Abstract:Objective: To identify predictive variables of iron overload in patients with sickle cell anemia, correlating biochemical and imaging markers. Materials and Methods: The authors developed a cross-sectional study involving 32 patients with sickle cell anemia who were evaluated for ferritin and iron serum levels and submitted to liver magnetic resonance imaging with one spin-echo and five gradient-echo sequences. The signal intensity was obtained at each sequence, corresponding to the arithmetical mean of the me… Show more
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