Magnetic Resonance T <sub>1</sub> Relaxation Time of Venous Thrombus Is Determined by Iron Processing and Predicts Susceptibility to Lysis - Concepedia

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Magnetic Resonance T <sub>1</sub> Relaxation Time of Venous Thrombus Is Determined by Iron Processing and Predicts Susceptibility to Lysis

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2013

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Prakash Saha, Marcelo E. Andía, Bijan Modarai, Ulrike Blume, Julia Humphries, Ashish Patel, Alkystis Phinikaridou, Colin E. Evans, Katherine Mattock, Steven P. Grover,

Abstract

The source of the T1 signal in the thrombus results from the oxidation of iron (released from the lysis of trapped erythrocytes in the thrombus) to its paramagnetic Fe3+ form. Quantification of T1 relaxation time appears to be a good predictor of the success of thrombolysis.

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