Signal-to-noise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio and pharmacokinetic modeling considerations in dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 08/01/2012
Li X et al. – Simulations based on region of interest data further indicate that the effects of intercompartmental water exchange often play an important role in dynamic contrast–enhanced (DCE) time–course data modeling, especially for protocols optimized for post–CR signal–to–noise ratio (SNR).



