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Of the 39 nonsplenectomized patients, splenic R2 values were decreased in 30 and normal in nine patients. Hepatic R2 values correlated with splenic (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.63, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), VBM (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.52, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), but not with myocardial and pancreatic R2 values.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Despite positive correlations between the degree of hepatic, splenic, and VBM siderosis, as expressed by respective R2 values, there was variability of iron distribution patterns in thalassemic patients. Unpredictable patterns of iron distribution may be seen, such as normal signal of the spleen in the presence of siderotic liver, resembling primary hemochromatosis. Fatty degeneration of the pancreas was not uncommon. J. Magn. Reson. 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