There has been much discussion about MRI diagnosis, so I would like to bring everyone's attention to an article in the September 19th issue of the Wall Street Journal which was entitled, A QUESTION FOR ANYONE GETTING AN MRI. This article basically says, "Patients need to know if the doctor plans to use Contrast or Gadolinium, because it may leave harmful metal deposits; a new FDA warning .....Earlier this month an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted 13 to 1 in favor of adding a warning on labels that Gadolinium can be retained in some organs, including the brain, and even in patients with healthy kidneys." When this article appeared, I called my physician and found that our hospital used Gadolinium and I refused treatment there. I am now in search of an MRI complex that only uses Contrast. Check the September 19th issue of the Wall Street Journal at your library, so you can read the rest of the the article covering the effects of Gadolinium on a 55-year-old woman from Cleveland and decide what you want to do Floridaellie