Myocardial iron overload by cardiovascular magnetic resonance native segmental T1 mapping: a sensitive approach that correlates with cardiac complications.

Antonella MeloniNicola MartiniVincenzo PositanoAntonio De LucaLaura PistoiaSara SbragiAnna SpasianoTommaso CasiniPier Paolo BittiMassimo AllòPaola Maria Grazia SannaRaffaele De CaterinaGianfranco SinagraAlessia Pepe

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2021)

The combined use of both segmental native T1 and T2* values could improve the sensitivity for detecting MIO. Native T1 is associated with cardiac complications in thalassaemia major.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
left ventricular
risk factors
high resolution
heart failure
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
computed tomography