Estimation of absolute myocardial blood flow during first-pass MR perfusion imaging using a dual-bolus injection technique: Comparison to single-bolus injection method

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1271-1277

  Christian, Timothy F ^a,c   Aletras, Anthony H ^b   Arai, Andrew E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Hyperemia; Imaging; MRI perfusion; Myocardial blood flow

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INJECTION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGION OF INTEREST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DOGS; GADOLINIUM DTPA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, ANIMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44449088979     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21383     Document Type: Article

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