Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
360-03-008 / 306-01-009 ISMRM Abstract

Strong-Gradient Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of Prostate Cancer Using an Inside-Out Nonlinear Gradient Coil

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Gradients
Secondary: Diffusion - Diffusion Acquisition
360-03-008 · Young Investigator Awards Poster Session · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–3:40 PM · Digital Posters Row A
306-01-009 · Young Investigator Awards · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–10:10 AM · Auditorium 2
Keywords: Nonlinear gradient Strong gradients Prostate cancer (PCa) DWI Echo Time
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Horace Z Zhang 1, Nahla M Elsaid2,3, Terence Nixon3, Andrew Dewdney4, Dana Peters1,3, Jeffrey C Weinreb3, Preston C Sprenkle5, R. Todd Constable1,3, Gigi Galiana1,3
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, United States of America
2Developing Brain Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington DC, United States of America
3Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, United States of America
4Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, Germany
5Department of Urology, Yale University, New Haven, United States of America
Presenting Author: Horace Z Zhang

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