The effect of measurement area size on the reliability of myocardial iron load measurement in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging examinations of thalassemia patients

İbrahim Önder Yeniçeri Fatih Mehmet Azık Funda Dinc Elibol

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)

For the evaluation of myocardial iron load with T2* MRI we suggest making measurements with ROI, including all of the interventricular septum, as a consequence of high intraobserver and interobserver consistency.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
left ventricular
end stage renal disease
contrast enhanced
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
computed tomography
patient reported outcomes