Table 1 Characteristics of children with TDT according to hepatic and cardiac IO on T2*MRI
Hepatic T2* MRI | Cardiac T2* MRI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Mild IO | Moderate IO | Severe IO | Normal | Mild IO | Moderate IO | Severe IO | |
Number (%) | 3 (7.5%) | 27 (67.5%) | 10 (25%) | - | 23 (57.5%) | 7 (17.5%) | 6 (15%) | 4 (10%) |
Median Age (years) | 8.6 | 12.75 | 11.5 | - | 10.5 | 12.75 | 14.6 | 13.6 |
Median ferritin (ng/ml) | 925 | 3411 | 3427 | - | 2389 | 5366 | 3168 | 4839 |
Median Pre Transfusion Hb (g/dl) | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.4 | - | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
Median Post transfusion Hb (g/dl) | 13.1 | 13.0 | 14.1 | - | 13.4 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 12 |