Uncertainty estimation in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 992-1002

  Garpebring, Anders ^a   Brynolfsson, Patrik ^a   Yu, Jun ^b   Wirestam, Ronnie ^c   Johansson, Adam ^a   Asklund, Thomas ^a   Karlsson, Mikael ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

accuracy; dynamic contrast enhanced MRI; precision analysis; uncertainty estimation

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STATISTICS; TUMORS;

ACCURACY; ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION; DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCED MRI; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PRECISION ANALYSIS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOISE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84875371501     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24328     Document Type: Article

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