A new method for imaging perfusion and contrast extraction fraction: Input functions derived from reference tissues

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1126-1134

  Kovar, David A ^a   Lewis, Marta ^a   Karczmar, Gregory S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary permeability; Contrast agent; MRI; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DEUTERIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TUMOR; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TISSUE PERFUSION; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEUTERIUM; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HINDLIMB; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 0031758817     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880080519     Document Type: Article

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