The utility of susceptibility-weighted imaging to evaluate the extent of iron accumulation in the choroid plexus of patients with β-thalassaemia major

SWI is useful for revealing iron deposition in the brains of β-thalassaemia patients, especially those in the early stages of disease, and it can be used to predict disease prognosis. The present study contributes to an understanding of the important role played by the choroid plexus in brain iron metabolism.