Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
365-03-001 ISMRM Abstract

Perfusion fraction mapping in the prostate with state-of-the-art intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI

Primary: Diffusion - IVIM
Secondary: Diffusion - Microstructure
365-03-001 · Body Diffusion MRI Methods · Monday, 11 May, 1:50 PM–2:45 PM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: Data Acquisition Tissue Characterization Prostate Flow-compensation Velocity-compensation
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Malwina Molendowska 1,2, Ivan A Rashid3, Kieran Foley4, Lars Mueller5, Lars E Olsson3,6, Patrik Brynolfsson3,6, Filip Szczepankiewicz1
1Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Lund, Sweden, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
2Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff, United Kingdom, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
3Department of Translational Medicine, Medical Radiation Physics, Malmö, Sweden, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
4Division of Cancer and Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
5Biomedical Imaging Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
6Department of Hematology, Oncology and Radiation Physics, Radiation Physics, Lund, Sweden, Skåne University Hospital, lund, Sweden
Presenting Author: Malwina Molendowska

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