METHOD AND COMPUTER FOR AUTOMATIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LIVER TISSUE FROM MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES

摘要

In a computer and a magnetic resonance method and apparatus for automatic characterization (classification) of liver tissue in a region of interest of a liver, at least one value tuple of the region of interest of the liver is acquired, the value tuple including at least one T₁ value determined from magnetic resonance images of the region of interest, or a reciprocal value thereof, and a T₂ or T₂* value or a reciprocal value thereof. The value tuple is transferred into a multidimensional parameter space and the characterization of the liver tissue is then performed on the basis of the position of the value tuple in the parameter space.