Blood Flow Quantitation with Arterial Spin Labeling Laura M. Parkes Hanzhang Lu Esben T. Petersen Theory Kinetic Modeling One of the advantages of arterial spin labeling (ASL) over other techniques…
Temporalis Muscle Tendon Transposition for Facial Paralysis Kofi Boahene INTRODUCTION Facial paralysis can be a devastating injury that results in functional impairment of the eyelids, nose, and lips. Impaired facial…
Pharmacokinetic Models for Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Steven Sourbron Ting-Yim Lee The aim of this chapter is to clarify the physiologic assumptions behind the most common…
The Effects of Contrast Agent Extravasation Perfusion Parameter Maps Derived from Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Kathleen M. Schmainda Eric S. Paulson Jerrold L. Boxerman Dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC)…
Techniques for Composite Grafts in Reconstruction of Facial Defects G. Richard Holt Since this chapter was written, we have lost Dr. Claus Walter, to whom this chapter is now dedicated….
the Melolabial Flap Ritchie A.L. Younger INTRODUCTION Dieffenbach, in 1830, popularized the melolabial flap for reconstruction of the nose using superiorly based melolabial flaps to rehabilitate the nasal alae. Von…
Forehead Flap Frederick J. Menick INTRODUCTION Although some patients may be satisfied with a healed wound, most wish to have their normal appearance and function restored. Traditionally, the emphasis has…
The Bookend Technique and Other Scaling Techniques Jessy J. Mouannes-Srour Timothy J. Carroll Introduction In this chapter, the quantification of cerebral perfusion by rescaling the relative values by an appropriate…
Arterial Input Function and Venous Output Function Soren Christensen Matus Straka Ting-Yim Lee Introduction The Role of the Arterial Input Function and Venous Output Function in Perfusion Measurements The arterial…
Practical Aspects of Deconvolution Fernando Calamante Matus Straka Lisa Willats Introduction As described in Chapter 24, the tracer kinetic model used to quantify perfusion is given by a mathematical convolution…
