What is Gadolinium? | MS Dictionary | Living Like You

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Gadolinium

Ever wonder how doctors distinguish between old and new lesions? Wonder no more—they use Gadolinium. The chemical compound is administered during an MRI, and it helps doctors identify which areas are inflamed and thereby distinguish between new, active lesions or older re-activating lesions.

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