An Integrated Pencil-Beam Probe for Assessing the Arterial Input Function in Quantitative 3D Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

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accomplished account accuracy acquisition actual address addressing adjusted agent agree agreement allows amplitude anterior apex array arterial assess assessment assuming axial axis beam beneficial best biomedical blood bolus bull cardiology circumvent cohort coil computed consequence contrast corrected curves dashed deconvolution delay delays diameter dimensional direct displayed done dose dynamics employ engineering enhanced enhancement evolved excitation experiment extracted extraction field flexible flow fold full function good gradient half healthy heart highly independent individually input institute integrated introduced issue long manual minutes model module myocardial myocardium nine noise nominal optimized orientation partial partially past peak pencil perfusion phys placed plot plots pool preserving prior probe process pulse quantification quantitative recent recovery reduced reflected resolution respectively response robust sample sampled sampling saturated saturation sectors segmentation selective separately setup short shot significantly simulation simulations slice slices solid spatial spiral subjects subsequently taking timing tissue training transformed underestimation ventricular view visible volunteer washout whole widespread yielded