Joint arterial input function and tracer kinetic parameter estimation from undersampled dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI using a model consistency constraint.
Yi GuoSajan Goud LingalaYannick BliesenerMarc R LebelYinghua ZhuKrishna Shrinivas NayakPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2017)
The proposed model-based DCE-MRI reconstruction enables the use of different TK solvers with a model consistency constraint and enables joint estimation of patient-specific AIF. TK maps and patient-specific AIF with high fidelity can be reconstructed at up to 100-fold undersampling in k,t-space. Magn Reson Med 79:2804-2815, 2018. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.