A model-constrained Monte Carlo method for blind arterial input function estimation in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI: II. In vivo results

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4807-4823

  Schabel, Matthias C ^a   DiBella, Edward V R ^a   Jensen, Randy L ^a   Salzman, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; VASCULARIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; ARTERIES; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78149334316     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/16/012     Document Type: Article

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