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Multislice multiecho T2* cardiac magnetic resonance for the detection of heterogeneous myocardial iron distribution in thalassaemia patients.
Positano, Vincenzo; Pepe, Alessia; Santarelli, Maria Filomena; Ramazzotti, Anna; Meloni, Antonella; De Marchi, Daniele; Favilli, Brunella; Cracolici, Eliana; Midiri, Massimo; Spasiano, Anna; Lombardi, Massimo; Landini, Luigi.
Affiliation
  • Positano V; G. Monasterio Foundation and CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy. positano@ifc.cnr.it
NMR Biomed ; 22(7): 707-15, 2009 Aug.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19322807
ABSTRACT
The present study investigated myocardial T2* heterogeneity in thalassaemia major (TM) patients by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), to determine whether is related to inhomogeneous iron overload distribution. A total of 230 TM patients consecutively referred to our laboratory were studied retrospectively. Three short-axis views (basal, medium and apical) of the left ventricle (LV) were obtained by multislice multiecho T2* CMR. T2* segmental distribution was mapped on a 16-segment LV model. The level of heterogeneity of the T2* segmental distribution, evaluated by the coefficient of variation (CoV), was compared with that of a surrogate data set, to determine whether the inhomogeneous segmental distribution of T2* could be generated by susceptibility artefacts. Susceptibility artefacts offer an explanation for the T2* heterogeneity observed in patients without iron overload. In subjects with global T2* below the lower limit of the normal, T2* heterogeneity increased abruptly which could not be explained by artefactual effects. Some segmental T2* values were below and others above the limit of normal threshold (20 ms) in 104 (45%) TM patients. Among these patients, 74% showed a normal T2* global value. In conclusion, a true heterogeneity in the iron overload distribution may be present in TM patients. Heterogeneity seemingly appears in the borderline myocardial iron and stabilizes at moderate to severe iron burden.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Thalassemia / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Iron / Myocardium Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: NMR Biomed Journal subject: DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM / MEDICINA NUCLEAR Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Thalassemia / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Iron / Myocardium Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: NMR Biomed Journal subject: DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM / MEDICINA NUCLEAR Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy
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