Academic Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 9 , Pages 1112-1123 , September 2006

Comparison of the Performance of Tracer Kinetic Model-Driven Registration for Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI Using Different Models of Contrast Enhancement

  • Giovanni A. Buonaccorsi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, M13 9PT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: G.A.B
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  • Caleb Roberts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, M13 9PT
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  • Sue Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, M13 9PT
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  • Yvonne Watson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, M13 9PT
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  • James P.B. O’Connor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, M13 9PT
    • Cancer Research UK Department of Medical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Wilmslow Road, M20 4BX, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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  • Karen Davies

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, M13 9PT
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  • Alan Jackson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, M13 9PT
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  • Gordon C. Jayson

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Research UK Department of Medical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Wilmslow Road, M20 4BX, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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  • Geoff J.M. Parker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, M13 9PT

Received 1 February 2006 ,Accepted 29 May 2006.

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 J.P.B.O.’C. is funded by a Cancer Research UK Clinical Research Training Fellowship Grant, ref C19221/A6086. Cancer Research UK is a charity registered in the United Kingdom, No. 1089464.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2006.05.016

Academic Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 9 , Pages 1112-1123 , September 2006

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