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Review
. 2022 Mar 21:9:865669.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.865669. eCollection 2022.

Iron Overload in Chronic Kidney Disease: Less Ferritin, More T2*MRI

Abdulqadir J Nashwan  1 , Mohamed A Yassin  2 , Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim  3 , Hanan F Abdul Rahim  4 , Mujahed Shraim  4
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Review

Iron Overload in Chronic Kidney Disease: Less Ferritin, More T2*MRI

Abdulqadir J Nashwan et al. Front Med (Lausanne). .

Abstract

To date, there is no consensus on the most reliable marker of iron status in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Serum ferritin is used routinely, although it may be a misleading marker for iron overload. The success of T2* MRI in monitoring iron overload in patients with hemoglobinopathies can be beneficial to monitoring patients with CKD.

Keywords: T2*MRI; chronic kidney disease; iron overload; liver iron concentration (LIC); serum ferritin.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict ofinterest.

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