Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
631-02-004 / 631-02-004 ISMRM Abstract

Generating novel contrast for myocardium assessment with periodic irradiation of RAFF2 pulses

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Elias Ylä-Herttuala 1,2, Hanne Laakso1, Svetlana Laidinen1, Timo Liimatainen3,4, Shalom Michaeli5
1A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
2Clinical Radiology Unit, Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
3Research Unit for Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
4Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
5Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Dept. of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States of America
Presenting Author: Elias Ylä-Herttuala

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