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gadolinium

gadolinium

2 9.7
A soft silver metal from rare earth elements used in electronics and to help MRI scans show detail
  • noun
  • /ˌɡædəˈlɪniəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gadolinio
  • The use of gadolinium as a contrast agent in MRI scans helps improve the visibility of certain tissues.
  • gadolinium-enhanced MRI
  • gadolinium contrast
  • gadolinium enhancement

Examples

  • C: Axial T1-weighted MRI with fat saturation and gadolinium enhancement (2003) shows continuation of the gradual reduction in size.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Both tumors enhance with gadolinium contrast; the degree of enhancement ranges from slight (n12) to strong.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The involved disk and bone enhance after gadolinium administration.

    Academic text (2004)

  • For the MRI contrast agent, they use gadolinium ions.

    Academic text (2003)

  • In our patient, however, the T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium (Figure 1) was somewhat misleading.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Brainstem audiometry and MRI with gadolinium enhancement showed no evidence of a tumor.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Coronal T2-weighted MRI with gadolinium contrast 2 weeks postoperatively shows no sign of residual tumor.

    Academic text (2003)

  • B: Preoperative coronal T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium contrast shows the strong enhancement of the lesion (arrow).

    Academic text (2003)

  • MRI outcome criteria included the number and volume of gadolinium-enhancing and non-enhancing T1 lesions and lesions on T2-weighted scans.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Prominent gyral and irregular sub-cortical enhancement after intravenous gadolinium is seen, suggestive of sub-acute infarcts and vasculitis.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

Gd
vsgadolinium
  • Specialized
9.9

A silvery metal called gadolinium used in magnets and MRI scans

emphasizes physical properties and practical uses in electronics and imaging
atomic number 64
vsgadolinium
  • Specialized
7.5

A silvery-white chemical element used in magnets and medical imaging

focuses on properties and applications rather than naming form

Surface Forms

gadolinium singular
gadoliniums plural

Morphology

gadolinium = Gadolin (semi-transparent) = gadolin + ium

The suffix '-ium' reliably signals a chemical element (so learners may recognise it as a metal), but the root is a proper name and does not convey the element's properties.

Etymology

Gadolinium is named after the Finnish chemist Gadolin, and the ending -ium shows it is a metal. So the name literally means 'Gadolin's metal', which helps you remember it is a rare, shiny element used in electronics and to make MRI images clearer.