Magnetic resonance imaging in hemosiderosis.
The case of a patient with iron deposition disease is presented to illustrate the value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of this entity. The image characteristics of MRI are discussed and the results are compared with those of computer tomography (CT). The importance of a decrease in T2 relaxation time as the determinant parameter for signal intensity in MRI of the liver in such patients is emphasized.
D005260:Female; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed