Investigation and optimization of parameter accuracy in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 736-743

  Cheng, Hai Ling Margaret ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arterial input function (AIF); Bolus arrival delay; Dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI; Mean transit time; Parameter accuracy; Pharmacokinetic modeling

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51449099619     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21489     Document Type: Article

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