Partial volume correction for image-generated arterial input functions

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2091-2094

  Gutierrez, Daniel Rodriguez ^a,b   Jia, Beier ^b   Chiverton, John ^b   Wells, Kevin ^b   Partidge, Mike ^c  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial input function; Partial volumes

Indexed keywords

IMAGE REGISTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TISSUE;

ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIOS; PARTIAL VOLUMES; REGION OF INTEREST (ROI);

BLOOD VESSELS;

EID: 38649088275     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.354326     Document Type: Conference Paper

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