Arpit Kothari

Abstract Gadolinium-based contrast agents used for brain magnetic resonance imaging improve lesion detection but are associated with acute side effects, concerns about long-term tissue deposition, and economic and environmental costs. Regulatory bodies and radiological societies therefore recommend minimizing their use where possible.

Mobile phone fully charged. Water filled in the overhead tank. Ripe coconuts plucked to avoid them crashing onto the terracotta Mangalore tiles on the roof. Candles and matchsticks on standby. Cyclone Management 101 had been meticulously rolled out at our home by the beach in Puducherry. It was November 25, 2020, and the very severe cyclonic storm Nivar was to make landfall late at night, just 30km north of us, with windspeeds reaching up to 145 kmph.