Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
662-04-011 ISMRM Abstract

Deep Learning–Based Accelerated Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for Liver Lesion Evaluation: Improved Image Quality and Diagnostic

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Wenjie Xu 1, Fuquan Wei2,3, Guoqun Mao3, Yijiang Huang3, Nan Chen2,3,4, Yunzhu Wu5,6, Thomas Benkert7,8
1Department of Radiology,, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
2Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
3Department of Radiology, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
4Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou, China
5MR Research Collaboration Team, Shanghai, China
6Research Collaboration Team, Siemens Healthineers, Shanghai, China
7MR Application Predevelopment, Siemens Healthcare Ltd., Erlangen, Germany
8Research & Clinical Translation, Magnetic Resonance, Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen, Germany
Presenting Author: Wenjie Xu

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