Radiological Features of Thalassaemia-An Update
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2019, Vol 13, Issue 3
Abstract
ABSTRACT Thalassaemia is an inherited disorder of haemoglobin synthesis which causes different craniofacial defects. The clinical features results from anaemia and also iron transfusion therapy. This article presents skeletal and non-skeletal radiological features of thalassaemia using conventional and advanced imaging modalities by thorough search of literature which may be useful for clinical diagnosis. A review of radiological features by conventional, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is compared and presented in this article.
Authors and Affiliations
Aruna Jyothi, Mayuri Rallabandi, Akhila Mule, Prabhat Tirupapathi, Eshwar Thota, Kavya Alluri
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- EP ID EP580602
- DOI 10.7860/JCDR/2019/39865.12646
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