Limitations of using logarithmic transformation and linear fitting to estimate relaxation rates in iron-loaded liver

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1259-1265

  Otto, Randolph ^a   Ferguson, Mark R ^a   Marro, Kenneth ^a,b   Grinstead, John W ^c   Friedman, Seth D ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Line fitting; Liver iron; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER LEVEL; LOGLINEAR MODEL; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE RELAXATION;

CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052594086     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2082-7     Document Type: Article

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