The relationship between myocardial and hepatic T2 and T2 at 1.5T and 3T MRI in normal and iron-overloaded patients

• Published in: Acta radiologica (1987) Vol. 59; no. 3; p. 355
• Main Authors: Kritsaneepaiboon, Supika, Ina, Natee, Chotsampancharoen, Thirachit, Roymanee, Supaporn, Cheewatanakornkul, Sirichai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Iron overload; 1.5T MRI; 3T MRI; hepatic T2; myocardial T2

Background Cardiac and liver iron assessment using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is non-invasive and used as a preclinical "endpoint" in asymptomatic patients and for serial iron measurements in iron-overloaded patients. Purpose To compare iron measurements between hepatic and myocardia...