Print Email Facebook Twitter Methods for Multi-Parametric Quantitative MRI Title Methods for Multi-Parametric Quantitative MRI Author van Valenberg, W. (TU Delft ImPhys/Medical Imaging; TU Delft ImPhys/Computational Imaging) Contributor van Vliet, L.J. (promotor) Vos, F.M. (promotor) Poot, D.H.J. (copromotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Corporate name Delft University of Technology Date 2020-09-18 Abstract Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the primary modality for the imaging of soft tissues (e.g. brain, muscle, liver). Therefore, it is an essential radiological tool for diagnosis and surgical planning. The contrast in MR images is due to tissues responding differently to the magnetic fields generated by the scan-ning system. This response can be de-scribed by the physical properties of the tissue (e.g. proton density, magnetic relaxation) and the magnetic fields. These physical properties are represent-ed by multiple parameters that can be estimated through quantitative MRI (qMRI) methods. The parameters are considered more reproducible than con-ventional MR images, which simplifies the comparison of MR data from differ-ent subjects or scanning systems. Esti-mating multiple parameters simultane-ously is needed to reduce error from system imperfections and deliver accu-rate estimates of the physical tissue pa-rameters... To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:155ea22f-6686-4196-a270-743613ad1c33 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2020 W. van Valenberg Files PDF thesis_wvanvalenberg_repository.pdf 10.86 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:155ea22f-6686-4196-a270-743613ad1c33/datastream/OBJ/view