European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 189-190 , August 2010

A computed tomography Iron Index

  • Hussain Isma’eel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA, USA
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  • Khaled M. Musallam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology-Oncology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
    • ,
  • Matthew Budoff

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Ali T. Taher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology-Oncology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology-Oncology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh 1107 2020, Beirut, Lebanon. Tel.: +961 1 350000; fax: +961 1 370814.

Received 3 December 2008

References 

  1. Anderson LJ, Holden S, Davis B, et al. Cardiovascular T2-star (T2*) magnetic resonance for the early diagnosis of myocardial iron overload. Eur Heart J. 2001;22(23):2171–2179
  2. Hazirolan T, Akpinar B, Unal S, Gümrük F, Haliloglu M, Alibek S. Value of dual energy computed tomography for detection of myocardial iron deposition in thalassaemia patients: initial experience. Eur J Radiol. 2008;68(3):442–445

PII: S0720-048X(09)00264-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.056

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 189-190 , August 2010

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