Diffusion-weighted MR imaging for the assessment of renal function: Analysis using statistical models based on truncated gaussian and gamma distributions

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 237-245

  Yamada, Kentaro ^a   Shinmoto, Hiroshi ^a   Oshio, Koichi ^b   Ito, Seigo ^a   Kumagai, Hiroo ^a   Kaji, Tatsumi ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Magnetic resonance imaging; Non Gaussian diffusion; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 84976869596     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2015-0067     Document Type: Article

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