Comparative study between black blood T2∗ and conventional bright GRE sequences in assessment of myocardial iron concentration

Purpose: To compare the efficacy and reproducibility of black blood T2∗ to the conventional bright blood sequence in the assessment of myocardial iron concentration. Materials and methods: We performed both conventional bright blood and black blood MRI T2∗ sequences in 50 thalassemia major patients,...

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Main Authors: Nivan Hany Khater, Hazem Mohamed El Shahat, Hadeer Safwat Fahmy, Samah Saleh El Hadidy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16000073