Assessing iron overload: are we there yet?
Iron overload occurs in many hematologic disorders and causes significant morbidity. The advantages of MRI in quantifying liver iron concentration continue to mount, and the association between iron overload and increased mortality after allogeneic stem cell transplant needs further attention.
Departments of Haematology and Gastroenterology, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
Paul C
PC
Kruger
Michael F
MF
Leahy
John K
JK
Olynyk
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D019190:Iron Overload / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000401:mortality*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000401:mortality*
D007501:Iron