Iron Load Evaluation of Adrenal Glands and Kidneys by using MRI T2* In Iranian Thalassemia Patients

Afshan Shirkavand; Zahra Razaghi; Sharam Akhlaghpoor; Azita Azarkeivan; Mehran Karimi

Volume 10, Issue 4 , December 2023, , Pages 50-57

https://doi.org/10.22038/rcm.2023.75437.1467

Abstract
  Introduction: Multi-organ iron load is prevalent crucial side effect in thalassemic patients due to repeated transfusions, and high intestinal iron absorption. MRI T2* has demonstrated its potency as a non-invasive technique for the imaging of hemosiderosis in thalassemia. We aim to investigate the iron ...  Read More