Stenosis quantification from post-stenotic signal loss in phase-contrast MRA datasets of flow phantoms and renal arteries

International Journal of Cardiac Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 483-493

  Westenberg, J J M ^b   Van Der Geest, R J ^b   Wasser, M N J M ^b   Doornbos, J ^b   Pattynama, P M T ^b   De Roos, A ^b   Vanderschoot, J ^b   Reiber, J H C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Image processing; Magnetic resonance angiography; Post stenotic signal loss; Renal arteries; Stenosis quantification

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; KIDNEY ARTERY; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PHANTOM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUES; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; RENAL CIRCULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033497959     PISSN: 01679899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006329032742     Document Type: Article

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