Double‐reference cross‐correlation algorithm for separation of the arteries and veins from 3D MRA time series

To present a novel postprocessing technique for artery/vein separation and background suppression from contrast‐enhanced time‐resolved magnetic resonance angiography datasets in order to improve the diagnosis of vessel pathologies and arteriovenous fistulas.

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