Determination of iron-overload in thalassemia by hepatic MRI and ferritin Determinação da sobrecarga de ferro na talassemia pela IRM hepática e ferritina
Accumulation of iron in thalassemia causes organ damage and reduces patient survival due to heart lesions in the second decade of life. Iron deposits are monitored by direct (biopsy) and indirect methods (ferritin) with sequential data being better than isolated measurements. This paper compares two...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842008000600006 |