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==Overview==
==Overview==


CT scan is not a routine work-up in beta-thalassemia. However, The abdominal CT scan may reveal Hepatosplenomegaly due to Extramedullary hematopoiesis.
CT scan is not a routine work-up in beta-thalassemia. However, the abdominal CT scan may reveal [[Hepatosplenomegaly]] due to [[Extramedullary hematopoiesis]].


==CT Findings==
==CT Findings==


CT scan is not a routine work-up in beta-thalassemia. However, The abdominal CT scan may reveal Hepatosplenomegaly due to Extramedullary hematopoiesis.<ref name="pmid23112580">{{cite journal| author=Berdoukas V, Farmaki K, Carson S, Wood J, Coates T| title=Treating thalassemia major-related iron overload: the role of deferiprone. | journal=J Blood Med | year= 2012 | volume= 3 | issue=  | pages= 119-29 | pmid=23112580 | doi=10.2147/JBM.S27400 | pmc=3480237 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23112580  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid19903676">{{cite journal| author=Origa R, Piga A, Quarta G, Forni GL, Longo F, Melpignano A et al.| title=Pregnancy and beta-thalassemia: an Italian multicenter experience. | journal=Haematologica | year= 2010 | volume= 95 | issue= 3 | pages= 376-81 | pmid=19903676 | doi=10.3324/haematol.2009.012393 | pmc=2833066 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19903676  }} </ref>
CT scan is not a routine work-up in beta-thalassemia. However, The abdominal CT scan may reveal [[Hepatosplenomegaly]] due to [[Extramedullary hematopoiesis]].<ref name="pmid23112580">{{cite journal| author=Berdoukas V, Farmaki K, Carson S, Wood J, Coates T| title=Treating thalassemia major-related iron overload: the role of deferiprone. | journal=J Blood Med | year= 2012 | volume= 3 | issue=  | pages= 119-29 | pmid=23112580 | doi=10.2147/JBM.S27400 | pmc=3480237 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23112580  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid19903676">{{cite journal| author=Origa R, Piga A, Quarta G, Forni GL, Longo F, Melpignano A et al.| title=Pregnancy and beta-thalassemia: an Italian multicenter experience. | journal=Haematologica | year= 2010 | volume= 95 | issue= 3 | pages= 376-81 | pmid=19903676 | doi=10.3324/haematol.2009.012393 | pmc=2833066 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19903676  }} </ref>


==References==
==References==

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Overview

CT scan is not a routine work-up in beta-thalassemia. However, the abdominal CT scan may reveal Hepatosplenomegaly due to Extramedullary hematopoiesis.

CT Findings

CT scan is not a routine work-up in beta-thalassemia. However, The abdominal CT scan may reveal Hepatosplenomegaly due to Extramedullary hematopoiesis.[1] [2]

References

  1. Berdoukas V, Farmaki K, Carson S, Wood J, Coates T (2012). "Treating thalassemia major-related iron overload: the role of deferiprone". J Blood Med. 3: 119–29. doi:10.2147/JBM.S27400. PMC 3480237. PMID 23112580.
  2. Origa R, Piga A, Quarta G, Forni GL, Longo F, Melpignano A; et al. (2010). "Pregnancy and beta-thalassemia: an Italian multicenter experience". Haematologica. 95 (3): 376–81. doi:10.3324/haematol.2009.012393. PMC 2833066. PMID 19903676.


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