Shinya Kokuryo, Ikuya Miyamoto, Daigo Yoshiga, Kensuke Yamauchi, Shinnosuke Nogami, Nao Wakasugi-Sato, Shinobu Matsumoto-Takeda, Ayataka Ishikawa, Ikuko Nishida, Katsura Saeki, Kazumasa Morikawa, Kou Matsuo, Yuji Seta, Yoshihiro Yamashita, Kenshi Maki, Kazuhiro Tominaga, Yasuhiro Morimoto, Toru Chikui   +22 more
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Understanding Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

International Journal of Nephrology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a rare and a debilitating disease noted uncommonly in patients with impaired renal function when exposed to low‐stability gadolinium‐based contrast agents (Gd‐CAs). According to experimental studies, cytokines released by the stimulation of effector cells such as skin macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes ...
Tushar Chopra, Kiran Kandukurti, Silvi Shah, Raheel Ahmed, Mandip Panesar, Alejandro Martín-Malo   +5 more
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European dermatology forum S1-guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of sclerosing diseases of the skin, Part 2: Scleromyxedema, scleredema and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis [PDF]

, 2017
The term 'sclerosing diseases of the skin' comprises specific dermatological entities which have fibrotic changes of the skin in common. These diseases mostly manifest in different clinical subtypes according to cutaneous and extracutaneous involvement ...
Kreuter, A, Wutte, N. J, Ranki, A., D. Krasowska, Rudnicka L, Denton, C. P., Parodi, A, Cutolo, M., Parodi A, Tanew A, Taieb, A., Kárpáti, S., Denton, C.P., Sanchez Schmidt, J.M., Skrok, A, Bali, G., A. Petit, A. Parodi, Frances C, Frances, C, Kähäri V, V. Smith, Wutte, N. J., V. Kähäri, Kárpáti S, Cozzio A, Panelius, J., Kreuter, Alexander, Smith, V., Tanew, A., Worm, M., Aberer E, Wolf, P, Seneschal, J., Worm M, Krieg, T., Sunderkötter, C., A. Skrok, Just, U, Kreuter, A., C. Frances, Denton, C. P, Bagot M, Hunzelmann, N, P. Quaglino, Krieg T., M. Cutolo, Frasin LA, U. Just, Hunzelmann N, Kreuter A, Gabrielli, A, Knobler, R., Wolf, P., Jalili, A, Krieg, T, Foeldvari, I., Mouthon, L., Moinzadeh, P., Aberer, Elisabeth, M. Olszewska, Sunderkötter C, T. Krieg, Just U, Frasin, L. A., Aberer, E., Bali, G, Bouaziz, J, Sticherling, M, Kofoed, K, RONGIOLETTI, FRANCO, J. Bouaziz, Knobler R, Kofoed, K., Quaglino, P., A. Tanew, Orteu, C, R. Knobler, A. Braae Olesen, Krasowska D, Petit, A., Gabrielli, A., S. Kárpáti, Tanew, A, Skrok, A., Braae Olesen A, Wolf P, Foeldvari I, Petit A, M. Bagot, Sanchez Schmidt, J. M, Kofoed K, Just, U., Foeldvari, Ivan, Orteu C, Denton, CP, Moinzadeh P, Panelius J, Mouthon, L, Olszewska, M, Orteu, C., Wutte NJ, Rudnicka, L., Kähäri, V., Worm, Margitta, A. Ranki, A. Gabrielli, Aberer, E, A. Cozzio, Mouthon L, F. Rongioletti, Rudnicka, L, Quaglino P, P. Wolf, Jalili, A., Bagot, M, J. Panelius, C. Sunderkötter, Cozzio, A., Wutte, N.J., Bagot, M., Cutolo, M, Skrok A, Rongioletti, F., Seneschal J, Braae Olesen, A, Moinzadeh, P, Krasowska, D., Seneschal, J, J. Seneschal, Smith, V, Rudnicka, Lidia, C. Orteu, Sticherling M, Worm, M, A. Jalili, Bali G, Rongioletti F, Panelius, J, Parodi, A., Sunderkötter, C, N.J. Wutte, Kähäri, Veli-Matti, Cozzio, A, J.M. Sanchez Schmidt, L. Rudnicka, Kárpáti, S, Knobler, R, E. Aberer, Bouaziz, J., Petit, A, Smith, Vanessa, Gabrielli A, L. Mouthon, L.A. Frasin, Bouaziz J, Sticherling, M., Cutolo M, Taieb, A, N. Hunzelmann, C.P. Denton, Rongioletti, F, Frasin, L.A., Karpati, Sarolta, Sanchez Schmidt, JM, Frasin, LA, A. Taieb, Denton CP, Ranki, A, K. Kofoed, Frasin, L. A, P. Moinzadeh, Smith, VanessaGE35UZGent0019912577298020000091300000-0001-6271-7945F83FAD26-F0ED-11E1-A9DE-61C894A0A6B4, Wutte, NJ, Hunzelmann, Nicolas, Moinzadeh, Pia, M. Sticherling, M. Worm, Knobler, Robert, Olszewska, M., Krasowska, D, Sanchez Schmidt JM, Sanchez Schmidt, J. M., Olszewska M, Hunzelmann, N., Jalili A, Kähäri, V, A. Kreuter, G. Bali, Frances, C., Taieb A, Braae Olesen, A., Quaglino, P, Foeldvari, I, Krieg, Thomas M., Smith V, I. Foeldvari, Ranki A   +197 more
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Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, renal failure and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis/nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy. [PDF]

, 2008
: First described in 2000, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF)/nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) is a recently defined and sometimes fatal condition that, so far, has occurred only in people with some degree of renal failure, either during the ...
CANAVESE C, AIME S., STRATTA, Piero
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Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy or nephrogenic systemic fibrosis? What do we know and what do we have to learn? [PDF]

, 2009
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) was first recognized as a unique entity in 1997 and subsequently defined in the literature in 2000 as a novel fibrosing disorder occurring in the setting of renal disease.
Ortega, L M, Contreras, G, Lenz, O
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