Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
467-05-011 ISMRM Abstract

Head motion correction using a Pilot Tone device

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Motion Correction: Neuro
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Artifacts and Correction Strategies
467-05-011 · Frontiers of System Design · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Brain Image Reconstruction Motion Correction Image Quality Assessment Pilot Tone
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Yajun Li1,2, Cheng-Chieh Cheng3, Raymond Y Huang4,5, Liangge Hsu4,5, Nathalie Madore, Jayant Dubey4, Jeffrey P Gue4,5, Lei Qin 2,5, Bruno Madore4,5
1Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
2Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, United States of America
3National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
4Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, United States of America
5Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
Presenting Author: Lei Qin

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