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  • 1.  Consent Forms - Use of Gadolinium

    Posted 06-11-2018 16:49

    Looking to learn what, if anything, radiology groups, imaging centers and hospitals are advising patients as part of the "informed consent" process about the fact that small amounts of gadolinium can remain in the patient's body after its use for:

    1) intravenous injection of gadolinium contrast medium for MRI/MRA studies. Do you have patients read and sign an acknowledgement that they have received the FDA's medication guide for the gadolinium contrast agent?

    2) as an alternative agent to iodine contrast for certain off label uses like joint injections for pain treatment.

    Thanks.



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  • 2.  RE: Consent Forms - Use of Gadolinium

    Posted 06-11-2018 16:58

    RE:  MRIs with contrast, we supply them with an FAQ and the manufacturer's sheet (as required by the FDA).  We are currently not having them sign something as there's no good purpose to keeping that paperwork since there is no requirement by the FDA for it. Nutty to store, either electronically or paper, even more useless paperwork because there is no clinical purpose for it. 

     

    Thanks

    Liz

     

    Liz Quam

    Executive Director

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