Analysis of partial volume effects on arterial input functions using gradient echo: A simulation study

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1300-1309

  Kjølby, Birgitte F ^a   Mikkelsen, Irene K ^a   Pedersen, Michael ^a   Østergaard, Leif ^a   Kiselev, Valerij G ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AIF; Dynamic susceptibility contrast; Perfusion measurement; Quantification of perfusion parameters; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

HEMODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; TISSUE;

ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION; DYNAMIC SUSCEPTIBILITY CONTRAST; MAIN MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARTIAL VOLUME EFFECT; PERFUSION MEASUREMENTS; QUANTIFICATION OF PERFUSION PARAMETERS; RELAXATION; TWO-COMPARTMENT MODELS;

BLOOD;

WATER;

ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VOLUME; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DYNAMIC SUSCEPTIBILITY CONTRAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TISSUE;

EID: 67049134908     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21849     Document Type: Article

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