Correlation between serum ferritin levels and liver iron concentration determined by MR imaging: impact of hematologic disease and inflammation

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 228-231

  Olthof, Allard W ^a   Sijens, Paul E ^a   Kreeftenberg, Herman G ^a   Kappert, Peter ^a   Irwan, Roy ^a   van der Jagt, Eric J ^a   Oudkerk, Matthijs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Iron; Liver; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846494990     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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