title: MR imaging of thyroid hemochromatosis.
abstract: We present the magnetic resonance (MR) images of exogenous hemochromatosis in the thyroid gland. On both T1-weighted images and T2-weighted images the thyroid showed low intensity similar to that of the background. Magnetic resonance is of value in imaging the tissue deposition of iron. In assessing thyroid iron accumulation, MR is superior to CT because CT can not differentiate iron deposition from normal iodine concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D007501:Iron