Arterial input function in perfusion MRI: a comprehensive review

F Calamante - Progress in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, 2013 - Elsevier
Cerebral perfusion, also referred to as cerebral blood flow (CBF), is one of the most
important parameters related to brain physiology and function. The technique of dynamic …

Quantification of perfusion using bolus tracking magnetic resonance imaging in stroke: assumptions, limitations, and potential implications for clinical use

F Calamante, DG Gadian, A Connelly - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—MR techniques have been very powerful in providing indicators of tissue
perfusion, particularly in studies of cerebral ischemia. There is considerable interest in …

[HTML][HTML] Abnormal blood–brain barrier permeability in normal appearing white matter in multiple sclerosis investigated by MRI

SP Cramer, H Simonsen, JL Frederiksen, E Rostrup… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate whether blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability is disrupted in
normal appearing white matter in MS patients, when compared to healthy controls and …

Advanced magnetic resonance imaging of the physical processes in human glioblastoma

J Kalpathy-Cramer, ER Gerstner, KE Emblem… - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
The most common malignant primary brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a
devastating disease with a grim prognosis. Patient survival is typically less than two years …

Theoretic basis and technical implementations of CT perfusion in acute ischemic stroke, part 2: technical implementations

AA Konstas, GV Goldmakher… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
CT perfusion (CTP) is a functional imaging technique that provides important information
about capillary-level hemodynamics of the brain parenchyma and is a natural complement …

Automatic selection of arterial input function using cluster analysis

K Mouridsen, S Christensen… - … in Medicine: An …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Quantification of cerebral blood flow (CBF) using dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI
requires determination of the arterial input function (AIF) representing the delivery of …

Increased brainstem perfusion, but no blood-brain barrier disruption, during attacks of migraine with aura

A Hougaard, FM Amin, CE Christensen, S Younis… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract See Moskowitz (doi: 10.1093/brain/awx099) for a scientific commentary on this
article. The migraine aura is characterized by transient focal cortical disturbances causing …

Defining a local arterial input function for perfusion MRI using independent component analysis

F Calamante, M Mørup… - Magnetic Resonance in …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Quantification of cerebral blood flow (CBF) using dynamic‐susceptibility contrast MRI relies
on the deconvolution of the arterial input function (AIF), which is commonly estimated from …

Measuring the arterial input function with gradient echo sequences

MJP Van Osch, EPA Vonken… - … in Medicine: An …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The measurement of the arterial input function by use of gradient echo sequences was
investigated by in vitro and in vivo experiments. First, calibration curves representing the …

Absolute quantification of perfusion using dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI: pitfalls and possibilities

L Knutsson, F Ståhlberg, R Wirestam - Magnetic Resonance Materials in …, 2010 - Springer
Absolute quantification of cerebral blood flow, cerebral blood volume and mean transit time
is desirable in the determination of tissue viability thresholds and tissue at risk in acute …