The impact of partial-volume effects in dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance perfusion imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 390-399

  Chen, Jean J ^a,b   Smith, Michael R ^a   Frayne, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absolute CBF calibration; Arterial input function (AIF); Cerebral blood flow (CBF); Dynamic susceptibility contrast imaging; Partial volume effects; Perfusion weighted imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; CALIBRATION; COMPENSATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DYNAMIC SUSCEPTIBILITY CONTRAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE PERFUSION IMAGING; DYNAMICS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTIAL VOLUME EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WHITE MATTER;

CALIBRATION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 24744452188     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20393     Document Type: Article

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