Algorithms for calculation of kinetic parameters from T1-weighted dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 723-729

  Horsfield, Mark A ^a   Morgan, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithm iterative parameter; Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI; Estimation; Ktrans; Permiability

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 4744373442     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20161     Document Type: Article

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