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Figure 3

From: The role of MR imaging in detection of hepatic iron overload in patients with cirrhosis of different origins

Figure 3

45-year-old man with cirrhosis and hemochromatosis confirmed by the biopsy and genetic examination. Axial MR T2-weighted images performed on gradient echo (fig.3a) and Express (fig.3b) sequence show typical findings for hepatic iron overload. The signal intensity of liver (accordingly 33 and 158) is higher than that of paraspinal muscles (accordingly 394 and 307).

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