A new approach to analysis of the impulse response function (IRF) in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCEMRI): A simulation study

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 229-239

  Fan, Xiaobing ^a   Karczmar, Gregory S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial input function; DCE MRI; Deconvolution; Impulse response function; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; DECONVOLUTION; IMPULSE RESPONSE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION; DCE-MRI; DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCED MRI (DCE MRI); IMPULSE RESPONSE ANALYSIS; IMPULSE RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; PERFUSION; TWO-COMPARTMENT MODELS; VASCULAR ARCHITECTURE;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHACED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETER; SIMULATION;

EID: 67650046960     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21995     Document Type: Article

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