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Table 1 Acronyms

From: Robustness to noise of arterial blood flow estimation methods in CT perfusion

Acronym

Meaning

BFa_DOCM

BFa values computed with the DOC algorithm

BFa_SM_sa

BFa values obtained with the SM semiautomatic algorithm

BFa_SM_a

BFa values provided by the SM automatic algorithm

BFa_SM_af

Results of the SM automatic algorithm with filtering (i.e. after Cl(t) smoothing)

Patient study

Simulations carried out for one patient and for all ten SNR values (for a total of 300 simulations)

SNR study

Simulations carried out for one SNR value and for all five patients (150 simulations)

Simulation study

1500 simulations (all patients and all SNR values)

BFa min

Simulation study (five patients, ten SNR values, thirty simulations, for a total of 1500 simulations) carried out with the reference BFa set at the min value (57.6)

BFa mean

Simulation study carried out with the reference BFa set at the mean value (87.6)

BFa max

Simulation study carried out with the reference BFa set at the max value (113.4)

  1. Acronyms used to illustrate results.