MR Quantitative susceptibility imaging for the evaluation of iron loading in the brains of patients with β-thalassemia major

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1085-1090

  Qiu, Deqiang ^a,b   Chan, G C F ^a   Chu, J ^c   Chan, Q ^d   Ha, S Y ^a   Moseley, M E ^e   Khong, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; CHELATING AGENT; DEFEROXAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHOROID PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; IRON CHELATION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PUTAMEN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RED NUCLEUS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; COMPLICATION; IRON OVERLOAD; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BRAIN; CHELATING AGENTS; DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902342009     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3849     Document Type: Article

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