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shaziya:
Hi ashishvadera
  thanks a lot. i called jhankarias imaging centre. they have T2MRI for cardiac and liver.so we are wondering if  it is the same as ferriscan? i thought T2MRI and ferriscan are 2 separate reports as i have never done these. wondering what to do? so confused.

  thanks
 shaziya

Rehman:
Hi shaziya

im sending you the thalassemia center contacts in dubai
they will give all details

Thalassemia Centre
Oud Maitha St.
AL WASL Hospital
Box: 9115, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Telephone 0097142193794
Facsimile : + (971-4) 3113108
E-Mail : ThalassemiaCenter@dohms.gov.ae
Website : www.thalassemia-dubai.com

Dharmesh:
Ferriscan is a MRI test which measures iron stored in liver accurately while
t2*mri measures the iron stored in heart and liver both.

The difference is that Ferriscan is advance technology but measures only liver iron.

In India , T2*MRI is more popular and widely accepted by patients as well as doctors.

Andy Battaglia:
Both tests are required as liver iron load does not correlate with cardiac iron, so both should be tested to determine the true iron load.

shaziya:
HI
thank you. thank you Rehman, Hanuman Ashrit and Andy
just today i saw ur posts. thank u all
 
 we want to check the iron in the heart and liver both. so should i do this T2MRI in mumbai which measures the heart and liver both or do 2 separate reports of T2MRI and ferriscan as done in other countries? since we r doin it for the first time, dont know what to do? sorry for asking so many questions.
 would appreciate any advice
Rehman i called the thal center no u gave me n they said they do only for thals who are living in dubai. they told me to try belhoul hospital. which i had already called a few weeks ago. there they do only ferriscan.


thanks
shaziya

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