Analysis of tracer transit in rat brain after carotid artery and femoral vein administrations using linear system theory

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 551-558

  Rudin, Markus ^a   Beckmann, Nicolau ^a   Sauter, André ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cerebral perfusion; Dynamic susceptibility contrast; Linear system theory; Magnetic resonance imaging; Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMORAL VEIN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMORAL ARTERY; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; IRON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXIDES; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030838362     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(97)00016-7     Document Type: Article

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