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Extracting parametric images from dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI studies of the brain using factor analysis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11231175     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Factor analysis of dynamic studies (FADS) is a technique that allows structures with different temporal characteristics to be extracted from dynamic contrast enhanced studies without making any a priori assumptions about physiology. These dynamic structures may correspond to different tissue types or different organs or they may simply be a useful way of characterising the data. This paper describes a method of automatically extracting factor images and curves from contrast enhanced MRI studies of the brain. This method has been applied to 107 studies carried out on patients with acute stroke. The results show that FADS is able to extract factor curves correlated to arterial and venous signal intensity curves and that the corresponding factor images allow a distinction to be made between areas of the brain with normal and abnormal perfusion. The method is robust and can be applied routinely to dynamic studies of the brain. The constraints described are sufficiently general to be applicable to other dynamic MRI contrast enhanced studies where an increase in contrast concentration produces an increase in signal intensity.
Authors:
A L Martel; A R Moody; S J Allder; G S Delay; P S Morgan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medical image analysis     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1361-8415     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Image Anal     Publication Date:  2001 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-03-20     Completed Date:  2001-06-14     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9713490     Medline TA:  Med Image Anal     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  29-39     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Physics, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Derby Rd., NG7 2UH, Nottingham, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cerebrovascular Circulation*
Contrast Media
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Stroke / pathology,  physiopathology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media

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