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MR Iron Quantification

Current Technique:

MRI may be used in the non-invasive quantification of iron with T2* weighted imaging of the liver and myocardium.  The following papers detail the technique:

T2*-weighted MR for Diagnosis of Myocardial Iron Overload - Westwood 2003

R2 and R2* mapping to Estimate Hepatic Iron Concentration - Wood 2005 

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