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Abstract #3926

Comparison of Automatic Localized & Manual Global AIF Perfusion Imaging from DSC MRI by Vascular Territories

Adam Martin Winchell1,2, Ralf B. Loeffler3, Ruitian Song3, Himanshu Bhat4, Michael Hamm4, Alberto Broniscer5, Claudia M. Hillenbrand3

1Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis , TN, United States; 2Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States; 3Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States; 4Siemens Healthcare, Charlestown, MA, United States; 5Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States


The aim of our study was to compare two DSC methods, a manual global and an automatic local AIF approach, and examine their calculated regional perfusion differences as a function of vascular territory.