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Research Article

NON-INVASIVE MYOCARDIAL IRON ASSESSMENT IN THALASSAEMIC PATIENTS: T2 relaxometry and magnetization transfer ratio measurements

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Pages 348-351 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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