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The use of appropriate calibration curves corrects for systematic differences in liver R2*values measured using different software packages

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY (2013)

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BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY

Volume 161, Issue 6, Pages 888-891

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WILEY-BLACKWELL

DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12296

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liver iron concentration; magnetic resonance imaging; R2*; decay model

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Hematology

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NCATS NIH HHS [UL1 TR000130] Funding Source: Medline
NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR000043, RR00043-43] Funding Source: Medline
NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL075592, RC1 HL099412, 1 RO1 HL075592-01A1, U54 HL090511] Funding Source: Medline
NCBDD CDC HHS [U01 DD000309, 1 U01 DD000309-1] Funding Source: Medline

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