Quantification of hepatic iron with CT and MRI: Practical considerations
Ruben Kier – 1 December 1990 – The diagnostic efficacy of magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) for detection and quantification of hepatic iron was assessed in a series of patients under investigation for clinical or biochemical evidence of hepatic iron overload. Thirty patients underwent MR imaging (SE 30,60/1000 or SE 30,60/2000) at 0.5 Tesla with calculation of hepatic T2 and liver to paraspinous muscles signal intensity ratios. Twenty‐nine patients also had measurement of hepatic attenuation on noncontrast CT images.