Non-invasive myocardial iron assessment in thalassaemic patients: T2 relaxometry and magnetization transfer ratio measurements

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 348-351

  Papanikolaou, Nickolas ^a,d   Ghiatas, A ^b   Kattamis, A ^c   Ladis, C ^c   Kritikos, N ^b   Kattamis, C ^c  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b IASO   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d Philips Greece Medical Systems   (Greece)

Author keywords

Iron; Magnetization transfer ratio; Thalassaemia, MR T2 relaxometry

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALASSEMIA;

ADULT; HUMANS; IRON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIUM; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0034219039     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418500127345442     Document Type: Article

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