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Clinical management of β-thalassemia depends on repeated blood transfusions and on chelation therapy. Computed tomography (CT) can provide the opportunity to relate CT density to iron deposition; therefore, CT appearance may be essential for evaluation of abdominal organs for the degree of hemochromatosis.
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Gouliamos, A.D. (1989). Computed Tomography Evaluation of the Upper Abdomen in β-Thalassemia. In: Papavasiliou, C., Cambouris, T., Fessas, P. (eds) Radiology of Thalassemia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72587-6_8
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