This feature can be assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI as a reliable, valid, and robust method can provide indirect assessment of cardiac iron overload. Even, it has been advised to determination the degree of cardiac iron overload.8 The reciprocals of T2 and T2*, known as R2 and R2*, are directly proportional to iron. This feature can be seen as a consequence of transfusion treatment in thalassemia.
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Cardiac iron overload; MRI: heart iron content increased