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Abstract #3613

Myocardial tissue characterization by T2 mapping in thalassemia major

Antonella Meloni1, Nicola Martini1, Rita Laura Borrello2, Vincenzo Positano1, Laura Pistoia1, Calogera Gerardi3, Mauro Murgia4, Valentina Carrai5, Monica Benni6, Sara Gentili7, Roberto Pedrinelli2, and Alessia Pepe1
1MRI Unit, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy, 2Università degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 3Presidio Ospedaliero "Giovanni Paolo II" - Distretto AG2 di Sciacca, Sciacca (AG), Italy, 4Ospedale San Martino di Oristano, Oristano, Italy, 5Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy, 6Policlinico S. Orsola "L. e A. Seragnoli", Bologna, Italy, 7Ospedale "San Donato", Arezzo, Italy

The T2 mapping does not offer any advantage over the T2* technique in terms of sensitivity for myocardial iron overload assessment. However, more than half of patients with thalassemia major had an increased T2 value, that may be caused by the presence of myocardial inflammation and/or edema.

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