Comparison of ASL and DCE MRI for the non-invasive measurement of renal blood flow: Quantification and reproducibility

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1300-1308

  Cutajar, Marica ^a   Thomas, David L ^b   Hales, Patrick W ^a   Banks, T ^c   Clark, Christopher A ^a   Gordon, Isky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASLMRI; Blood flow quantification; DCEMRI; Kidney

Indexed keywords

GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE;

ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCED NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPIN LABELING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL CIRCULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIN LABELS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901660455     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-014-3130-0     Document Type: Article

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