Magnetic resonance screening of iron status in transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia patients

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 385-390

  Ooi, G C ^a   Khong, P L ^a   Chan, G C F ^a   Chan, K N ^a   Chan, K L ^a   Lam, W ^a   Ng, I ^a   Ha, S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Iron overload; Liver iron concentration; Magnetic resonance imaging; Signal intensity threshold; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING SYSTEM; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON CHELATION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MALE; PANCREAS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPLEEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON CHELATING AGENTS; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PANCREAS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0842287261     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04772.x     Document Type: Article

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