Assessment of Hepatic and Pancreatic Iron Overload in Pediatric Beta-Thalassemic Major Patients by Weighted Gradient Echo Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Figure 3
14-year-old splenectomized thalassemic male patient with diabetes. (a) T2*GRE axial images show accentuated decrease in the signal intensity of the liver and pancreas. (b) In-phase axial images show reduction of the signal intensity of the liver and pancreas confirming iron overload and excluding steatosis.
