Iron overload assessment in β Thalassemia Major – is T2* Magnetic Resonance Imaging the answer?

Authors

Natasha Ali Assistant Professor of Haematology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine/Oncology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

β Thalassemia, Iron overload, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

This is a Letter to Editor and does not have an abstract.

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