Contrast agents used in CT and MRI scans are medications, not harmless dyes.
Regina Chennault felt the burning the moment the contrast entered her vein. The MRI came after a devastating car crash on the way to MD Anderson Cancer Center. She and her 12-year-old son, who was battling Stage 4 cancer, had been driving to his treatment when a drunk driver slammed into their car. Chennault, a trauma…