Pancreatic iron stores assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in beta thalassemic patients

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1465-1470

  De Assis, Reijâne Alves ^a   Ribeiro, Andreza Alice Feitosa ^a   Kay, Fernando Uliana ^b   Rosemberg, Laércio Alberto ^b   Nomura, Cesar Higa ^b   Loggetto, Sandra Regina ^c   Araujo, Aderson S ^d   Fabron Junior, Antonio ^e   De Almeida Veríssimo, Mônica Pinheiro ^f   Baldanzi, Giorgio Roberto ^g   Espósito, Breno Pannia ^h   Baroni, Ronaldo Hueb ^b   Wood, John C ⁱ   Hamerschlak, Nelson ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b Imaging Department (HIAE)   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Otorrinolaringologia de São Paulo Complexo Hospitalar Edmundo Vasconcelos   (Brazil)

^d Hemocentro de Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^e Hemocentro de Marília ^*  (Brazil)

^f Boldrini Institute   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Blood transfusion; Iron overload; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREATIC IRON STORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BIOPSY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PANCREAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84861592761     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.03.077     Document Type: Article

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