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The dogma that gadolinium contrast media are less nephrotoxic than iodine agents for X-ray angiography is a misconception

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Trelleborg Hospital, Hedvägen 46, SE-231 85, Trelleborg, Sweden

    Ulf Nyman

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

    Barbara Elmståhl

  3. Department of Radiation Physics, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

    Mats Nilsson

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Nyman, U., Elmståhl, B. & Nilsson, M. The dogma that gadolinium contrast media are less nephrotoxic than iodine agents for X-ray angiography is a misconception. Heart Vessels 22, 211–213 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-007-0974-0

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