Hypoparathyroidism and intracerebral calcification in patients with beta-thalassemia major

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 481-484

  Karimi, M ^a   Rasekhi, A R ^a   Rasekh, M ^a   Nabavizadeh, S A ^a   Assadsangabi, R ^a   Amirhakimi, G H ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia major; Hypoparathyroidism; Intracerebral calcification

Indexed keywords

BASAL GANGLIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA MAJOR; COMMON FINDINGS; CT SCAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; INTERNAL CAPSULES; INTRACEREBRAL CALCIFICATION; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BRAIN;

BONE;

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN REGION; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PARATHYROID FUNCTION; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; THALAMUS; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BRAIN DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67349255311     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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