| Authors: | Brandon Whitcher, Volker J. Schmid |
| Title: | [download] (2112)Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced and Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Oncology in R |
| Reference: | Vol. 44, Issue 5, Oct 2011 Submitted 2010-10-20, Accepted 2011-06-17 |
| Type: | Article |
| Abstract: | The package dcemriS4 provides a complete set of data analysis tools for quantitative assessment of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI). Image processing is provided for the ANALYZE and NIfTI data formats as input with all parameter estimates being output in NIfTI format. Estimation of T1 relaxation from multiple flip-angle acquisitions, using either constant or spatially-varying flip angles, is performed via nonlinear regression. Both literature-based and data-driven arterial input functions are available and may be combined with a variety of compartmental models. Kinetic parameters are obtained from nonlinear regression, Bayesian estimation via Markov chain Monte Carlo or Bayesian maximum a posteriori estimation. A non-parametric model, using penalized splines, is also available to characterize the contrast agent concentration time curves. Estimation of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) is provided for diffusion-weighted imaging. Given the size of multi-dimensional data sets commonly acquired in imaging studies, care has been taken to maximize computational efficiency and minimize memory usage. All methods are illustrated using both simulated and real-world medical imaging data available in the public domain. |
| Paper: | [download] (2112)Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced and Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Oncology in R (application/pdf, 1.3 MB) |
| Supplements: | [download] (355)dcemriS4_0.45.tar.gz: R source package (application/x-gzip, 4.2 MB) |
| [download] (327)v44i05.R: R example code from the paper (application/octet-stream, 16.7 KB) |
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| [download] (358)Downloading-data.txt: Example data downloading instructions (text/plain, 160 Bytes) |
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| Resources: | BibTeX | OAI |
