Quantification of perfusion of liver tissue and metastases using a multivessel model for replenishment kinetics of ultrasound contrast agents

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1355-1363

  Krix, Martin ^a   Plathow, Christian ^a   Kiessling, Fabian ^b   Herth, Felix ^c   Karcher, Andreas ^d   Essig, Marco ^a   Schmitteckert, Harry ^c   Kauczor, Hans Ulrich ^a   Delorme, Stefan ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b Germany ^*  (Germany)

^c Thoraxklinik   (Germany)

^d Oncological Practice   (Germany)

Author keywords

Liver metastases; Low MI ultrasound; Quantification of perfusion; Replenishment kinetics; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

LIVER TISSUE; METASTASES; MULTIVESSEL MODEL; ULTRA SOUND CONTRAST AGENTS (USCA);

BLOOD; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TUMORS; VELOCITY CONTROL;

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CALCULATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINETICS; LIVER PERFUSION; METASTASIS; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 9644283317     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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