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Magnetic Resonance Angiography Using Fresh Blood Imaging in Oral and Maxillofacial Regions

open access: yesInternational 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   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

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]

open access: yes, 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   +197 more
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Understanding Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

open access: yesInternational 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   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dermopatía fibrosante nefrogénica: Reporte de dos casos

open access: yes, 2007
Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy is a recent designation to describe cutaneous findings in patients with renal disease who developed scleromyxedema-like skin lesions with thickening and hardening of the skin.
Atabales Alarcón, Fernando Marcelo   +9 more
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The Detection and Characterization of Nanoparticulate Heavy Metals in Epithelial Tissues in Patients with Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy

open access: yes, 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   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis presenting as myopathy: A case report with histopathologic correlation

open access: yes, 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   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis/nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy: A decade-old disease

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dermatology, 2007
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, also known as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy, is a rare fibrosing disorder of skin and internal organs that occurs in the context of renal insufficiency, particularly in those who have undergone dialysis.
Panda Saumya
doaj  

Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy or nephrogenic systemic fibrosis? What do we know and what do we have to learn?

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy: Report of Two Cases

open access: yesActa Dermato-Venereologica, 2007
Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy is a recently described fibrosing disorder that emerges in different settings of renal insufficiency. The degree and cause of the underlying renal impairment seem not to be related to the severity of the nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy. Lesions are typically symmetrical and usually develop on the limbs and trunk. These
Nádia Barbosa, Aires   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Gadolinium and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis

open access: yes, 2007
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is characterized by red skin areas or plaques that over several weeks successively develop to painful thickened skin with a ‘woody’ texture, resembling ‘peau d’orange’. Starting at the extremities, it may spread to the
Prischl, F.C., Grobner, T.
core   +1 more source

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