Correlation of liver density by magnetic resonance imaging and hepatic iron levels: A noninvasive means to exclude homozygous hemochromatosis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-117

  Lawrence, Steven P ^a   Caminer, Steven J ^a   Yavorski, Robert T ^a   Borosky, Bernard D ^a   Rak, Kevin M ^a   Merenich, John A ^a   McDermott, Michael T ^a   McNally, Peter R ^a,b  

^a FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic hemochromatosis; Hepatic iron age index; Iron overload; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029841368     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199609000-00009     Document Type: Article

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