Heterogeneity in myocardial iron content in pediatric and young adult patients
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Background Non-invasive quantification of myocardial iron content in patients with chronic anemia by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) using T2* imaging sequences has significantly improved their clinical care. Measurement of myocardial iron content is traditionally performed on the interventricular septum of a single, mid-ventricular short axis image. Limited data exists to evaluate the reproducibility of myocardial T2* imaging in pediatric and young adult patients. Furthermore, there is no data in this patient group evaluating the heterogeneity of myocardial iron throughout the ventricular septum (apex versus mid versus basilar levels).
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