Votaw JR, Martin D. Modeling systemic and renal gadolinium chelate transport with MRI. Pediatr Radiol. January 2008;38 Suppl 1:S28-34.
Publication Date
January 2008
How Analyze was Used
“The dynamic 3-D GRE images were transferred to a workstation for analysis using Analyze 5.0 software… Each kidney volume was segmented using a semiautomatic algorithm based on user-defined intensity thresholds, morphological erosion/dilation and region growing steps.”
Keywords
Algorithms
Blood Circulation/physiology
Blood Volume/physiology
Capillaries/metabolism
Contrast Media/pharmacokinetics
Extracellular Fluid/metabolism
Gadolinium DTPA/diagnostic use/pharmacokinetics
Glomerular Filtration Rate/physiology
Humans
Image Enhancement/methods
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods
Kidney/blood supply/metabolism
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)/methods
Models, Biological
Renal Circulation/physiology
Time Factors
Author Affiliation(s)
Department of Radiology, Emory University Hospital, Building A, AT622, 1365 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, US.
ID# 1531
Tags: Algorithms, Biological Models, Blood Circulation/physiology, Blood Volume/physiology, Capillaries/metabolism, Computer-Assisted Image Processing/methods, Contrast Media/pharmacokinetics, Extracellular Fluid/metabolism, Gadolinium DTPA/diagnostic use/pharmacokinetics, Glomerular Filtration Rate/physiology, Humans, Image Enhancement/methods, Kidney/blood supply/metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)/methods, Renal Circulation/physiology, Time Factors