THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSCOPIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY
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1. A method comprising:
- performing a first T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) on a subject;
injecting said subject with a contrast agent after performing said first T2WI;
waiting a predetermined period of time before performing a second T2WI on said subject;
co-registering said first T2WI and said second T2WI;
trimming said co-registered first T2WI and said co-registered second T2WI;
determining a Δ
R2 map based on each pixel of said trimmed first T2WI and corresponding pixels of said trimmed second T2WI; and
constructing a three-dimensional (3D) map based on said Δ
R2 map.
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Abstract
A method comprises performing a first T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) on a subject; injecting the subject with a contrast agent after performing the first T2WI; and waiting a predetermined period of time before performing a second T2WI on the subject. The first T2WI and second T2WI are then co-registered. The co-registered first T2WI and co-registered second T2WI are then trimmed. A ΔR2 map is then determined based on each pixel of the trimmed first T2WI and corresponding pixels of the trimmed second T2WI. A three-dimensional map is constructed based on the ΔR2 map.
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1. A method comprising:
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performing a first T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) on a subject; injecting said subject with a contrast agent after performing said first T2WI; waiting a predetermined period of time before performing a second T2WI on said subject; co-registering said first T2WI and said second T2WI; trimming said co-registered first T2WI and said co-registered second T2WI; determining a Δ
R2 map based on each pixel of said trimmed first T2WI and corresponding pixels of said trimmed second T2WI; andconstructing a three-dimensional (3D) map based on said Δ
R2 map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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generating three-dimensional (3D) images of vessels including microvessels of a subject without sensitivity to flow of matter through said vessels; and generating in-vivo microvascular architecture data and microvascular fluid volume data for said vessels based on said 3D images. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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rendering three dimensional (3D) images of microvasculature of a tumor in a subject using steady-state 3D Δ
R2-based microscopic magnetic resonance angiography (3DΔ
R2-mMRA); andmeasuring hemodynamic parameters including at least one of blood volume, blood flow, and permeability of vessels associated with said tumor using said 3DΔ
R2-mMRA. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) module that performs a first T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) on a subject and that performs a second T2WI on said subject after said subject is injected with a contrast agent; a co-registering module that co-registers said first T2WI and said second T2WI and that generates co-registered first T2WI and co-registered second T2WI; a trimming module that trims said co-registered first T2WI and said co-registered second T2WI and that generates trimmed first T2WI and trimmed second T2WI; a Δ
R2 mapping module that generates a Δ
R2 map based on each pixel of said trimmed first T2WI and corresponding pixels of said trimmed second T2WI; anda 3D mapping module that generates a three-dimensional (3D) map based on said Δ
R2 map. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a three-dimensional (3D) imaging module that generates 3D images of vessels of a subject without sensitivity to flow of matter through said vessels, wherein said 3D images render in-vivo microvascular architecture of said vessels, where said vessels include at least one of veins, sinuses, arterioles, venules, and capillaries; and a hemodynamic data module that generates hemodynamic data including microvascular fluid volume data for said vessels based on said 3D images. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system comprising:
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a three dimensional (3D) imaging module that renders 3D images of microvasculature of a tumor in a subject using steady-state 3D Δ
R2-based microscopic magnetic resonance angiography (3DΔ
R2-mMRA); anda hemodynamic data module that measures hemodynamic parameters including at least one of blood volume, blood flow, and permeability of vessels associated with said tumor using said 3DΔ
R2-mMRA. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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