Magnetic resonance T1-mapping evaluates the degree of thyroid destruction in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis

Objective: Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is the most common autoimmune thyroid disease. Longitudinal relaxation time mapping (T1-mapping) measured by MRI is a new technique for assessing interstitial fibrosis of some organs, such as heart and liver. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship betwe...

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Main Authors: Jia Liu, Min Liu, Zhe Chen, Yumei Jia, Guang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2018-11-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/7/12/EC-18-0175.xml