Volume rendering compared with maximum intensity projection for magnetic resonance angiography measurements of the abdominal aorta

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 453-459

  Persson, A ^a   Dahlstrom N ^b   Engellau, L ^b   Larsson, E M ^b   Brismar, T B ^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

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

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

ANGIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RENAL ARTERY; STATISTICS;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RENAL ARTERY;

EID: 4444373628     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410006876     Document Type: Article

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