Undergoing a FerriScan is quick, easy and painless, with a scan time of only ten minutes.
Being MRI-based there is no risk from radiation and the process does not require any contrast agents. FerriScan is non-invasive and the patented technique means that breath-hold is not necessary.
Patients are referred to an MRI Centre for a FerriScan by their doctor. The scan data acquired is sent to the FerriScan central processing facility by secure transmission. A quality controlled analysis process then provides a liver iron concentration (LIC) report available for download by the MRI centre. The LIC is an accurate measurement with which clinicians can monitor total iron loading and adjust treatment regimes accordingly.
FerriScan provides a more reliable measure of LIC at any point in time than that provided by serum ferritin and patients need no longer undergo the painful, time consuming process of liver biopsy.
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Data Management
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Scan data is transmitted to the FerriScan service centre through a secure web-based portal. Authorised persons from MRI facilities are then able to track its progress through the FerriScan Analysis Service Tracking system. (FAST).
A liver iron concentration (LIC) report is available for download within two working days.
For further information on FerriScan data security click here.
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Data Accuracy
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Unlike liver biopsy, which provides an analysis of LIC in only one small area, FerriScan analyses an entire cross-section of the liver. This reduces sampling area by taking into account differences in iron concentration across the cross-sectional slice examined.
The analysis of data by trained specialists within a quality-controlled environment eliminates issues of inter-observer variability.
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