T2∗ MRI changes in the heart and liver of ex-thalassemic patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Background: Non-invasive methods like MRI-based techniques have been considered recently for assessment of liver and heart status in patients with thalassemia major (TM). The purpose of this study is to examine the alterations of hepatic and myocardial T2∗ MRI values in TM patients after hematopoiet...

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Main Authors: Amir Ali Hamidieh, Sirous Tayebi, Fatemeh Moeininia, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri, Maryam Behfar, Kamran Alimoghaddam, Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387614000491