Quantitative Perfusion Analysis of First-Pass Contrast Enhancement Kinetics: Application to MRI of Myocardial Perfusion in Coronary Artery Disease.
Sohae ChungBinita ShahPippa StoreySohah IqbalJames SlaterLeon AxelPublished in: PloS one (2016)
The proposed NTHf model allows efficient quantitative analysis of the transit of tracer through tissue, particularly at higher flow. Results of initial application to MRI of myocardial perfusion in CAD are encouraging.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- coronary artery disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- high resolution
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- positron emission tomography
- pet imaging
- acute coronary syndrome
- type diabetes
- left ventricular
- aortic stenosis
- ejection fraction