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Open Access
01-01-2014 | Poster presentation
Comparison of different T2* sequences with and without parallel imaging for the assessment of iron overload
Authors:
Juliano L Fernandes, Paulo H de Souza, Fernanda B Pinto, Andreas Greiser, Ralph Strecker, Luciana A Fioravante, Jose Alvaro da Silva, Gabriel Figueiredo, Jose M Kalaf, Otavio R Coelho
Published in:
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Special Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
Iron overload assessment using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has become the gold standard diagnostic method for this condition. Because patients usually need to undergo multiple exams throughout their lifetime it is important to assess if the myocardial and liver iron concentrations measured can be accomplished interchangeably using different techniques. We sought to examine whether different types of T2* sequences in the heart generate similar results and whether the use of parallel imaging in addition to each sequence (both in the heart and liver) would interfere in the final values obtained. …
