The impact of magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of iron overload in heart and liver in transfusion-dependent thalassemic children: Minia experience

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 2 Iron overload severity in liver and heart according to T2* in children with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia major (TDT)

Degree of iron overload	Heart	Liver	P value
Degree of iron overload	Cases no (%)^¶	Cases no (%)^¶	P value
Normal	36 (60%)	14 (23.3%)	0.02*
Mild	10 (16.7%)	12 (20%)
Moderate	8 (13.3%)	14 (23.3%)
Severe	6 (10%)	20 (33.3%)

^¶Number (No) and Percentage (%) *P value was regarded as statistically significant if < 0.05