Journal:
:international journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research
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mozhdeh dabirian assistant professor of cardiology & fellowship in echocardiography, department of cardiology, faculty of medicine, mazandaran university of medical sciences, sari, iran.
rozita jalalian assistant professor of cardiology & fellowship in echocardiography, department of cardiology, faculty of medicine, mazandaran university of medical sciences, sari, iran.
hossein karami associate professor of pediatric oncology, department of pediatric oncology, faculty of medicine, mazandaran university of medical sciences, sari, iran.
mehrnoosh kowsarian professor of pediatric endocrinology, thalassemia research center, bouali sina hospital, mazandaran university of medical sciences, sari, iran.
abes ahmadi resident of pediatrics, department of pediatrics, bouali sina hospital, mazandaran university of medical sciences, sari, iran.
leila shokohi gp, research fellow, research and technology department of mazandaran medical science and health services, sari iran.
background and aim: iron overload in patients with thalassemia major is one of the most important complications of this disease and its cardiac complications are the most important causes of death in these patients.mri t2 is the perfect device to assess the amount of iron deposited in the heart of thalassemia patients, but it causes waste of time and also is an expensive diagnostic method. tiss...
