A semiautomatic postprocessing of liver R2* measurement for assessment of liver iron overload

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 799-806

  Deng, Jie ^a,b   Rigsby, Cynthia K ^a,b   Schoeneman, Samantha ^a   Boylan, Emma ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver iron; MRI; Postprocessing; R2; Semiautomatic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLACKFAN DIAMOND ANEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DYSERYTHROPOIETIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; LIVER BLOOD VESSEL; MEASUREMENT; NOISE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMIAUTOMATIC POSTPROCESSING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 84861657326     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: 18735894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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