An expectation-maximisation approach for simultaneous pixel classification and tracer kinetic modelling in dynamic contrast enhanced-magnetic resonance imaging

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 485-495

  Sansone, Mario ^a   Fusco, Roberta ^a,b   Petrillo, Antonella ^b   Petrillo, Mario ^c   Bracale, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classification; DCE MRI; Expectation maximisation; Tracer kinetic modelling

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARTMENTAL MODEL; COMPARTMENTAL MODELLING; DCE-MRI; DYNAMIC CONTRAST; EM ALGORITHMS; EXPECTATION-MAXIMISATION; KEYPOINTS; LOWER BOUNDS; NONLINEAR LEAST-SQUARES FITTING; PIXEL CLASSIFICATION; TAYLOR EXPANSIONS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; TRACER KINETIC MODELLING; TRACER KINETICS;

ALGORITHMS; PIXELS; RESONANCE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79955602024     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-010-0695-x     Document Type: Article

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