Arterial Input Functions in Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI: Magnitude Versus Phase

Paul Wessel de Bruin¹, Maarten J. Versluis¹, Erlangga Yusuf², Monique Reijnierse¹, Matthias J. P. van Osch¹

In DCE-MRI contrast agent concentration curves can be phase- or magnitude-based. We show that neither is perfect and that a hybrid approach is needed to combine the advantages of both methods.