Comparison of liver MRI R2(FerriScan ®) VS liver MRI T2* as a measure of body iron load in a cohort of beta thalassaemia major patients

To compare the similarity of the non-patented T2* and the high cost patented R2 (Ferriscan ®) MRI techniques in the measurement of liver iron concentration (LIC) in heavily transfused patients with thalassaemia...

Source: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - January 22, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Padmapani Padeniya, Shirom Siriwardana, Dileepa Ediriweera, Nayana Samarasinghe, Sasanka Silva, Ishari Silva, Nizri Ahamed, Madunil Niriella and Anuja Premawardhena Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research