The effect of haemosiderosis and blood transfusions on the T2 relaxation time and 1/T2 relaxation rate of liver tissue

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 889, 2002, Pages 24-27

  Salo, S ^a   Alanen, A ^a   Leino, R ^a   Bondestam, S ^b   Komu, M ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LINEAR SYSTEM; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; NOISE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUE; RELAXATION TIME; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SPLEEN; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0036179798     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.889.750024     Document Type: Article

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