Analysis of refill curve shape in ultrasound contrast agent studies

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 623-632

  Potdevin, T C ^a   Fowlkes, J B ^a   Moskalik, A P ^a   Carson, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Mean transit time; Medical imaging; Perfusion; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DIAGNOSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHANTOMS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC CONTRAST; EXPERIMENTAL CURVES; MEAN TRANSIT TIME; PERFUSION; SIMULATION; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT;

CURVE FITTING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW; TISSUE PERFUSION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 1642305421     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1649534     Document Type: Article

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