Model-based quantitation of 3-D magnetic resonance angiographie images

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 946-956

  Frangi, Alejandro F ^a   Niessen, Wiro J ^a   Hoogeveen, Romhild M ^a   Van Walsum, Theo ^a   Viergever, Max A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance angiography; Model based image analysis; Quantification; Stenosis grading

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; HEMODYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY (MRA); STENOSIS GRADING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033201371     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.811279     Document Type: Article

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