On impulse response functions computed from dynamic contrast-enhanced image data by algebraic deconvolution and compartmental modeling

Physica Medica

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-128

  Brix, Gunnar ^a   Salehi Ravesh, Mona ^b   Zwick, Stefan ^b,c   Griebel, Jürgen ^a   Delorme, Stefan ^b  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compartmental modeling; Contrast enhanced dynamic imaging; Deconvolution; Indicator dilution theory; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PENETRATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDICATOR DILUTION CURVE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MICROCIRCULATION; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TISSUE PERFUSION;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84858295563     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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