Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Sep 2013
Comparative StudyComparison of dixon and T1-weighted MR methods to assess the degree of fat infiltration in duchenne muscular dystrophy patients.
To compare different lipid multipeak spectral models to the single-peak model in Dixon-based fat-water separation and to evaluate differences between visually scored magnetic resonance (MR) images and quantitatively assessed fat fractions in muscle of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. ⋯ There are minor differences between the various lipid spectral models in terms of quantifying fat fraction in a large number of skeletal muscles in the legs of Duchenne patients and healthy controls. Quantitative 3-point Dixon MRI is more precise and reliable than visual radiological methods for evaluation of fat fractions for potential longitudinal follow-up or therapy evaluation of Duchenne patients.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Sep 2013
Subcompartmentalization of extracellular extravascular space (EES) into permeability and leaky space with local arterial input function (AIF) results in improved discrimination between high- and low-grade glioma using dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI.
To modify the generalized tracer kinetic model (GTKM) by introducing an additional tissue uptake leakage compartment in extracellular extravascular space (LTKM). In addition, an implicit determination of voxel-wise local arterial input function (AIF) Cp (t) was performed to see whether these changes help in better discrimination between low- and high-grade glioma using dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). ⋯ LTKM with local AIF provides more accurate estimation of physiological parameters and improves discrimination between low-grade and high-grade gliomas as compared with GTKM.