Phenomenological universalities: A novel tool for the analysis of dynamic contrast enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 573-586

  Gliozzi, A S ^a   Mazzetti, S ^a,b   Delsanto, P P ^a   Regge, D ^b   Stasi, M ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b CANDIOLO CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; DCE-MRI; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EMPIRICAL FITTING FUNCTIONS; SIGNAL-INTENSITY CURVES; STUDY GROUPS; TUMOR PHYSIOLOGY; TUMORAL TISSUE;

DIAGNOSIS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; RESONANCE; TUMORS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TIME;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79551712947     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/3/004     Document Type: Article

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