Measurement of the arterial concentration of Gd-DTPA using MRI: A step toward quantitative perfusion imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-231

  Fritz Hansen, Thomas ^a   Rostrup, Egill ^a   Larsson, Henrik B W ^a   Søndergaard, Lars ^a   Ring, Poul ^a   Henriksen, Ole ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arterial input function; gadolinium DTPA; MRI; turbo FLASH

Indexed keywords

NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION; DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT; INPUT FUNCTIONS; INVERSION RECOVERY; NONINVASIVE METHODS; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; PERFUSION IMAGING; TURBO-FLASH;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

GADOLINIUM; PENTETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION;

EID: 0029761382     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910360209     Document Type: Article

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