Performance analysis of maximum intensity projection algorithm for display of MRA images

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1154-1169

  Sun, Yi ^a   Parker, Dennis L ^a  

^a City University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROBABILITY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY (MRA); MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION ALGORITHM;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; BLOOD VESSEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; ROC CURVE; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD VESSELS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0033233282     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.819325     Document Type: Article

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