Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
568-02-012 ISMRM Abstract

A simulation framework for eddy-current reduction in portable low-field MRI

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Lorena Vega Cid1, Jose Borreguero1, Elisa Castañón 1, Marina Fernández-García1, Teresa Guallart Naval1, Pablo Benlloch1,2, Rubén Bosch1, Luiz Guilherme C Santos1, Jesús Conejero1, Eduardo Pallás1, Laia Porcar1,2, José M Algarín1, Fernando Galve1, Joseba Alonso1
1Institute for Molecular Imaging and Instrumentation (i3M), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas & Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
2PhysioMRI Tech S.L., Paterna, Spain
Presenting Author: Elisa Castañón

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