Analysis of contrast-enhanced MR images to assess renal function

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 167-179

  Michoux, N ^a   Vallee J P ^b   Pechere Bertschi A ^b   Montet, X ^b   Buehler, L ^b   Van Beers, B E ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced MRI; Glomerular filtration rate; Image processing; Kidney; Renal perfusion; Theoretical models

Indexed keywords

TRACER;

CALCULATION; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DECONVOLUTION TECHNIQUE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY PERFUSION; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEPHRONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748963955     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-006-0045-z     Document Type: Review

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