Detalhes bibliográficos
| Ano de defesa: |
2010 |
| Autor(a) principal: |
Ferrão, Thiago de Oliveira
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| Orientador(a): |
Cipolotti, Rosana
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| Banca de defesa: |
Não Informado pela instituição |
| Tipo de documento: |
Dissertação
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| Tipo de acesso: |
Acesso aberto |
| Idioma: |
por |
| Instituição de defesa: |
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
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| Programa de Pós-Graduação: |
Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde
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| Departamento: |
Não Informado pela instituição
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| País: |
BR
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| Palavras-chave em Português: |
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| Palavras-chave em Inglês: |
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| Área do conhecimento CNPq: |
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| Link de acesso: |
https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/3820
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Resumo: |
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare MRI with liver biopsy as a tool for identification and quantification of liver iron overload in patients with sickle cell anemia using blood transfusions. We compared the results of the baseline serum ferritin in the absence of acute complications, the estimated liver iron concentration by magnetic resonance imaging and semiquantitative determination of iron in a fragment of liver tissue obtained by percutaneous biopsy. We observed a statistically significant correlation (r = 0.75) between the degree of iron overload identified in a fragment of liver tissue (Scheuer criteria) and the estimated mean concentration of iron calculated from the intensity of the signal detected by MRI (p = 0.0007). This relationship persists when we aggregate the results in two groups: without or minimal overload (Scheuer zero and one) and presence of overload (Scheuer 2- 4), p = 0.004. MRI was able to differentiate patients with and without iron overload when compared with histological data. MRI is a non-invasive method and can be used to replace liver biopsy for monitoring patients with sickle cell anemia when there is no associated liver disease. To date, this is the first study to make this assessment in patients with sickle cell anemia. |
