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KMID : 1144720190230040390
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Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2019 Volume.23 No. 4 p.390 ~ p.394
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Transfusional Iron Overload and Choroid Plexus Hemosiderosis in a Pediatric Patient: Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings
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Kim Min-Seon
Lee Ha-Young
Lim Myung-Kwan
Kang Young-Hye
Kim Jun-Ho
Lee Kyung-Hee
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Abstract
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Hemosiderosis is characterized by the deposition of excess iron in body tissues. The choroid plexus is an important part of the central nervous system that can be the primary site of iron overload. T2*-weighted gradient echo (GRE) sequence provides high sensitivity for demonstrating cerebral microhemorrhagic foci and iron deposition. In the present study, we describe the case of a 15-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, in whom repeated transfusion led to iron accumulation in the brain. GRE sequence effectively demonstrated hemosiderin deposition in the choroid plexus.
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KEYWORD
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Hemosiderosis, Choroid plexus, Gradient echo sequence, Brain magnetic resonance imaging
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