The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of transfusional iron overload in myelodysplastic syndromes

Myelodysplastic syndromes represent a group of heterogeneous hematopoietic neoplasms derived from an abnormal multipotent progenitor cell, characterized by a hyperproliferative bone marrow, dysplasia of the cellular hemopoietic elements and ineffective erythropoiesis. Anemia is a common finding in m...

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Main Authors: Emmanouil Petrou, Sophie Mavrogeni, Vasiliki Karali, Genovefa Kolovou, Marie-Christine Kyrtsonis, Petros P. Sfikakis, Panayiotis Panayiotidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842015000400252&lng=en&tlng=en