Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of joints in young β-thalassemia major patients: Fluid surrounding the scaphoid bone: A novel finding, as the possible effect of secondary hemochromatosis

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 393-398

  Karimi, Mehran ^a   Jamalian, Nima ^a   Rasekhi, Alireza ^b   Kashef, Sara ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

thalassemia major; Bone; Hemochromatosis; Joint; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CARPAL BONE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS; RANDOMIZATION; SCAPHOID BONE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULNA; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; BIOPSY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; JOINTS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCAPHOID BONE; SPLEEN;

EID: 34250024599     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31806451e4     Document Type: Article

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