Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
467-05-012 ISMRM Abstract

Estimating the visibility of MAGnetic resonance Invisible Coil (MAGIC) to PET and MRI systems in sequential PET-MRI: Part 1

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Miheer P Mayekar 1, Jeannie Losey2, Lenin A Villamizar-Martinez2
1Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, United States of America
2College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, United States of America
Presenting Author: Miheer P Mayekar

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