Comparison of whole liver and small region-of-interest measurements of MRI liver R2* in children with iron overload.

Background: Measurement of liver MRI T2* and R2* is emerging as a reliable alternative to liver biopsy for the quantitation of liver iron content. A systematic investigation of the influence of the region-of-interest size and placement has not been conducted.Objective: To compare small and whole liv...

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Publicado en:Pediatric Radiology Vol. 40; no. 8; pp. 1360 - 1368
Autores principales: McCarville MB, Hillenbrand CM, Loeffler RB, Smeltzer MP, Song R, Li CS, Hankins JS, McCarville, M Beth, Hillenbrand, Claudia M, Loeffler, Ralf B, Smeltzer, Matthew P, Song, Ruitan, Li, Chin-Shang, Hankins, Jane S
Formato: clinical trial research Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2010
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