Controversies in Contrast Material-induced Acute Kidney Injury: Closing in on the Truth?

Ulf Nyman, MD, PhD • Peter Aspelin, MD, PhD • Jarl Jakobsen, MD, PhD • Jonas Björk, PhD Herbert Y. Kressel, MD Hi. This is Herb Kressel and welcome to the December 2015 Radiology podcast. We have a very full lineup for this month’s podcast. First, I’ll be speaking with the authors of a controversies in radiology pairing that we’re featuring on contrast induced nephropathy. There’s been a lot of controversy about whether or not the entity exists and what the risks are. I’ll be speaking with Drs. Ulf Nyman and Jonas Björk from Malmö, Sweden and Lund, Sweden; as well as Dr. Robert McDonald and Matthew Davenport. Dr. McDonald is from the Mayo Clinic and Dr. Matthew Davenport is from the University of Michigan. I think you’ll find this discussion quite illuminating. Next, my colleague Dave Kallmes, our Deputy Editor for Neuroradiology, will be speaking with Jody Tanabe on a very provocative study on Sex Differences in Gray Matter Changes and Brain Behavior Relationships in Substance Dependence. I think you’ll find this a very stimulating discussion. And finally, Dr. Alex Bankier, our Deputy Editor for Thoracic Imaging, will be speaking with Drs. Miranda Kirby and Grace Parraga on their manuscript, Do Imaging Measurements of Emphysema and Airways Disease Explain Symptoms and Exercise Capacity in Mild to Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? This is a rather long podcast for the end of the year. So take it in small bits. Thank you very much and have a Happy New Year.