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Conference Abstract: Slow infusion dce-mri
Slow infusion improves precision of liver function measurements by DCE-MRI (Conference Abstract)
Sirisha Tadimalla and Steven Sourbron
The British Chapter of ISMRM Annual Meeting, 24-26 September 2018, Somerville College, Oxford
Background
Quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI with a rapidly injected bolus of gadoxetate can be used to quantify liver perfusion and transporter function [1,2]. Measuring these rapid changes requires high temporal resolution, and this involves compromises in spatial resolution, coverage or SNR. However, when the aim is to measure hepatocellular function (a slow process), rather than perfusion (a fast process), there is no rationale for a rapid injection.
