Magnetic Resonance Perfusion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Medical Imaging Technique
gptkbp:advantage Non-invasive
No ionizing radiation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs MR Perfusion
Perfusion MRI
gptkbp:canBe Oncology
Brain tumor grading
Dementia assessment
Epilepsy evaluation
Monitoring therapy response
Multiple sclerosis monitoring
Myocardial perfusion imaging
Peripheral vascular disease assessment
Pre-surgical planning
Research applications
Stroke penumbra identification
Traumatic brain injury evaluation
gptkbp:canBeNonContrast Arterial Spin Labeling
gptkbp:canUseContrastAgent gptkb:Gadolinium-based_contrast_agent
gptkbp:contraindication MRI-incompatible implants
Severe renal impairment (for contrast studies)
gptkbp:developedBy Late 20th century
gptkbp:field gptkb:Radiology
Cardiology
Neuroradiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magnetic Resonance Perfusion
gptkbp:limitation Potential nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with gadolinium
Limited availability in some settings
Susceptible to motion artifacts
gptkbp:measures Cerebral blood flow (CBF)
Cerebral blood volume (CBV)
Mean transit time (MTT)
Time to peak (TTP)
gptkbp:performedBy Radiologist
Technologist
gptkbp:relatedTo Arterial Spin Labeling
Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI
Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI
gptkbp:requires MRI scanner
Specialized software
gptkbp:usedFor Assessing cerebral perfusion
Cardiac perfusion assessment
Evaluating stroke
Measuring blood flow in tissues
Tumor characterization
gptkbp:usesModality gptkb:Magnetic_Resonance_Imaging
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MRP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6