Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
667-01-014 ISMRM Abstract

Minimal-Time Q-space Trajectory Imaging under the RICE Framework: Constrained Estimation and Retrospective Validation

Primary: Diffusion - Microstructure
Secondary: Diffusion - Diffusion Analysis & Visualization
667-01-014 · Innovations in Diffusion MRI: Systems, Sequences, and Protocol Design · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–9:25 AM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Q-space trajectory imaging Microstructural Parameter Estimation Diffusion Microstructure QTI Microscopic Anisotropy
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Jinyang Yu 1,2, Oliver Gödicke1,3, Frederik B Laun4, Mark E Ladd1,3,5, David Bonekamp5,6,7, Tristan A Kuder1,3
1Division of Medical Physics in Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
2Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
3Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
4Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
5Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
6Division of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
7National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
Presenting Author: Jinyang Yu

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