Abstract #2007

Detection of myocardial iron overload with magnetic resonance by native T1 and T2* mapping using a segmental approach

Antonella Meloni¹, Nicola Martini¹, Daniele De Marchi¹, Andrea Barison¹, Laura Pistoia¹, Massimo Allò², Silvia Macchi³, Roberta Renni⁴, Mauro Murgia⁵, Gerardi Calogera⁶, Vincenzo Positano¹, and Alessia Pepe¹

¹Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy, ²Presidio Ospedaliero ASL 5, Crotone, Italy, ³Ospedale “Santa Maria delle Croci”, Ravenna, Italy, ⁴Ospedale Civile “F. Ferrari”, Casarano (LE), Italy, ⁵Ospedale San Martino di Oristano, Oristano, Italy, ⁶Presidio Ospedaliero "Giovanni Paolo II" - Distretto AG2 di Sciacca, Sciacca (AG), Italy

T2* and T1 values assessed in the 16 myocardial segments showed a good agreement (90% concordance) in the identification of myocardial iron overload (MIO) in patients with hemoglobinopathies.

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