Theoretical evaluation of the susceptometric measurement of iron in human liver by four different susceptometers

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 683-693

  Carneiro, A A O ^a   Baffa, O ^a   Fernandes, J P ^a   Zago, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic anaemia; Ferritin; Gradiometer; Haemochromatosis; Iron overload; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETISM; TISSUE;

CHRONIC ANEMIA; FERRITIN; GRADIOMETER; HAEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN LIVER; IRON OVERLOADS; MEASUREMENTS OF; SUSCEPTIBILITY; SUSCEPTOMETERS; THEORETICAL EVALUATION;

IRON;

IRON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; IRON STORAGE; LIVER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTOMETER; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON OVERLOAD;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MAGNETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036853763     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/23/4/308     Document Type: Article

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