Open AccessT2* magnetic resonance imaging of the liver in thalassemic patients in Iran
Author(s) -
Farhad Zamani,
Sara Rastgar,
Shahram Akhlaghpoor,
Seyyedeh-Masoomeh Eslami,
Azita Azarkeivan,
Ali Amiri
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i4.522
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , liver biopsy , beta thalassemia , gastroenterology , biopsy , ferritin , serum ferritin , thalassemia , nuclear medicine , radiology
To investigate the accuracy of T2*-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI T2*) in the evaluation of iron overload in beta-thalassemia major patients.