Improved bolus arrival time and arterial input function estimation for tracer kinetic analysis in DCE‐MRI

To develop a methodology for improved estimation of bolus arrival time (BAT) and arterial input function (AIF) which are prerequisites for tracer kinetic analysis of dynamic contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE‐MRI) data and to verify the applicability of the same in the case of intracranial lesions (brain tumor and tuberculoma).

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