Multi-center validation of the transferability of the magnetic resonance T2* technique for the quantification of tissue iron

Haematologica. 2006 Oct;91(10):1388-91.

Abstract

The transferability of the T2* technique for measurement of tissue iron between magnetic resonance (MR) scanners is unknown. Heart and liver multi-breath-hold T2* sequences were installed on MR scanners at six different sites. T2* was assessed locally in five or more patients with thalassemia major (n=39), and subjects were re-scanned at the standardization center in London. Inter-center reproducibility of T2* in heart and liver was 5.0% and 7.1%, with mean absolute differences in T2* of 1.3 ms and 0.45 ms, respectively. The MR multi-breath-hold T2* technique for tissue iron quantification is transferable between scanners with good reproducibility.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Iron / metabolism*
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / standards*
  • Myocardium / metabolism
  • beta-Thalassemia / diagnosis
  • beta-Thalassemia / metabolism*

Substances

  • Iron