Figure 1From: Pharmacokinetic modeling of Gadolinium nanoparticles (Gd-NPs) with the sojourn time in vasa vasorum for the contrast enhanced MRIA schematic diagram of the three-compartmental model for describing the dynamical behaviors of Gd-NPs in bloodstream, peripheral arteries, and vasa vasorum (\(y_{i}\), \(i=1,2,3\): the concentration of Gd-NPs in bloodstream, peripheral arteries, and vasa vasorum, respectively, \(k_{ij}\): transfer rate of Gd-NPs from i to jBack to article page