Kidney disease is not a death sentence. Yet having kidney disease makes people who have gadolinium injected in connection with a MRI (magnetic resonance scan or an MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) at risk for NSF or NSD.

Gadolinium is FDA approved for MRI but not MRA.

People who receive kidney dialysis are a known risk but some people might have kidney problems and not be aware of them.

If there is an NFS or NFD diagnosis, there is a case, whether or not the person knows of his or her history of kidney problems.

Gadolinium is poisonous. To protect the body from direct contact with gadolinium used in injections, the gadolinium in the solution is chemically combined with chelates. Every manufacturer has a different patented compound with different molecular structures.

In a person with normally functioning kidneys, gadolinium is eliminated from the body in less than two hours. However, in people with kidney problems, it might take up to 36 hours to eliminate gadolinium. During this amount of time, the chelate compound becomes unstable as chelates have a stronger attraction for substances in the body, particularly iron. As time goes on, the chelates break their bond with gadolinium and attach to other substances, leaving the body unprotected from the poisonous gadolinium.

Gadolinium is not found naturally in any form in the human body. To be present in the body, it must be injected or ingested.

Besides MRI, gadolinium (Gd) is also used in other imaging. In X-ray, gadolinium is contained in the phosphor layer suspending in a polymer matrix at the detector.

Gadolinium is also in microwave applications, making phosphors for color TV tubes, and manufacturing compact discs and computer memory. Gadolinium is used as a secondary, emergency shut-down measure in some nuclear reactors.

Were you injected with gadolinium during a MRI? Did you have known disease at that time? Are you now suffering from a debilitating skin/muscle disease that you didn't have prior to your MRI? Are you eligible for a product negligence lawsuit?