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ß-Thalassemia Major: Thin-Section CT Features and Correlation with Pulmonary Function and Iron Overload¹

¹ From the Depts of Diagnostic Radiology (P.L.K., G.C.O.), Paediatrics (G.C.F.C., S.L.L.), and Medicine (W.Y.A., K.W.T.T.), Queen Mary Hosp; and Clinical Trials Ctr (D.Y.T.F.), Univ of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Rd, Block K, Room 406, Hong Kong. Received Dec 31, 2002; revision requested Mar 10, 2003; revision received Mar 17; accepted Apr 14. Supported by Committee on Research and Conference Grants of Univ of Hong Kong. Address correspondence to P.L.K. (e-mail: plkhong@hkucc.hku.hk).

View larger version (77K): [in a new window]   Figure a. Expiratory thin-section CT scans obtained in two patients with ß-thalassemia major show air trapping (arrows) at the level of (a) the inferior pulmonary veins (scan obtained in a 40-year-old woman) and (b) the lung base (scan obtained in a 20-year-old woman).

View larger version (88K): [in a new window]   Figure b. Expiratory thin-section CT scans obtained in two patients with ß-thalassemia major show air trapping (arrows) at the level of (a) the inferior pulmonary veins (scan obtained in a 40-year-old woman) and (b) the lung base (scan obtained in a 20-year-old woman).