Standardized volume rendering for magnetic resonance angiography measurements in the abdominal aorta

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-178

  Persson, A ^a   Brismar, T B ^b   Lundstrom C ^b   Dahlstrom N ^b   Othberg, F ^b   Smedby, O ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA); Angiography; Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA); Maximum intensity projection (MIP); User dependence; Volume rendering technique (VRT)

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GADOLINIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA); MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY (MRA); MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION (MIP); USER DEPENDENCE; VOLUME RENDERING TECHNIQUE (VRT);

ANGIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644687244     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850500445298     Document Type: Article

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