Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
664-04-003 ISMRM Abstract

Dual-Domain Self-supervised Learning for 5-fold faster Myelin Quantification with 3D non-Cartesian mcUTE

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Image Reconstruction: AI
Secondary: Neuro - White Matter
664-04-003 · Image Reconstruction: Self-Supervised and Implicit · Thursday, 14 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row E
Keywords: Myelin Deep learning reconstruction Zero shot self supervised learning Accelerated Acquisition 3D multi-echo non-Cartesian MRI
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Nan Yin1, Marco Reisert1, Alexander Rau1, Shuai Liu1, Deepa Darshini Gunashekar1, uzay emir2,3,4,5, Michael Bock 1, Ali C Özen1
1University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
3Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
4Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
5Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
Presenting Author: Michael Bock

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