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The value of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of myocardial and liver iron overload in a thalassaemia endemic population: a report from Northeastern Thailand

PURPOSE: Patients with chronic haemolytic anaemia, such as in thalassaemia, require repeated blood transfusions, which leads to iron overload and cellular damage, especially in the heart and liver. Classically, serum ferritin and liver biopsy have been used to monitor patient response to chelation t...

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Autores principales: Chaosuwannakit, Narumol, Makarawate, Pattarapong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6717950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31481999
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pjr.2019.86094