Comparison of liver MRI R2(FerriScan®) VS liver MRI T2* as a measure of body iron load in a cohort of beta thalassaemia major patients

Comparison of liver MRI R2(FerriScan®) VS liver MRI T2* as a measure of body iron load in a cohort of beta thalassaemia major patients

Abstract To compare the similarity of the non-patented T2* and the high cost patented R2 (Ferriscan®) MRI techniques in the measurement of liver iron concentration (LIC) in heavily transfused patients with thalassaemia major in a real- life Sri Lankan hospital setup. We compared LIC measured by MRI,...

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Main Authors: Padmapani Padeniya, Shirom Siriwardana, Dileepa Ediriweera, Nayana Samarasinghe, Sasanka Silva, Ishari Silva, Nizri Ahamed, Madunil Niriella, Anuja Premawardhena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Iron overload
FerriScan®
T2* scan
Liver iron concentration
MRI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-020-1301-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-020-1301-4

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