Clinical applications of advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques for arthritis evaluation

Figure 3 Dynamic-contrast enhanced-magnetic resonance imaging. Dynamic-contrast enhanced-magnetic resonance imaging analysis may be performed using a monocompartmental or a bicompartmental model. A: Diagram represents a monocompartmental model in which only vascular space is considered for distribution of gadolinium chelate; B: Diagram represents a bicompartmental model in which, besides the vascular space, the extracellular extravascular space with leakage and recirculation of gadolinium molecules are also considered. The main parameters derived for those models are detailed in Table 2.