Microvessel density estimation in the human brain by means of dynamic contrast-enhanced echo-planar imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1145-1150

  Jensen, Jens H ^a   Lu, Hanzhang ^a   Inglese, Matilde ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Echo planar imaging; Human brain; Microvessel density; MRI; Relaxation rate

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; BRAIN;

CONTRAST AGENT; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; HUMAN BRAIN; MICROVESSEL DENSITY; RELAXATION RATES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRAIN; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICROVASCULATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; STEADY STATE;

EID: 33750604802     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21052     Document Type: Article

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