Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus in thalassaemic children with elevated serum ferritin levels

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 463-466

  Lau, K Y ^a   Chan, Y L ^a   Lam, W W M ^a   Li, C K ^a   Metreweli, C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; MR; Pituitary; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; IRON CHELATION; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IRON OVERLOAD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 0031785838     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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