Spleen R2 and R2* in iron-overloaded pat
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Casey J. Brewer; Thomas D. Coates; John C. Wood
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Purpose To evaluate the magnetic properties of the spleen in chronically transfused, ironβoverloaded patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemia major (TM) and to compare splenic iron burdens to those in the liver, heart, pancreas, and kidneys. ## Materials and Methods