Thalassemia Patients and Friends
Miscellaneous Forums => Treatment Centers => Topic started by: Andy Battaglia on June 27, 2006, 04:01:27 AM
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From
http://www.resonancehealth.com/resonance/FAQ
FerriScan is the world's first regulated, non-invasive liver iron concentration test for people suffering from iron overload conditions. The test offers these people a safe, fast and most importantly accurate determination of their liver iron levels. FerriScan enables patients and clinicians to plan and monitor their treatment more effectively.
To see the Ferriscan Fact Sheet please go to http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php?topic=1677.0
To find a FerriScan location, go to http://www.resonancehealth.com/findcentre/FindCentres
Those labelled as clinical trial may not be able to provide service
to the public at the moment but they can be converted into a public sites
with some arrangement between the centre and our company.
Country Centre Name Centre Address Centre City Centre State Centre Tel Remarks
USA University of Washington Medical Center 1959 N.E. Pacific Seattle Washington +1 206 598 9497
Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland 5700 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Oakland California +1 510 428 3885
Stanford University School of Medicine 1201 Welch Rd. MC 5488 Room P273 Stanford California +1 650 723 8594 Clinical trial
Children's Medical Center of Dallas 1935 Motor Street Dallas Texas +1 214 456 2310
University of Texas M.D Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 056 Houston Texas Clinical trial
University of Minnesota Medical Center 500 Harvard St, 1st Floor Unit J Room #1-354 Minneapolis Minnesota +1 612 273 3158
Children's Memorial Hospital, Illinois 2300 Children's Plaza Chicago Illinois +1 773 880 3540 Clinical trial
Wayne State University School of Medicine HUH-MR Center Concourse, 3990 John R St Detroit Michigan +1 313 745 1391 Clinical trial
Ohio State University 1654 Upham Drive, 647 Means Hall Columbus Ohio +1 614 293 2929 Clinical trial
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 34th Street & Civic Centre Blvd, 9th Floor P.L.C. #9552 Philadephia Pennsylvania +1 215 590 1214
Weill Medical College of Cornell University 416 East 55th Street New York New York +1 212 746 6801 Clinical trial
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters 601 Children's Lane Norfolk Virginia +1 757 668 9289
Carolinas Medical Center P.O Box 32861 Charlotte North Carolinas +1 704 355 3082
John Hopkins Hospital 600 N. Wolfe St Baltimore Maryland +1 410 502 6840
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research 200 First St SW Rochester Minnesota +1 507 255 3739
Children's Hospital Boston 300 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusette +1 617 355 8799
Canada The Hospital For Sick Children 555 University Avenue Toronto Ontario +1 416 813 5527
Toronto General Hospital 610 University Ave, 3-958 Toronto Ontario +1 416 946 4501 Clinical trial
UK Kings College Hospital MRI De Crespigny Park London +44 20 7836 5454
MedTel City of London Medical Centre 11-13 Crosswall London +44 800 028 2278
MedTel UK - Chelmsford Medical Centre Fenton House 85-89 New London Road London +44 124 525 3761
University College London 235 Euston Road London +44 20 7636 8333
Italy Azienda Ospedaliera Piazzale Cagliari Sardinia +39 070 539 768 Clinical trial
Centro Microcitemie Piazza Polonia 94 Torino +39 0113 134 771 Clinical trial
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Biotechnologie Via Jenner s/n Cagliari +39 070 609 5660
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico via F. Sforza 35 Padiglione Sacco Milano +39 02 55 034 042 Clinical trial
IRCCS S. Matteo Piazzale Golgi 1 Pavia +39 0382 526 257 Clinical trial
Germany Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universitat Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Str Greifswald +49 3834 86 6960
Gemeinschaftspraxis Adickesallee Radiogen & Nuklearmediziner Adickesallee 51-53 Frankfurt am Main +49 699 596 160
Charite University Hospital Chariteplatz 1 Berlin +49 30 450 527 144
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Carl - Neuberg - Strasse 1 Hannover + 49 511 532 3421
Ulm University Hospital University Hospital Prittwitzstr 43 Ulm +49 731 500 27 420
Uniklinikum Goettingen Robert-Koch-Str 40 Goettingen +49 551 399 723
University Hospital Duesseldorf Mooren Str 5 Duesseldorf +49 277 877 7752
Denmark Aarhus University Hospital Brendstrupgaardsvej Aarhus +45 894 98510 Clinical trial
Greece Institute Euromedica-Encephalos 3 Rizariou St Halandri +30 210 683 6173
Egypt MISR Radiology Centre 8 El Khalifa El Mamoun St, Manshiat El Bakry Heliopolis Cairo +20 2 624 7327 Clinical trial
Lebanon American University of Beirut Medical Centre Bliss St Beirut +96 1 1350 000 Clinical trial
Hotel-Dieu Hospital Adib Ishak Street, Achrafieh Beirut +96 1 1615 300 Clinical trial
Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz University Hospital Al-Solaimania District Jeddah Clinical trial
King Faisal Specialist Hospital Riyadh +9 661 442 7793 Clinical trial
Oman Sultan Qaboos University Hospital College of Medicine. Al Khod Muscat +9 68 9946 2039 Clinical trial
India Dr Jankharia's Imaging Centre Bhaveshwar Vihar 383, S.V.P. Road Mumbai +91 22 66173333
Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital Hong Kong Ngan Shing St, Shatin +852 2632 2211 Clinical trial
Thailand Ramathibodi Hospital, AIMC Centre Rama 6th Rd Bamgkok +662 201 2230 Clinical trial
Korea Severence Hospital 134, Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-ku Seoul +82 2 2228 2369 Clinical trial
Malaysia Sentosa Medical Centre 36 Jalan Chemur Kuala Lumpur +601 2 3810981 Clinical trial
Australia Fremantle Hospital Alma St Fremantle WA +61 8 9431 3333
Perth Radiological Clinic -Joondalup Shenton Avenue Joondalup WA +61 8 9400 9850
Princess Margaret Hospital Roberts Rd Subiaco WA +61 8 9340 8236
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital PO Box 89 Nedlands WA +61 8 9346 1746
SKG Radiology - Hollywood Hospital 115 Monash Avenue Nedlands WA +61 8 9320 1245
SKG Radiology - Subiaco 175 Cambridge Street Subiaco WA +61 8 9382 6242
Royal Adelaide Hospital North Terrace Adelaide SA +61 8 8222 4700
Perrett Medical Imaging - Wakefield St 270 Wakefield St Adelaide SA +61 8 8306 5612
Mayne Health Diagnostic Imaging - Epworth 89 Bridge Road Richmond VIC +61 3 9242 4800
Monash Medical Centre 246 Clayton Road Clayton Melbourne VIC +61 3 9594 2200
Frankston Private Hospital 24 - 28 Frankston/Flinders Road Frankston VIC +61 3 8781 5271
Royal Melbourne Hospital Grattan Street Parkville VIC +61 3 9342 7000
Mayne Health Diagnostic Imaging - St George Belgrave Street Kogarah NSW +61 2 9587 6122
Rayscan Imaging 41-43 Goulburn Street Liverpool NSW +61 2 9602 6677
SMRI Pty Ltd 100 Carillon Avenue #4-6 Newtown NSW +61 2 9557 1464
National Capital Diagnostic Imaging- Canberra Suite A2/161 Strickland Crescent Deakin ACT +61 2 6285 2699
Princess Alexandra Hospital Ipswich Road Woolloongabba QLD +61 7 3240 6297 Clinical trial
Southern X-Ray Clinic - The Wesley Hospital Auchenflower QLD +61 7 3371 9588
Southernex Imaging Group Ltd - Caboolture Hospital McKean St Caboolture QLD +61 7 5498 3055
New Zealand Centre for Advanced MRI 85 Park Rd Grafton Auckland +64 9 303 5966
Manukau Radiology 79 Middlemore Cres Papatoetoe Auckland +64 9 2788 994
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I just wanted to add that following locations in Canada have been approved by Health Canada for Ferriscan and should be operational soon.
CHUM- Hopital Notre-Dame
1560, rue Sherbrooke Est, Pavillon Lachapelle, porte 1081-8
Montreal Quebec H2L 4M1 Canada
The Hospital For Sick Children
Diagnostic Imaging - Research Interventional MRI
555 University Avenue
Toronto M5G 1X8 Canada
The Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto
610 University Ave, 3-958
Toronto M5G 2M9 Canada
Thanks
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Andy,
Is the same thing as a SQUID test? Jean
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No, SQUID is a different test that can also image heart iron. There are very few SQUID machines in the world. However, FerriScan works with exisiting MRI machines, thus making it far more widely available.
From http://www.resonancehealth.com/rh_resonance--FAQ
FerriScan is a new technology for the non-invasive measurement of liver iron concentration (LIC). Advanced computer software, the result of extensive research and trials, is used to analyse data obtained through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a patient's liver to determine an accurate measurement of liver iron concentration.
FerriScan measures LIC in three easy steps:
1. An MRI scanner will produce a set of internal images of the abdominal cavity containg the liver.
2. The image data collected from the MRI scans is then sent electronically to the FerriScan Service Centre where it is analysed using the FerriScan technology.
3. Once the analysis is completed, the LIC result is sent to the MRI centre within 2 business days of receipt of data.
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Andy,
So, is this like a T2*? Thanks for the info. Jean
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T2* is used to determine the amount of iron overload in the heart.
From http://www.thalassemia.org/sections.php?sec=2&tab=10&sub=204&
T2* is a time measurement that reflects iron content in tissue. The T2* measurement is obtained from images taken on a standard Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) machine. The MRI machine uses a strong magnet and radio waves to image body issues. The MRI machine detects differences in magnetic properties of the body and converts these differences into pictures that physicians can use to diagnose various diseases. Iron overload causes changes in the magnetic properties of tissues, which causes the T2* values to become smaller. The T2* measurement of the heart is important because it has been found that patients with a cardiac T2* value less than 20 milliseconds (a millisecond is 1/1000 of a second) are at higher risk for heart problems related to iron overload than patients with T2* value greater than 20 milliseconds. ...
T2* is not routinely measured on cardiac MRI exams because it requires special imaging and analysis programs to interpret the results. However, this technology has now become available for all interested thalassemia major and intermedia patients as part of a research study by cardiologist John Wood at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)....
If you are a thalassemia patient or a parent of a child with thalassemia and are interested in having the T2* measurement, first get permission from your hematologist and then email info@cooleysanemia.org with the name of the patient, age, diagnosis, contact information and dates available to have testing done in Los Angeles. Interested parties can also call the Patient Services at 800-522-7222. Testing is available year round and appointments can be made according to the patient’s availability. Keep in mind that patients and their families must make their own travel and lodging arrangements.
Because of the cost it is not as widely available as FerriScan, which measures iron content in the liver.
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Andy,
Thanks for the info. :wave Jean
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Thank you! I thought the closest was Hamburg, but I was wrong: University Hospital Duesseldorf Mooren Str 5 Duesseldorf +49 277 877 7752 Unfortunately, is only the patient (I) interested in this.
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In Bulgaria the center is
1632 София / Sofia
кв.“Овча Купел” / ovcha kupel
ул.“Монтевидео”66 / "Montevideo"street 66
Tel.: 02 / 93 79 5 79
fax: 02/93 79 5 75
mobile phone.: 0899 961 137
e-mail: info@provita-bg.net
www.provita-bg.net