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Abstract #1094

Two Iron Forms in the Globus Pallidus in PKAN Patients

Monika Dezortova1, Vit Herynek1, Martin Krssak2, Claudia Kronnerwetter3, Milan Hajek1

1MR-Unit, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic; 2Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Dept. Internal Medicine III, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria; 3Dept. Radiology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria

We estimated iron concentration in the globus pallidus (GP) in PKAN patients using quantitative relaxometry at different field strengths.

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