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Original Article

Correlation of Pancreatic Iron Overload Measured by T2*-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diabetic Patients with β-Thalassemia Major

Mehrnoush KosaryanDepartment of Pediatrics, Thalassemia Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazarandaran Province, Iran;
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Malihe RahimiDepartment of Pediatrics, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazarandaran ProvinceIran; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Hadi Darvishi-KhezriStudent Research Committe, Thalassemia Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazarandaran ProvinceIran;
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Neda GholizadehDepartment of Medical Radiation Engineering, Isfahan University, Noor Medical Imaging Center, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran;
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Rozita AkbarzadehThalassemia Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazarandaran Province, Iran;
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Aily AliasgharianStudent Research Committee, Medical Microbiology, Thalassemia Research Center, Hemoglobinopathy Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazarandaran Province, Iran
Pages 151-156 | Received 22 Jan 2017, Accepted 28 May 2017, Published online: 01 Aug 2017

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