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Old Wed Aug 21, 2013, 04:07 PM
Marlene Marlene is offline
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From what I understand, SQUID is an imaging technique used to assess the amount of iron in liver tissue. It cannot measure tissue iron stores in other organs though. The other way to assess the liver is via a biopsy.

I have never heard of anyone being able to target chelation with it though. And I cannot imagine a doctor using a FE as low as 600 as a deciding factor in a BMT.

Serum ferritin is a protein that binds to free iron in the blood. This makes the iron "safe". The liver produces the protein. Excess iron will be stored in the organs...liver, spleen, heart, endocrine organs. This will, over time, negatively impact the organs.

http://www.ironhealthalliance.com/di...ment/squid.jsp
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