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Single Breath-Hold Physiotherapy Technique : Effective tool for T2* magnetic resonance imaging in young patients with thalassaemia major

Authors :
Surekha T. Mevada
Najma Al-Mahruqi
Ismail El-Beshlawi
Mohamed El-Shinawy
Mathew Zachariah
Abdul H. Al-Rawas
Shahina Daar
Yasser Wali
Source :
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 78-81 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Sultan Qaboos University, 2016.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging using T2* (MRI T2*) is a highly sensitive and non-invasive technique for the detection of tissue iron load. Although the single breath-hold multi-echo T2* technique has been available at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Muscat, Oman, since 2006, it could not be performed on younger patients due to their inability to hold their breath after expiration. This study was carried out between May 2007 and May 2015 and assessed 50 SQUH thalassaemic patients aged 7‒17 years old. Seven of these patients underwent baseline and one-year follow-up MRI T2* scans before receiving physiotherapy training. Subsequently, all patients were trained by a physiotherapist to hold their breath for approximately 15‒20 seconds at the end of expiration before undergoing baseline and one-year follow-up MRI T2* scans. Failure rates for the pre- and post-training groups were 6.0% and 42.8%, respectively. These results indicate that the training of thalassaemic patients in breath-hold techniques is beneficial and increases rates of compliance for MRI T2* scans.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2075051X and 20750528
Volume :
16
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.863589fb52ed4a01ae1443c0653a6f37
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2016.16.01.014