title: [A case of secondary hemochromatosis, in which MRI is useful to evaluate therapeutic effect].
abstract: The therapeutic effects of phlebotomy were evaluated by MRI in a case of secondary hemochromatosis. Low intensity of the liver on T1 image remarkably changed and increased after treatment. MRI was very useful to value the changes of iron in the liver.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iwai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed