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Evaluation of iron overload in visceral organs in thalassemia patients by point shear-wave elastography.
Hattapoglu, Salih; Çetinçakmak, Mehmet Güli.
Afiliação
  • Hattapoglu S; Department of Radiology, Medical School, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey. salih80@gmail.com.
  • Çetinçakmak MG; Department of Radiology, Medical School, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Ir J Med Sci ; 193(5): 2407-2412, 2024 Oct.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38789665
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

The aim of this study was to investigate the value of point shear-wave elastography (pSWE) in the measurement of iron overload in the liver and other visceral organs in patients with beta thalassemia major (BTM). MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

The study included 103 patients diagnosed with BTM who were referred to our clinic for cardiac and liver T2* measurement and a control group of 120 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers. Cardiac and hepatic T2* measurements were performed in the patient group. Hepatic, pancreatic, splenic, and renal pSWE values were measured in both groups. The pSWE values were compared between the two groups. In the patient group, correlations between pSWE values, cardiac-hepatic T2* values and hepatic size, patient age, and serum ferritin levels were analyzed.

RESULTS:

Hepatic, pancreatic, splenic, and renal pSWE values were significantly higher in the patient group compared to the control group (p ≤ 0.001, < 0.001, 0.014, 0.026, respectively). In the patient group, hepatic pSWE values established a significant correlation with cardiac T2* values, liver size-T2*, pancreatic pSWE values, serum ferritin levels, and age (p = 0.006, < 0.001, 0.001, 0.042, 0.001, 0.032, respectively). In the ROC analysis, the area under the ROC curve was 0.807 for hepatic pSWE in the discrimination of thalassemia patients and healthy controls, and the cut-off value was 1.42, which gave a sensitivity and specificity of 75.7% and 75%, respectively.

CONCLUSiON:

Point shear-wave elastography can be a useful technique in the clinical measurement of iron overload in the liver, pancreas, spleen, and kidney.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Talassemia beta / Sobrecarga de Ferro / Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Talassemia beta / Sobrecarga de Ferro / Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article