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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2011; 17(4): 522-525
Published online Jan 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i4.522
Published online Jan 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i4.522
T2* magnetic resonance imaging of the liver in thalassemic patients in Iran
Farhad Zamani, Sara Razmjou, Afsaneh Amiri, Gastroenterology and Liver Disease Research Center, Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 0098-3137875661, Iran
Shahram Akhlaghpoor, Department of Computed Tomography, Noor Medical Imaging Center, Tehran 0098-3137875661, Iran
Seyyedeh-Masoomeh Eslami, Clinic of Thalassemia, Imam Reza Hospital, Amol 0098-3137875661, Iran
Azita Azarkeivan, Research center of Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, Tehran 0098-3137875661, Iran
Author contributions: Zamani F designed the study; Zamani F, Akhlaghpour S, Eslami SM and Azarkeyvan A performed the research; Razmjou S, Akhlaghpour S and Amiri A analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by The Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Correspondence to: Dr. Farhad Zamani, Associate Professor, Gastroenterology and Liver Disease Research Center, Firouzgar Hospital, Valadi Street, Valiasr Square, Tehran 0098-3137875661, Iran. zamani.farhad@gmail.com
Telephone: +98-21-1547311 Fax: +98-21-88942622
Received: August 18, 2010
Revised: September 27, 2010
Accepted: October 3, 2010
Published online: January 28, 2011
Revised: September 27, 2010
Accepted: October 3, 2010
Published online: January 28, 2011
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