Intercentre reproducibility of magnetic resonance T2* measurements of myocardial iron in thalassaemia

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 531-538

  Westwood, Mark A ^a   Firmin, David N ^a   Gildo, Matta ^b   Renzo, Galanello ^c   Stathis, Gotsis ^d   Markissia, Karagiorga ^e   Vasili, Berdoukas ^e   Pennell, Dudley J ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Department of Thalassemia and other Hematologic Diseases ^*  (Italy)

^d Institute EUROMEDICA ENCEPHALOS   (Greece)

^e AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Magnetic resonance imaging; Reproducibility; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 26444604415     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-005-0651-2     Document Type: Article

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