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. 2017 Dec 28;9(12):416–425. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v9.i12.416

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Representative 3T data in 63-year-old patient with prostate cancer (presurgical prostate-specific antigen level, 3.4 ng/mL). A: Transverse T2-weighted image. Pharmacokinetic parameter maps based on the semi-quantitative method and the Toft’s kinetic model. Parametric maps for the semi-quantitative parameters, including; B: Peak-enhancement; C: Enhancement slope; D: Wash-out slope; E: Time-to-peak; and F: Intensity curve or contrast medium concentration at 60 s. Using the Toft’s kinetic model, the pharmacokinetic parameter maps for G K^trans and H v_e are shown.