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Multicenter validation of the magnetic resonance t2* technique for segmental and global quantification of myocardial iron

Massimo MidiriGiuseppina SallustioGianluca ValeriVincenzo CarusoAurelio MaggioMassimo LombardiPaolo CianciulliAnna RamazzottiMaria Gabriella BriziGiuseppe RossiAlessia PepeMichele CentraVincenzo PositanoAntongiulio LucianiVincenzo De SanctisDaniele De Marchi

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Adultmyocardial iron; T2* techniqueCorrelation coefficientHeart VentriclesIronReference siteTransferabilityMyocardial ironReference ValuesImage Processing Computer-AssistedmedicineHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingMultislicemyocardial ironAnalysis of VarianceReproducibilitymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryMyocardiumHealthy subjectsT2* techniqueReproducibility of ResultsMagnetic resonance imagingMagnetic Resonance ImagingItalyLiverThalassemiabusinessNuclear medicine

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Purpose To assess the transferability of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) multislice multiecho T2* technique for global and segmental measurement of iron overload in thalassemia patients. Materials and Methods Multiecho T2* sequences were installed on six MRI scanners. Five healthy subjects (n = 30) were scanned at each site; five thalassemia major (TM) patients were scanned at the reference site and were rescanned locally (n = 25) within 1 month. T2* images were analyzed using previously validated software. Results T2* values of healthy subjects showed intersite homogeneity. On TM patients, for global heart T2* values the correlation coefficient was 0.97, coefficients of variation (CoVs) ranged from 0.04–0.12, and intraclass coefficients (ICCs) ranged from 0.94–0.99. The mean CoV and ICC for segmental T2* distribution were 0.198 and 88, respectively. Conclusion The multislice multiecho T2* technique is transferable among scanners with good reproducibility. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2009;30:62–68. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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2009-01-01Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.21781