Brain iron content in systemic iron overload: A beta-thalassemia quantitative MRI study

Objective: Multisystem iron poisoning is a major concern for long-term beta-thalassemia management. Quantitative MRI-based techniques routinely show iron overload in heart, liver, endocrine glands and kidneys. However, data on the brain are conflicting and monitoring of brain iron content is still m...

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Main Authors: Renzo Manara, Sara Ponticorvo, Immacolata Tartaglione, Gianluca Femina, Andrea Elefante, Camilla Russo, Pasquale Alessandro Carafa, Mario Cirillo, Maddalena Casale, Angela Ciancio, Rosanna Di Concilio, Elisa De Michele, Nikolaus Weiskopf, Francesco Di Salle, Silverio Perrotta, Fabrizio Esposito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221315821930405X