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ArticleJournal of medical systems2023

calf - Software for CEST Analysis with Lorentzian Fitting.

Hans-Jörg Wittsack, Karl Ludger Radke, Julia Stabinska, Alexandra Ljimani, Anja Müller-Lutz

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Article in Journal of medical systems, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors.

Hans-Jörg WittsackMedical Faculty, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Dusseldorf, D-40225, Dusseldorf, Germany. Hans-Joerg.Wittsack@med.uni-duesseldorf.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5830-423X
Karl Ludger RadkeMedical Faculty, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Dusseldorf, D-40225, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Julia StabinskaF.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Alexandra LjimaniMedical Faculty, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Dusseldorf, D-40225, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Anja Müller-LutzMedical Faculty, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Dusseldorf, D-40225, Dusseldorf, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Analysis of chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI data requires sophisticated methods to obtain reliable results about metabolites in the tissue under study. CEST generates z-spectra with multiple components, each originating from individual molecular groups. The individual lines with Lorentzian line shape are mostly overlapping and disturbed by various effects. We present an elaborate method based on an adaptive nonlinear least squares algorithm that provides robust quantification of z-spectra and incorporates prior knowledge in the fitting process. To disseminate CEST to the research community, we developed software as part of this study that runs on the Microsoft Windows operating system and will be made freely available to the community. Special attention has been paid to establish a low entrance threshold and high usability, so that even less experienced users can successfully analyze CEST data.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingSoftwareAlgorithmsHumansLeast-Squares AnalysisCEST analysisLorentzian fittingMRISoftwarez-spectra

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PMID36961580
PMCPMC10038975

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