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Theory and Modern Applications

Table 1 Model parameters [18]

From: Pharmacokinetic modeling of Gadolinium nanoparticles (Gd-NPs) with the sojourn time in vasa vasorum for the contrast enhanced MRI

Name

Description

Targeted

Unit

\(k_{12}\)

Transfer rate from peripheral arteries to bloodstream

1.220

1/h

\(k_{21}\)

Transfer rate from bloodstream to peripheral arteries

1.290

1/h

\(k_{13}\)

Transfer rate from bloodstream to vasa vasorum

1.100

1/h

\(k_{31}\)

Transfer rate from vasa vasorum to bloodstream

1.400

1/h

\(k_{e}\)

Clearance rate from bloodstream

0.126

1/h

\(v_{1}\)

Volume of blood

0.061

L/kg