Standardized volume-rendering of contrast-enhanced renal magnetic resonance angiography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 497-504

  Smedby, O ^a   Oberg R ^a   Asberg B ^a   Stenstrom H ^a   Eriksson, P ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance angiography; Maximum intensity projection; Postprocessing; Stenosis; Visualization; Volume rendering

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; DATA STRUCTURES; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VISUALIZATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; POSTPROCESSING; STENOSIS; VOLUME-RENDERING;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 27744450078     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850510021454     Document Type: Article

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