Partial volume effects in dynamic contrast magnetic resonance renal studies

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-229

  Rodriguez Gutierrez, D ^a,d   Wells, K ^a   Diaz Montesdeoca, O ^b,e   Moran Santana, A ^b,f   Mendichovszky, I A ^c   Gordon, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Biotronics3D Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e 58 ^*  (Spain)

^f C/Goya 58   (Spain)

Author keywords

GFR; Magnetic resonance imaging; Partial volume effect; Point spread function

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; RESONANCE; TISSUE;

CORTICAL REGIONS; DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; PARTIAL VOLUME EFFECT; RESPIRATORY MOTIONS; TIME INTENSITIES; TIME-INTENSITY CURVES;

MAGNETISM;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; SPLEEN;

EID: 77955847616     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.073     Document Type: Article

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