Rapid measurement of Gd-DTPA extraction fraction in a dialysis system using echo-planar imaging

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1907-1913

  Niendorf, Eric R ^a,b,c   Grist, Thomas M ^a,c   Frayne, Richard ^a,c   Brazy, Peter C ^a,c   Santyr, Giles E ^d,e  

^a Department of Medical Physics ^*

^b MD PhD Integrated Degree Program

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Gd DTPA; Glomerular filtration rate; MRI; Renal filtration fraction

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DIALYSIS; EXTRACTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECOVERY;

ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; EXTRACTION FRACTIONS; GD-DTPA; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; POST-PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; RENAL FILTRATION FRACTION;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIALYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FILTER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 0031455396     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598104     Document Type: Article

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