Magnetic resonance evaluation of liver and myocardial iron deposition in thalassemia intermedia and b-thalassemia major

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 849-854

  Mavrogeni, Sophie ^a   Gotsis, Efstathios ^b   Ladis, Vassilios ^c   Berdousis, Eleni ^c   Verganelakis, Dimitrios ^b   Toulas, Panagiotis ^b   Cokkinos, Dennis V ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^b Encephalos MRI Unit   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Thalassemia intermedia; Thalassemia major

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALASSEMIA;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 55249110203     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9332-2     Document Type: Article

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