title: [Significance of magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of iron overload].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the significance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2(*) value analysis in patients with iron overload and compare it with other clinical parameters.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 53 patients with suspected iron overload were recruited from four Beijing hospitals from December 2010 to December 2012. Their liver and heart T2(*) values were calculated and their serum ferritin (SF), transferrin saturation, blood transfusion volume and other clinical parameters were recorded and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 37 males and 16 females with a medium age of 50 years(15-72 years). Their etiologies included myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS, n = 25), aplastic anemia (AA, n = 16), myelofibrosis (n = 5), hemochromatosis (n = 2) and β thalassaemia (n = 2), and 3 patients with high SF values were found on regular health examinations. Among them, there were transfusion history (n = 45), SF>1000 µg/L (n = 49), sign of iron overload (n = 10), abnormal liver function (n = 38) and hyperglycemia (n = 32). T2(*) value analysis showed that 10 patients had no evidence of iron overload, 43 patients had liver iron overload (14 mild, 22 moderate and 7 severe) and 2 patients had heart iron overload (1 MDS with heavy transfusion history and 1 AA with heart failure). No relations existed between T2(*) value and SF (P = 0.050) , T2(*) value and transfusion volume (P = 0.820) , and liver T2(*) value and heart T2(*) value (P = 0.129) .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MRI T2(*) value is an accurate way of quantitative detection of iron overload. It provides a comprehensive understanding of patients with iron overload in conjunctions with MRI T2(*) value and other clinical parameters.
authors: Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China.
authors: Qian
authors: Q
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China.
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Hou
authors: Lu
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Xiao-ying
authors: XY
authors: Wang
authors: Feng
authors: F
authors: Feng
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Jiang
authors: Hong-xia
authors: HX
authors: Shi
authors: Yi-gai
authors: YG
authors: Ma
authors: Hui
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authors: Liu
authors: Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China,Email: hanbing_li@sina.com.cn.
authors: Bing
authors: B
authors: Han
authors: Yong-qiang
authors: YQ
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019190:Iron Overload / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult