Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
468-03-006 ISMRM Abstract

A fully automated workflow for acquiring and quantifying 4D flow MRI in the aorta

Primary: Cardiovascular - Flow
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Segmentation and Detection
468-03-006 · Segmentation for Cardiac Applications · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Digital Posters Row I
Keywords: Segmentation Image registration 4D flow MRI Aorta Automatic Quantification
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Erik Stein 1,2, Marc Vornehm1,2, Jens Wetzl1, Florian Knoll2, Daniel Giese1,3
1Research & Clinical Translation, Magnetic Resonance, Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen, Germany
2Department Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
3Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Presenting Author: Erik Stein

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