Inflow Correction of Hepatic Perfusion Measurements Using T 1-Weighted, Fast Gradient-Echo, Contrast-Enhanced MRI

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 710-717

  Peeters, Frank ^a   Annet, Laurence ^a   Hermoye, Laurent ^a   Van Beers, Bernard E ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamic MRI; Fast gradient echo; Inflow effects; Liver; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

CALIBRATION CURVES; DYNAMIC MRI; GRADIENT ECHO; INFLOW EFFECTS; PERFUSION; PERFUSION MEASUREMENTS; REALISTIC SIMULATION; SIGNAL INTENSITIES;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1842533913     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20032     Document Type: Article

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