A reinvestigation of maximal signal drop in dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 330-338

  Liu, Yi Jui ^a   Chung, Hsiao Wen ^a,b   Huang, Ing Jye ^a   Wang, Fu Nien ^a   Chin, Shy Chyi ^b   Lee, Chang Shin ^b   Chen, Cheng Yu ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Cerebral blood volume; Dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging; Maximal signal drop

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN PERFUSION; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0036786811     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2002.tb00141.x     Document Type: Article

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